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Bitter is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass,Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office | 
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Category: EBooks
List Price: $13.95
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You Save: $3.96 (28%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  312 reviews
Sales Rank: 576
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 416
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
ASIN: B000OZ0NO4
Publication Date: March 28, 2007
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Product Description
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 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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| Customer Reviews: Read 307 more reviews...
 This shrew is getting rich and I'm the "poor" sucker here laughing. September 2, 2008
Jen is a truly deplorable woman. She's a spoiled brat who feels justified in going off on anyone who questions her.
She lost a job - boohoo.
Hubby got snootfaced on her honeymoon - boohoo.
No one wants to hire her - boohoo.
Her dogs eat stuff and run up vet bills - boohoo.
In this book she describes in mindnumbing detail why the whole world is against her. Well, she made it obvious to me and the whole readership and it's quite apparent that she also sees the light - you can't spend like a drunken sailor on leave and then expect to have dough for smokes when the ship leaves port. Economics 101. The trouble is that I kept laughing at her hideous life choices. When Jen toddled her plump little self into the health fair only to find herself surrounded by marathon runners I laughed out loud. I'm ashamed to have liked this book - I think I should hate Jen but that's always been my downfall. I'm just a woman who loves (this book) too much! ....bg
 A bOoK tHat diLLeD mY piCkLe August 16, 2008
I read a review for Jen Lancaster's newest book in some entertainment magizine. I loved the sound of her writing and her personality seemed somewhat familiar.
Being the freak I am - I had to make sure that I read her work in order and checked to see if she had any previous books. BingO! I started hunting around the fiction isles and was getting miffed when I finally surendered and asked the store clerk for some assistance. To discover that her writing is also nonfiction floored me!!
I grabbed my copy and headed to the nearest chair to give it a gander. I read the first few pages and was hooked. Jen writes so much of the stuff that really goes on in my head but I would be too chicken to write (anywhere other than my journals). She's funny and real! I can't wait to read her other books!
I liked her so much that I checked out her website and was hoping she might make some southern bookstores for signings. I highly recommend this book and have been shamelessly pushing it at family and friends ever since! (Although, I threaten their lives when it comes down to my copy and demand that they purcahse their own :-)
MUST READ!!!
Love, Loved, Loved it!!!!
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Book is funny, she is annoying August 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
While I loved the book and found myself laughing out loud, I really felt like I would despise her in person. She comes off spoiles and entitled. But, I felt like I was listening to a funny friend talk about life. I would recommend as a beach read.
One of the funniest books I've ever read July 31, 2008
I actually read this book for a book club, and I'm so glad we picked this book! This book is made up of short stories that give you a very real and funny look into Lancaster's life after she is fired from her job. During this time she applies at every company imaginable, gets married, adopts a couple of dogs, and even loses her apartment steps! This book was laugh out loud, and I can't wait to read her other books!
 This book was a waste of hours I'll never get back July 30, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Book club selection. Felt compelled (for unknown reasons) to finish. Painfully bad. Not funny and as a Chicagoan, the picture painted in this book of my city is unrecognizable. Watching beige paint dry would be more enjoyable than this book I have to say...
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