how to tell a self depricating story of woe and hilarity

Laurie is a walking disaster. it was a funny and quick read. Kept me entertained for part of an afternoon!

Laurie Notaro is my hero. She's abrasive, brash, and completely unapologetic. Her stories are the ultimate test of my laughing-hysterically-while-holding-my-bladder capabilities.

The female answer to David Sedaris. Only ten times more offensive.

“I’ve changed a bit since high school. Back then I said no to using and selling drugs. I washed on a normal basis and still had good credit.”

Laurie Notaro offers a collection of the same humor she uses in her Phoenix newspaper column to describe life as it really is. From crashing high school reunions to describing the eight stages of drunk, from arriving at jury duty only to be mistaken for homeless to wearing ex-boyfriend un-washed boxers to the gym, Notaro recounts the misadventures of herself and her fellow Idiot Girls.

The book is a light, quick read. I think Notaro herself might punch me if she found out I read it on the treadmill. There are parts that are funny, and parts that are gross enough to be funny, like an entire section on public bathroom etiquette. She writes lightly, however, with just enough self-control that you could take Idiot Girls’ to read on the bus and still be able to look your co-workers in the eye once you got to the office.

Unfortunately, Notaro belongs to the group of people who are about ten years older than I am – people who were in 6th grade in 1976 when I was born. I call these people “the Seinfeld people,” because they’re people who thought Seinfeld was funny. I was too young; the whole “Master of My Domain” thing was totally lost on me. If you are a Seinfeld people, you will love Idiot Girls Action-Adventure Club. If you are not a Seinfeld people, you will still get enough of a chuckle that it’s a book you should pick up if you can.

This book is hysterical, well written and doesn't belabor the point. Most of her books are like that, though I think she works better in book form. I don't know if I could read this kind column in a paper week after week. I mean there's only so much self-depricating prose I can take.

If this woman can write a book and get published...I can write a book and get published. There's something very awkward about reading a book about such a mess of a woman. The only interesting or funny story within this composition of short stories based on real life events is the one where she runs over her grandfather at 5mph while he jumps out of the car to grab day old bread out of the dumpster. I'm sure there are plenty of people who thought this was a very clever book. I stand by my first statement.

I fell in love with Laurie Nataro after this book and you will too!

Easily becoming one of my favorite humor writers....If you want a very easy read and something extremely funny...pick up a Laurie Notaro book...I'd read I Love Everybody (And Other Atrocious Lies) first..so far that was my favorite.

Funny compilation of essays/newspaper columns. Laurie Notaro has made me laugh out loud. Looking forward to reading more of her books.

This was a super-quick read that I used to wrap up my past couple nights before I went to sleep (I've been reading some really intensely freaky, creepsta stuff lately, so I needed a palate cleanser before bedtime). Notaro reads like a good friend over a glass of wine--you know that one who can take a mundane life story and have you busting a gut over it? Yup. That's her. There was one particular piece about her "midgets" (neighbor girls) and their pet pigeon that literally had me shaking and crying with laughter.

Overall, I'm a fan!

I love Laurie Notaro and her bare all faults tales. This is not for the literary minded but it is a very fun read as is all of her other titles. Everytime I do something boneheaded I think of her books and get a good laugh.

What I expected to be a simple, quick, dumb read was actually a laugh-out-loud hilarious romp! It is a collection of essays, all random true stories of a woman's life. Laurie is clumsy, slightly overweight, and drunk constantly, and the situations she runs into are just off-the-wall and funny. I could relate to some stories and I love her description of the way she sees the world. Her friends, family, and herself all get into weird situations that will leave you wanting more!