Bitter is the New Black – Jen Lancaster
Title: Bitter is the New Black
Author: Jen Lancaster
Talk about a hard book to get your hands on – all of these Jen Lancaster books that I hear about all of the time are highly sought after in many communities. My library doesn’t carry any of them, so I resorted to trying my best with used book stores and swapping. I ended up not reading it as soon as I got it because I was afraid I had too high of expectations from the anticipation, but I just finished it yesterday and I loved it.
I used to read memoirs exclusively because it gives a book an extra kick (in my opinion) when the situations are real and you know they aren’t exaggerating for more readers (now, I will admit I did get scammed by James Frey and his Million Little Pieces, but I have read many many other great memoirs to make up for it). The book mostly centers around Jen, her husband Fletch, and their troubles with money. As you may be able to figure out from the extended title (Bitter is the New Black: Confessions of a condescending, egomaniacal, self-centered smart-ass, or why you should never carry a Prada bag to the unemployment office), Jen loses her job and is faced with many decisions and situations accordingly. It seemed especially appropriate to read right now because of our economy, even though the book is based in the early 2000′s. I laughed out loud in many parts, and even found myself second guessing the way she reacted to some situations, but as I said, memoir means real (usually), which added some spice.
I was able to get Bitter is the New Black; Bright Lights Big Ass; & Such A Pretty Fat (the best one of the bunch) all at COSTCO!