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I Was Told There'd Be Cake

Author: Sloane Crosley
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
Category: Book

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

48 reviews
Sales Rank: 178

Media: Paperback
Pages: 240
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.5

ISBN: 159448306X
Dewey Decimal Number: 814.6
EAN: 9781594483066
ASIN: 159448306X

Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Wry, hilarious, and profoundly genuine, this debut collection of literary essays is a celebration of fallibility and haplessness in all their glory. From despoiling an exhibit at the Natural History Museum to provoking the ire of her first boss to siccing the cops on her mysterious neighbor, Crosley can do no right despite the best of intentions-or perhaps because of them. Together, these essays create a startlingly funny and revealing portrait of a complex and utterly recognizable character that's aiming for the stars but hits the ceiling, and the inimitable city that has helped shape who she is. I Was Told There'd Be Cake introduces a strikingly original voice, chronicling the struggles and unexpected beauty of modern urban life.

Customer Reviews: Read 43 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

2 thumbs way up July 7, 2008
Suzannah Skolnik-Smith (NY, NY)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

I. Loved. This. Book. I could not put it down for 2 days. The chapter about the pear and chocolate tart was so funny I peed a little.

5 out of 5 stars

Great Book! July 6, 2008
Jessica
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

I loved this book! It was so funny! She has a writing style very similar to Sarah Vowell. It is an easy read, and her stories are easy to relate to! If you like Sarah Vowell, you will LOVE this book!

1 out of 5 stars

I was told this book was funny... July 3, 2008
StrangerW/Candy (East Bay, CA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

Someone lied. It took me 4 months to get through this book. I kept waiting for the sparkling wit and sardonic charm, I didn't laugh once while reading it. Not a giggle or chuckle not even a tiny, muffled cackle. Someone had the nerve to compare her to a modern day Dorothy Parker? That man should be slapped. Without mercy. Continuously. For eternity. That's just sacrilege. I want my money back and I want all those wasted hours back too! And Sloane, I know you're going to read this (what first time author doesn't read their reviews), it's nothing personal you're just not funny. At least I have my new David Sedaris to read, I can count on that to be clever and to make me laugh.

4 out of 5 stars

Very entertaining- a great light read June 29, 2008
Ms. Woods (San Diego, CA USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

This book was comical and engaging and kept me wanting to read more... until it was finished just a day after I received it! This is a great book to read when you want to zone out and let your mind relax. I found myself thinking about funny anecdotes from Crosley's stories weeks later, and laughing out loud at the memories of them.

5 out of 5 stars

great ! June 28, 2008
T. Baideme (Western, NY)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

Great book, hard to put it down !
I laughed reading the very first 3 pages. I am hooked.

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