We Thought You Would Be Prettier: True Tales of the Dorkiest Girl Alive

by Laurie Notaro | Biographies & Memoirs |
ISBN: 0812969014 Global Overview for this book
Registered by cats-eye of Bishop Auckland, County Durham United Kingdom on 12/13/2005
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6 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by cats-eye from Bishop Auckland, County Durham United Kingdom on Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Absolutely hysterical....*note to self*..."must read more of Notaro's stuff"..

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Publisher Comments: (from back of book)
She thought she'd have more time. Laurie Notaro figured she had at least a few good years left. But no — it's happened. She has officially lost her marbles. From the kid at the pet-food store checkout line whose coif is so bizarre it makes her seethe "I'm going to kick his hair's ass!" to the hapless Sears customer-service rep on the receiving end of her Campaign of Terror, no one is safe from Lauries wrath. Her cranky side seems to have eaten the rest of her...inner-thigh Chub Rub and all. And the results are breathtaking.
Her riffs on e-mail spam ("With all of these irresistible offers served up to me on a plate, I WANT A PENIS NOW!!"), eBay ("There should be an eBay wading pool, where you can only bid on Precious Moments figurines and Avon products, that you have to make it through before jumping into the deep end"), and the perils of St. Patrick's Day ("When I'm driving, the last thing I need is a herd of inebriates darting in and out of traffic like loaded chickens") are the stuff of legend.
And for Laurie, it's all 100% true.

Journal Entry 2 by cats-eye from Bishop Auckland, County Durham United Kingdom on Saturday, January 14, 2006
Posted out to Apolonia as part of the January ALS. enjoy!

Journal Entry 3 by Apolonia from Lynn, Massachusetts USA on Saturday, January 21, 2006
Thanks Cats-eye
Book has arrived safe and sound. When I am finished I will be Rabcking this to Breeni.

Journal Entry 4 by Apolonia from Lynn, Massachusetts USA on Wednesday, February 15, 2006
I thought this book was hilarious! I haven't read anything lately I really liked and I was starting to get discouraged, but now I may have found a new favorite author. Can't wait to read more Laurie Notaro! Sending this off to Breeni hopefully later today. Enjoy!

Journal Entry 5 by rem_HKR-388626 on Friday, February 24, 2006
Received today! Thank you so much for the RABCK and the beautiful bookmark, Ap! I LOVE it!!!!! I can't wait to read this. I loved another of Notaro's books.

Reserved for Americanmuse for April WTH ALS #2.

Journal Entry 6 by rem_HKR-388626 on Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Another great Notaro novel! One of the few authors who can make me laugh out loud while I'm reading. On it's way to Americanmuse.

Journal Entry 7 by rem_HKR-388626 at on Tuesday, April 25, 2006

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Journal Entry 8 by americanmuse from Jackson, Mississippi USA on Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Breeni so sorry I've taken so long to register this. I usually register them after I read them. I've just started and am already laughing.

This is reserved to help a relayer whittle down a tbr list. =)

Journal Entry 9 by americanmuse from Jackson, Mississippi USA on Saturday, September 2, 2006
I had to register this as caught again, b/c it's quicker for me to do this for some reason then journal it like i should be doing. sorry if it messes up someone's stats. anyway for me this book started out really on a high note, then it just kept sliding off the scale for me. It is funny but it started out really really funny and just parts were funny. That's just my opinion.

It's going to a special bub in the uk.

Journal Entry 10 by alsgal from Lewes, Delaware USA on Friday, August 10, 2007
Received in the mail yesterday. Thanks!

Journal Entry 11 by alsgal from Lewes, Delaware USA on Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Finished up this superquick read over the weekend. I found parts of this one really funny. I totally related to the one about Books. LOL

Journal Entry 12 by alsgal from Lewes, Delaware USA on Monday, January 7, 2008
Sending off to the March Reading Diva over on bookobsessed.com

Journal Entry 13 by ThreeSixNine from Catawba, Wisconsin USA on Monday, March 3, 2008
I love Laurie, she's so funny! I'll be reading this one soon and passing it along.

Journal Entry 14 by ThreeSixNine from Catawba, Wisconsin USA on Tuesday, May 11, 2010
A great, quick read.

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