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    • Chelsea Handler: FML Personified
    • If you're extremely religious, or have some other reasoning for being against sex before marriage or excessive drinking, ask me for another recommendation.

      This is a book by a comedian, so it is obviously going to be funny, but it goes beyond all that. If you've ever been to fmylife.com, you'd love this book, as well as Handler's other book, Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea. What could be funnier than the recounting of liquor-soaked memories of Mexico and midgets? The best part is that it's all true. I realize people say that last statement a lot, but it is a sincere evaluation in this case. This is not a fictional novel, or a made-for-TV movie. This is her life. Some stories might be altered for comedic effect, but I kind of prefer to be a bit naive about it and assume every last drop of these books are truth.

      (Note: After reading this again, I'd like to clarify the intro a bit. I'm referring to being against excessive drinking, not being against sex before excessive drinking.)

       
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    jess said:
    I'm sold! I've heard great things about "Are you There...". I might have to pick up them both. Which did you like better?
    posted over 2 years ago
    alleykat687 said:
    It depends on what you want to read. If I remember correctly (it's been a while since I've read this, and I read a LOT), "Are You There..." chronicles much of Handler's life, concentrating most on family-related issues. "My Horizontal Life" is, as the title suggests, a collection of one-night stands. I guess I like "Are You There..." better because it reads like a book, so it's more like a novel, whereas "Horizontal" is kind of choppy. I love them both though.
    posted over 2 years ago

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