From One Book Lover

So yourself a favor and go buy Let's Pretend This Never Happened . Stop what you're reading, even if it's The Bible or Shades of Grey , and read this memoir instead. Got it? Start reading, then I challenge you to put it down. I put mine down — when I needed to catch my breath from laughing too hard! Okay, there was the time when Jenny Lawson talked about her father shoving his hand up a squirrel's — er, never mind. I did have to take a break there. I am so not into taxidermy. Then there was the chapter about her reproduction that, even though she told us how it would end, still made me tense, so I read it with one eye open while clutching my kitten to my bosom. (I was in bed, so I could use only one hand to hold the book.) And yet I didn't pause when reading about her dog. Or her first girls' weekend ever. Or — Okay, that's enough about what's in the book. Now, let's talk about how The Bloggess can write about something that i...

Why did no one tell me this video existed? It proves , once and for all, that Let's Pretend This Never Happened is one of the funniest memoirs on the market today. For the love of the Bible, just read it. I did, and I'll never be the same. Once I'm recovered, I may be able to write a quick review. I might have to re-read it first... Anyway, read the book. Just read it. Do it for the mouse.