Jen Lancaster was living the sweet life-until real life kicked her to the curb.
She had the perfect man, the perfect job-hell, she had the perfect life-and there was no reason to think it wouldn’t last. Or maybe there was, but Jen Lancaster was too busy being manicured, pedicured, highlighted, and generally adored to notice.
This is the smart-mouthed, soul-searching story of a woman trying to … woman trying to figure out what happens next when she’s gone from six figures to unemployment checks and she stops to reconsider some of the less-than-rosy attitudes and values she thought she’d never have to answer for when times were good.
Filled with caustic wit and unusual insight, it’s a rollicking read as speedy and unpredictable as the trajectory of a burst balloon.
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This book is hilarious! Jen Lancaster makes every day life seem funny & interesting. I can really identify with the main character.
This book is HILARIOUS! I got this for free from a neighbor and was not able to put it down. If you read it you’ll love seeing Jen’s downfall as well as her little pickups along the way.
I picked up this book after reading one of Lancaster’s novels (which is pretty obviously inspired by her life, but I digress). I wasn’t sure about it at first — I try not to be condescending, egomaniacal, or self-centered, and I certainly wouldn’t brag about it if I was. And I’m not really into fashion — I couldn’t tell a Prada bag from a Target …
I loved this book. Bitter is the New Black made me love Jennifer Lancaster.
My initial reaction to the tone of this book was to recoil. As I read along through Ms Lancaster’s adventures, I kept feeling as though I could not possibly be the intended audience for her writing (I had never even read any of her blog) and wondering if I should just close the book and move on. Cut to the chase: I did not do that and I do not …
A great dose of snarky humor!
really made me think about choices and twists and turns in life
This book was genuinely funny. So much of today’s humor, Imdo not find funny enough to warrant a laugh from me, but this book truelt tickled my funny bone, which is a rare treat for me!!!!!
The one that started it all. When it first came out, I picked it up at an airport during a layover. I spent the flight laughing so hard I disturbed other passengers.