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It Could Be Worse, You Could Be Me (2009)

by Ariel Leve(Favorite Author)
3.24 of 5 Votes: 4
ISBN
0061864595 (ISBN13: 9780061864599)
languge
English
publisher
Harper Perennial
review 1: It was okay. It had some GREAT quotes, but other than that, it just seemed like a book full of complaints. I have to admit, it made me feel MUCH better about my life, but it also made me think about how you can't help those who can't help themselves. Leve is successful, has friends, etc., but she makes it seem like she has none of those things - which is kind of annoying. You would think from the way you talked she was dying of a terminal illness or something.
review 2: This book got two stars from me only because it kept me reading until the end, although, if I'm being honest, that was only because of the way the chapters were broken up into short chunks. Overall, I found the author to be more whiny than Dorothy Parker-ish, substituting wit for a near-con
... morestant stream of negativity. I regret having this low opinion of the book as it would give the author just one more reason to be blue. The rating is more like one and a half stars. less
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Brenda
Plain boring collection of worries. Relatable, but not told in a funny or witty or anything way.
Matthijs
You might think that negative people are no fun, but (at least in this book), they are funny.
LittleMissSunshine
This author has a pretty funny outlook on life...almost too relatable.
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