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Idiot Girls Action-Adventure Club:True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life
September 17, 2008 |
One day in 2002, I was wandering around River’s End Bookstore with some cash burning a hole in my pocket. I also had the nifty frequent buyer discount receipt in my wallet. Up until that day, I’d been a bit of a snobby book buyer. I always B-lined for the Literature section. I’d buy books I meant to read and sometimes read them. My bookshelf is impressive. That day I wanted something more. I wanted to be entertained. I wanted a book none of my professors had even heard of.
I began to sift through the Table Books. I’m sure those recommendation/new release tables have some sexy book-business name, but I call ‘em tables and the books upon them are Table Books. It just makes sense. At River’s End, like many other bookstores, they tape these little staff recommendation cards in front of some books. I wish I knew who wrote the recommendation for Idiot Girls.
I spotted a book cover (remember my book cover lust) that intrigued me. It was a wood floor, a pair of legs with roller skates and a polka dot skirt and the person appeared to be unconscious, laying on the floor. If this cover has anything to do with the stories in this book, I thought, I need to freaking read this right now. Lo and behold, there was a little staff recommendation card. After reading that, I decided to buy it. Honestly, at this point I have no idea what it said. I left the bookstore thinking that Idiot Girls Action Adventure Club might be aimed at preteens, but could still be entertaining. I didn’t know how funny and not for preteens this book would be.
Laurie Notaro’s Idiot Girls Action-Adventure Club:True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life is the first book I’ve ever read in my entire life that had me laughing so hard I had tears streaming down my face. Page after page of hilarious, drunken, Idiot Girl tales and I couldn’t wait for more. It was a pretty fast read, but my longing for more has apparently been shared by many others because she now has seven idiot girls books. I will be reviewing them all, no worries. In the meantime, go buy Idiot Girls Action-Adventure Club:True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life and get started on your path to Idiot Girldom. Check out the official Idiot Girl Website and Laurie Notaro’s Idiot Girls Yahoo Group.
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I had an identical reaction to this book, both the cover and the contents. I read it on the train while commuting, and I think the people around me must have thought I was bonkers. I laughed SO HARD for SO LONG.
I think the one about the carport was my favorite.
I haven’t read any of her other books, but I plan to.
The cover snagged my attention too. I’ll be reading and reviewing it on my blog later this year.
I think I shall have to watch for that one; thanks for the review