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How Did You Get This Number (2010)

by Sloane Crosley(Favorite Author)

3.48 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1594487596 (ISBN13: 9781594487590)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Riverhead Books

review 1: This collection of essays by Sloane Crosley begins with a spur-of-the-moment trip she takes to Portugal, and how incredibly lonely she was there (until she meets some clowns, of course). From there, we move on to her life in New York City and bad relationships and other trials in her life (a bear-infested wedding, for one). It's well written, but just a couple of days later I really can't recall much of it. It made a very slight impression on me. I did like this line, however:“Time grabs you by the scruff of your neck and drags you forward. You get over it, of course. Everyone was right about that. One mathematically insignificant day, you stop hoping for happiness and become actually happy.”She comes off as rather unhappy herself, but like she's maybe trying to write ... morethrough it. Whatever it was, it didn't really speak to me, but was an excellent effort nonetheless.
review 2: There's something very different about Crosley's writing style, where I always feel like I'm playing tennis trying to keep up with her. But even though there are times where I feel like I swing and completely miss, I can't help but enjoy her lovely serve, all the same. (I don't actually play tennis, so hopefully that analogy is making sense.)Her essays go from funny to serious so quickly that there were times when I found myself nearly laughing at the serious parts. And yet, somehow that didn't seem so wrong. Or, there'd be moments when I was starting to feel like Crosley was a bit pretentious, and then she'd bust out an essay exposing her faults so painfully that I wanted to run and cover her up.So, yes, an interesting mix here, and one that I enjoyed, in a weird sort of way... less

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