My Fair Lazy

My Fair Lazy by Jen Lancaster

My Rating (out of 5 stars):

3 stars—I liked it. (Though it bordered on 2 stars)

Amazon Description:

“Readers have followed Jen Lancaster through job loss, sucky city living, weight loss attempts, and 1980s nostalgia. Now Jen chronicles her efforts to achieve cultural enlightenment, with some hilarious missteps and genuine moments of inspiration along the way. And she does so by any means necessary: reading canonical literature, viewing classic films, attending the opera, researching artisan cheeses, and even enrolling in etiquette classes to improve her social graces.

In Jen's corner is a crack team of experts, including Page Six socialites, gourmet chefs, an opera aficionado, and a master sommelier. She may discover that well-regarded, high-priced stinky cheese tastes exactly as bad as it smells, and that her love for Kraft American Singles is forever. But one thing's for certain: Eliza Doolittle's got nothing on Jen Lancaster-and failure is an option.”

My Thoughts:

Here is Jen Lancaster’s 5^th (no seriously…5^th) book about herself. Think about the type of person who could write this many books about their own life. Have that vision? For me, I’m just bored at this point. Maybe if I hadn’t read the previous four I would have been more engaged. But, alas, I was not engaged and didn’t really care. I didn’t find this one funny, at all, either.

I really like Lancaster’s witty style. And she writes very well. I’m just sort of over her at this point. How many books can I read about nonsense (really, shallow nonsense) that goes on in one woman’s life?

I looked at her book list and she has even MORE “nonfiction” after this one. I’m going to try the next, but I’m starting to YAWN really wide with this author.

Who Should Read:

If you haven’t read Lancaster start with ONE of her books about herself (Maybe “Bitter is the New Black"). I wouldn’t suggest reading all of them, however…