Chelsea Handler’s third collection of essays centers on the elaborate pranks she plays on friends, family, and coworkers, while detailing her frequently awkward social encounters and sexual escapades. She offers specific accounts of orchestrating a fake wedding for her assistant, exploiting her father’s eccentricities for personal amusement, and navigating the hangovers that follow her heavy drinking. The narrative focuses on her unapologetic selfishness and her tendency to lie to loved ones simply to observe their reactions. These stories document her life in Los Angeles as she balances her television career with a commitment to recreational mischief.
People who enjoy deadpan, self-deprecating humor and blunt storytelling read this book for its lack of sentimentality. It appeals to readers who find amusement in social transgressions and the subversion of traditional female behavior. The audience walks away with a series of anecdotes about the absurdity of adult life and the realization that one can be successful while remaining remarkably immature. It serves as a study in unfiltered honesty and the pursuit of a punchline at any cost.
Practical, growth-minded and clear-cut; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Practical Optimizer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
