The #1 New York Times bestselling (mostly true) memoir from the hilarious author of Furiously Happy.“Gaspingly funny and wonderfully inappropriate.”—O, The Oprah MagazineWhen Jenny Lawson was little, all she ever wanted was to fit in. That dream was cut short by her fantastically unbalanced father and a morbidly eccentric childhood. It did, however, open up an opportunity for Lawson to find the … open up an opportunity for Lawson to find the humor in the strange shame-spiral that is her life, and we are all the better for it.
In the irreverent Let’s Pretend This Never Happened, Lawson’s long-suffering husband and sweet daughter help her uncover the surprising discovery that the most terribly human moments—the ones we want to pretend never happened—are the very same moments that make us the people we are today. For every intellectual misfit who thought they were the only ones to think the things that Lawson dares to say out loud, this is a poignant and hysterical look at the dark, disturbing, yet wonderful moments of our lives.
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Good book, light reading!! Funny!!!
This book had me laughing out loud, reading parts out loud to my husband. It does contain a lot of language that could be offensive if the reader is sensitive to that.
Clearly written by a crazy person, and probably pretty factual and serious for the most part, it is also laugh out loud, snort milk through your nose and tears running down cheeks funny. A genuine and unique talent, her stories will give you a deeper appreciation of some of life’s difficulties one may have to deal with, while remaining light-hearted and human. A bit coarse, crude or obscene at points; not for the easily offended. But hugely enjoyable and a quick, easy read.
I loved this book! The characters and events are real, from the author’s personal life and experiences, originally shared on her blog. She has a great way of telling a story, and I felt like I was reading it with her voice. There’s a lot of chaos, a bit of craziness, and a ton of laugh out loud funny! I have a friend who listened to the book (vs. reading it) and she didn’t care for it as much. As for me, I wish I could turn the crazy in my life into hysterically funny retells like Jenny has done. Also, I will never look at one of those 6 ft. tall painted metal roosters again without thinking, “Knock, knock, #%*}%#*!” (Read the book to see what I mean!)
Did not find book funny stopped readin after 60 pages
Nearly all the words you’ve given to choose from to describe this story are applicable. This really shouldn’t be possible but the story is so outlandishly probably true that nearly all the words “fit”. I was not fond of the socially unacceptable language, but had to overlook it because it was so real and the story was so vividly told. I absolutely loved this book (minus a few words) and am looking forward to reading more of this author’s work.
Pee your pants funny!!! I want Jenny as a best friend!
My favorite!!!
One of my absolute favorite books. It’s too funny to read in public – I giggle uncontrollably at some of the stories.
I won an ARC of this book and had never previously heard of The Bloggess.
This book was hilarious! There were many laugh out loud moments, some where I actually teared up. And there were others I had to reread or mark the pages so that I can go back and reread them when I need a good laugh. Some of my favorite stories were in chapters entitled: Stanley, the Magical Talking Squirrel, A Series of Helpful Post-it Notes I Left Around the House for My Husband This Week, and The Psychopath on the Other Side of the Bathroom Door. And my new favorite line to use during a fight came from Thanks for the Zombies, Jesus. “You know what? I f-ing dare you to make less sense.” I’m gonna use that one!
Nice short chapters, that were easy to read and kind of rambly and all over the place, but that worked out well for me. Most of the photos were hard to see, but I’m assuming that is because I had a proof copy. It would have been awesome to see those photos.
Great book, and I now follow the blog!
I LOVED this book. Can’t wait until she writes another one!
I want to click all the “What did you like about this book?” buttons. “Let’s Pretend…” is witty, funny, realistic, action-packed, scary, original, informative, entertaining, unpredictable (perhaps I should have put that one in caps), romantic, whimsical, tragic, twisted, inspirational, and haunting. It is at times a tear-jerker; at times steamy (though probably because Jenny left the water running in the shower), and all the time filled with wonderful characters. “Great world building” – I don’t even know what that means, but I have no doubt she has achieved it. The only button I couldn’t in good conscience click was “Easy to read,” because for most of my time reading this book my eyes were blurry with tears from laughing so hard. I humbly suggest a larger font to remedy this unfortunate situation.
I’m not often bossy with strangers, but by golly, READ THIS BOOK.
I love this book! There were a few times where I had uncontrollable laughter and earned odd looks from non-readers. A very entertaining read.
The Bloggess and I are very much alike. She has better stories, however.
I listened to the audiobook version of this one. Highly recommended, y’all.
One of the best I’ve read! If you have anxiety, depression, chronic illness, and/or a sense of humor, read this book!
This is a non-fiction book about the life of the author. She writes about her father who was an eccentric taxidermist and her childhood. She takes us through her life growing up and getting married and having a family of her own.
This book was hilarious. There is no other word for it. I died laughing on about every page, and read several pages to my husband. I have read a lot of serious books, and okay books, so this was a nice change. She keeps her life story light, and you find yourself shaking your head in disbelief. I love sarcastic humor, so this book was right up my alley. There is a lot (a lot) of language so consider yourself warned.
One of my favorite all time books and authors. As much as I wanted to devour the book I paced myself because I knew how sad I’d be when I reached the end and no longer had this to look forward to reading before bed. Although I’m sure my husband appreciated me finishing it because I woke him up on multiple occasions because I truly could not contain my laughter.
This, well really ALL of her books are freakin’ fantastic! When I’m down, I can grab this book and feel better pretty soon. I strongly recommend it!
One of the most amazing books I have ever read!
I love that she takes her worst fears and weaves them into laugh until you cry stories. Everything she touches is from the heart.