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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 814.6 EAN: 9781594483066 ISBN: 159448306X Label: Riverhead Trade Manufacturer: Riverhead Trade Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: April 01, 2008 Publisher: Riverhead Trade Studio: Riverhead Trade Editorial Review: 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. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Not impressedWhile I felt that Crosley's quirky topics were mildly entertaining, I have to say I disagree with other reviewers that she has promise and talent. In my opinion, she is quite simply not a very good writer. I didn't even finish the book. She certainly doesn't belong among the ranks of great humorists like David Sedaris (the comparison being the reason I bought this book in the first place). Rating:  - Petulance, perhaps?"... if a soup kitchen is set up in a forest and no news crews are around to see it because they all saw THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT and they'll be damned if they're setting one foot in the woods for some stinkin' homeless people, does it count? Somehow I don't think so." - Author Sloane Crosley I've been considering the title of Sloane Crosley's book, I WAS TOLD THERE'D BE CAKE, trying to perceive the message it sends to the potential reader. I can't quite put my finger on it. It's catchy, ... Read More Rating:  - Not funnyThis book was fine but no where in the class of the worst book of Sedaris. Chelsea Handler books are funnier. Chelsea Handler? Yes totally. She's hilarious - Sloan is just whiney. Rating: - Expected moreI should have realized that this would be a bit on the superficial side but the comparisons to NPR essayists got me to buy it. Definitely lacks substance and the wry humor that I'd hoped for. Rating:  - Fun and entertaining read.This is a great book to take on a plane or while waiting at an appointment. Her style is as absurd and humorous as Seinfeld, which is high praise in my opinion. |
