Life As I Blow It: Tales of Love, Life & Sex . . . Not Necessarily in That Order Author: Visit Amazon's Sarah Colonna Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0345528379 | Format: EPUB
Life As I Blow It: Tales of Love, Life & Sex . . . Not Necessarily in That Order Description
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“Hilarious . . . Sarah’s honesty and comedic voice will have you laughing in stitches.”—Jenny McCarthy
“Hilarious, observant, and surprisingly poignant. Look past the toned legs and glorious mane of hair and you’ll find one of the best comic storytellers we’ve got.”—Diablo Cody
About the Author
Sarah Colonna is a writer and roundtable regular on the hit late-night talk show
Chelsea Lately, and a producer and star of
After Lately. She has been performing stand-up in Los Angeles and across the country for several years and has appeared on various television shows. She used to drink bourbon but now prefers vodka.
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- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Villard; Original edition (February 7, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0345528379
- ISBN-13: 978-0345528377
- Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
After receiving LIFE AS I BLOW IT through Random House's Early Bird Reads program, I didn't know what to expect. Honestly, I don't like `Chelsea Lately' - I like Chelsea Handler's books, but despise her show, her acting her standup. I took ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? with me on a flight to Japan and was angry when I finished it two hours later. It was that good. Sarah Colonna is a writer and executive producer on `Chelsea Lately', so she had big shoes to fill on this one. Writing a book that amuses me as much as the shenanigans in Chelsea Handler's books is a difficult task, but somehow, Colonna managed to rise to the occasion - and actually might have beat Handler in some aspects.
Colonna's debut is a mixture of sexcapades, drinking stories, and embarrassing adventures. I don't identify with Colonna for a second, being an overeducated, prudish homebody who thinks that a fun night out is going to get Korean barbecue and be home by 9 for five episodes of `Arrested Development' for the 50th time and some string cheese for dessert. Once I started this book, I couldn't stop. From recollections of boyfriends past and her inability to settle down, I was laughing out loud having a great time. With a few exceptions of dull moments and random connecting threads, this book lives up to the expectations given to it as being a book connected to Chelsea Handler's comedic writing mastery.
If you are into comedic books with a more adult take (IE tales of drinking, drugs, and lots of sex), then LIFE AS I BLOW IT is probably a book for you. The stories are funny, ranging from heartfelt to just plain hilarious. And although I don't identify with Colonna, I do identify with being a young person who isn't ready to grow up, be serious, and figure out who I am.
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