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Read as a memoir/ short story mix, this book was a very enjoyable read! Discussing common southern stereotypes from a woman who grew up in Alabama, now a middle aged woman in New York. As someone who lived in Arkansas for a stint in my life, I related to her stories and found this book humorous and interesting

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This #reread was just as enjoyable as the first go, but I really need Ellis‘s books to be longer! As a “southern lady” (ha) myself, I crack up at - and often relate to - her stories. I especially love her turns of phrase and accent. I just want to be friends with you, okay, Helen? You‘re a gem.

A collection of (mostly) humorous essays. I currently live in The South and found it to be delightful. The audiobook is read by the author which is a plus. This is a rare re-read for me while I wait for her new book at my library.

A quick, humorous 🎧 📖 of short essays by a born and raised Alabaman living in NYC. Nothing extraordinary, but a nice palate cleanser between heavier reads.

Unfortunately I just wasn't a fan of this one. There were a couple of funny stories though. I liked the last one the best.

The perfect quick read! I laughed thru the whole thing! Its a must read!

I had to take a break from Caste bc its alot to digest and Im extra tired today and I just could not digest what I was reading. This is exactly what I needed!

Book 51

I changed my mind about which books I‘m reading this week, but I want to try getting a bingo for #bookspinbingo. I think I got this after several Litsy reviews because it‘s humorous. It‘s a short book full of stories & thoughts about the author‘s life in NYC & her childhood in Alabama. I enjoyed her mom‘s quotes. It has some humor, but I didn‘t feel like it has much of importance to say. #readnosedreindeer #wintergames2020 @StayCurious 16points

I laughed out loud several times while reading this book. I read a couple essays aloud to my husband. This is hilarious and I loved every page of it!

Anyone else find that they read certain types of books in certain formats? I find that I like to read physical paper copies of “harder/literary books”or beach reads - don‘t care if salt water ruins them, would be devastated if phone was damaged. I like to listen to longer, lengthier books. But as for ebooks, I find if it is a current pop-culture related thing, I prefer it as an ebook.

• "Let's Pretend This Never Happened" is like a roller-coaster! It had shock and humor aplenty!

• "we are never meeting in real life." was SO good and SO funny! I am currently anxiously awaiting my turn at the audio queue for Samantha Irby's 3rd collection of essays "wow, no thank you." I'm 6 of 7 on 2 copies! Eek!

• The tagged title is the 2nd book by Helen Ellis I've read and I LOVED it!!

#3Books
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Has anyone ever had this happen? Notice the page numbers. There‘s a whole section missing. When it gets to pg 139, it changes back to page 79 & the rest of the book is fine. The section between 113-139 occurs twice in the book. It‘s weird. I guess I‘ll make a bookstore trip & see if their other copies are complete.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ As a southern “lady” (heh) myself, I laughed so hard at many of Ellis‘s anecdotes. She‘s a southerner in NYC trying to stay true to her Alabama roots while embracing the city. These personal essays are mostly surface-level entertaining, but a couple really dive in. This collection was just the distraction I needed. Listened in one afternoon.

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This book brought me out of a 3 month reading slump, so I'm grateful for that. I found it hilarious and relatable to a degree, even if it was sometimes over-the-top. It successfully made me forget about the world around me, and the "essays" were short enough that they each only took a few minutes, so there wasn't too much buy-in necessary, either.

As a woman born, raised and still residing in the South— I find this book very cliché and unidentifiable. This book is what people think we‘re like & not what/who

This is on a whole ‘nother level as an #audiobook!! I cracked up every time she said Helen Michelle because nothing says Southern like a double name.

I really loved her teenage birthday party with the actors and the first time she got high. I love that she has a blue Burberry coat. I love a woman that knows when to stand out.

I can see why some people don‘t find this funny. Bless their hearts. 😘😉🤪

#madeyoulol #booked2020

I thought that American Housewife was a little bit better but this one was still entertaining as heck. Helen Ellis has a great sense of humor.

I loved these funny essays about life as a Southerner in New York and those quirky sayings and behaviors that people don‘t always understand who weren‘t raised in the south. Well observed and hilarious. Great quick read!

Needed something to listen to that would #makemelol and this did! Quick collection of light short stories that is read by the author with her amazing Southern accent that can just drip with sarcasm. #booked2020 @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

Very entertaining in that sugary, snarky kind of way Southern women are so good at. The audiobook was especially enjoyable as it was read by the author herself. I particularly liked “Straighten Up And Fly Right” and “Dumb Boobs.”

