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Idiot Girl's Christmas: True Tales from the Top of the Naughty List
Idiot Girl's Christmas: True Tales from the Top of the Naughty List | Laurie Notaro
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IT S LAURIE NOTARO S HOLIDAY HANDBOOK. PREPARE TO LAUGH YOUR TINSEL OFF. It s the most wonderful and most dreadful season of the year, when boxes of truffles attack your thighs, drunken holiday revelers stay long past their welcome, and your grandmother has conniptions at the department store over the price of hand lotion. Welcome to Laurie Notaro s Christmastime. In ten brand-new stories and three previously published favorites, Notaro shares the sidesplitting daily disasters of the holidays, like finding herself on emergency feminine product recon at midnight on Christmas Eve; surrendering to the inevitable Horrible Gift Parade by simply asking for holiday dish towels and giant white underpants from Sears; battling the morons in line at the Seventh Circle of Hell, otherwise known as the do-it-yourself craft store; and trying to live down her reputation as the Most Unfun Christmas Party Guest Ever, due to an unfortunate misunderstanding involving a fake overdose and emergency paramedics. So whether you find yourself at the Dull and Smart Party or the Raucous and Stupid Party this holiday season, you ll always know where to find Laurie just follow the chocolate trail over to the cheese platter. She ll be the one dialing the cops."
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dabbe
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I had the pleasure of sitting next to Laurie Notaro in our AP English class back in 1983. Her satirical voice was on display even way back then. I have followed and read her books ever since, and I reread my favorites. This is one of them. If you're from my era, you will laugh snot out of your nose at her and her family's antics around the holidays. She's the female Dave Barry, IMHO, and she never fails to lift my mood.

ShelleyBooksie This sounds so good! 11mo
TEArificbooks Oh I didn‘t know she had a Christmas book! I have two of her others and love her writing. 11mo
jdiehr How cool that you had a class together! 11mo
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Mimi28 Awesome 😎 11mo
dabbe @ShelleyBooksie It is! Her books are hilarious! 🤩 11mo
dabbe @TEArificbooks I do, too! She always cheers me up! 🤩 11mo
dabbe @jdiehr It was, though she hated it because all we wrote was literary analysis; her strength is the personal narrative. 😍 11mo
dabbe @Mimi28 😍 11mo
quietjenn Ah, how cool! I've really enjoyed her books in the past, and should hunt up this one and others that I've missed. 11mo
Hooked_on_books No way! That‘s so cool. 11mo
dabbe @quietjenn It was just the light-hearted fun I needed--with a sarcastic bent of course! 🤩🤩🤩 11mo
dabbe @Hooked_on_books 🤩😍🤗 11mo
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Sharpeipup
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“Mom, don‘t you understand? When you hang our weevil-eaten ornaments on the tree, that‘s how we know you love us.”
#quotes #festiveflicks @Traci1 #setatchristmas

Traci1 That is so cute! 4y
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OriginalCyn620
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This collection of Christmas-themed essays was entertaining...I did laugh out loud in many places. And it‘s a super quick read. One of the essays really didn‘t have anything to do with Christmas, which made me wonder why it was included, but overall, enjoyable.

#wintergames2020 #merryreaders #tbrread 15+1=16 pts

#bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y
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Shadowfat
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A lot of the stories feel like she's trying to hard to be funny but they were entertaining anyway, especially for randomly finding at the library.
@rather_be_reading #TheFilthyAnimals #Holidayread

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LiljaPleasant
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It was quite a nice december read. Some funny family or shopping stories. 😊 If you're looking for a fast read during christmas time: That's your book!

#readingmom #christmas #december

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Lea
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First holiday book of the season. This is humorous essays by Notaro themed around the Christmas season. I laughed at a few, especially stories involving her mother. Some I skimmed. Overall enjoyable quick holiday read. #readwomen #holidayreads #libraryreads

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meltedsquirrel
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look how thrilled I was this morning while beginning work for my Christmas Eve shift. at least my antlers are merry.

LeahBergen 😂😂 8y
Suet624 😜🎅🏼 8y
Jenshootsweddings Awwww ❤❤ 8y
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Megabooks 👎🏻👎🏻🎄 8y
LauraBeth I hope you get off soon 💕 8y
Reecaspieces I will be working right along with you.....MERRY CHRISTMAS 8y
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