Hoping to hone my sarcasm before the holiday festivities begin. Note: my #adventcalendar in the background #tbr #wintergames #festivephotochallenge
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Spent my day off crafting and listening to Southern Lady Code by Helen Ellis. I did not know she was from Alabama before this book. She narrates the audio, and while she claims her Southern accent is unchanged, I can definitively tell you that it has. She might sound Southern to New Yorkers, but it‘s like a weird hybrid to my ear.

#essays #southern #nonfiction #audio

Fun listen; except for the Chapter about Strong Women. That one will break your heart. Not so memorable that I wanted my own copy.
#borrownotbuy #listenwhileyouwork

I really, really enjoyed this. There‘s something about Helen Ellis‘s writing style that really speaks to me. This is funny and a little sly and although it‘s essays, it still keeps you guessing a little about the line between fact and fiction. Right in my wheelhouse.

This really spoke to me. I‘m not ruling out having kids just yet, but I‘m not ready for it yet and I‘m not sure if I will be. But I‘m ok with that and I love the life I have with Him Indoors.

Latest library hold to come in!

I love books about Southern women! 🌺

As a southern woman now living in NYC I expected to relate to this at least a little bit, but ultimately found the "humor" to be dated and just kinda boring. The "Southern Lady Code" was basically one sentence per essay and the only one I liked is on the cover. Otherwise, the essays felt like weirdly pieced together ramblings and I only finished because it was short. Bless her heart, Helen was just not my cup of tea I'm afraid.

This book just got worse and worse. The humor felt completely outdated, and I didn't find it funny. Ellis romanticizes some really messed up stuff, does that gross "gay friends as trophies" thing that straight women so often do, is casually ableist, and brushes off racism like it's a cute, innocent character flaw. I really enjoyed the stories in AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE, and that's the only reason I held out hope for this book. I wish I'd DNF'd instead.

It's like the unofficial rule of library holds - they always, always, always seem to come in at once! I just started one of last month's BOTM picks and then I'll have to dive into one of these - they're all so different I'm not even sure where to start 😆

“Is this homemade?” a guest will ask. What she means is “that looks like a chew toy.”

(Internet photo of a cheese log.)

Funny-ish little stories. Semi relatable. I don't think it's something that'll stick with me but it was entertaining. Less actual southern experiences and more NYC essays written by someone from the south.

Brief nonfiction humour pieces about etiquette and modern life, collected in a short (3-hr) #audiobook narrated by the author in her southern lady voice. Most of the content is amusing in its wackiness, but one piece offended me (Young Ladies Listen to Me) and the final piece is a complete change of mood. I liked her short story collection better, but I recommend this if you‘re in the mood for genteel irreverence.

“Making the bed is my cardio because to make a bed properly you have to circle it like a shark. And all the while, I listen to audiobooks I would be too embarrassed to be caught reading.”

I guess I don‘t make my bed properly, since a quick toss of the duvet is all it usually gets. Nevertheless, I am totally on board with listening to audiobooks while doing housework.

This book didn‘t really resonate with me. When I got it I didn‘t realize it was based on a famous social media. Cute but not for me.

My grandma's apple pie 🥧
Witty new book 📕
Happy weekend vibes

Got off to a late start, but book 1 is complete. #24in48

This was a super fun, super relatable book. I must have highlighted half the dang thing because it was just “so me”. The jury is still out on whether that‘s a good thing or not.

“My new ways were so new he assumed I was making sexual advances. It‘s understandable - so much dirty talk sounds so hygienic: salad spinning and putting a teabag on a saucer. It‘s like Martha Stewart wrote Urban Dictionary”

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So many "laugh out loud" moments!
One thing that did kind of surprise me was the number of graphic moments or "hard topics" and in all the reviews I read, not even so much as a hint. One essay in particular was kind of hard to read, but I did enjoy this book immensely.

I am about as Midwestern as they come but I like Helen Ellis after American Housewife. And I definitely like easily digestible essays after a long day at work.

I loved American Housewife and I knew that I would love Southern Lady Code. Helen Ellis makes me laugh with her pointed sarcasm and I appreciate her for it.
Ate this right up on a train trip to NYC last weekend where I walked and read and visited bookstores. It was lovely.

Hilarious, fast paced read that as a Southern I could relate to more than I'd care to admit. 😁 Lots of these essays made me laugh out loud. I've been a fan of Ellis for many years, and this one did not disappoint.

This was a slow start for me but it‘s still a quick read with lots of laugh out loud moments. 3.5 ⭐️

Book 184/265 5/21/19

Minus poker, this is my lifestyle in my forties too! 😂

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