Bitter is the New Black : Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass,Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office

Bitter is the New Black : Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass,Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office
by Jen Lancaster

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Author: Jen Lancaster
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-03-07
ISBN: 0451217608
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: NAL Trade
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ISBN13: 9780451217608
Condition: New
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Book Review: One of the Funniest Books I've Ever Read...
Summary: 5 Stars

As a very sarcastic person I find sarcasm extremely humorous. Apart from myself and a few other people I've met along the way, author Jen Lancaster is one of the most sarcastic people I have ever come across and hence one of the funniest.

Bitter is the New Black is the autobiography of an extremely spoiled, elitist Vice President at [...] (love her generalizations in this book) who unexpectedly gets laid off during the tough economic times that follow 9/11. This book chronicles her descent from a high-flying executive earning [...] a year to someone who can't even score a temp position for which she is completely over qualified. Despite her perseverance she remains unemployed for 22 months and as a result, she and her boyfriend Fletch find themselves moving out of their unaffordable Chicago loft and into a far less desirable neighborhood. They can't afford their groceries, health insurance, or medicine, and Jen's attempts at finding employment are rebuffed at every opportunity.

One wouldn't think that a book based on the struggle to find employment could be an enjoyable read, but because Jen Lancaster does not mince words and speaks from the heart no matter how shallow it makes her seem, she manages to do the impossible. What made me love the author was the fact that she never once gave up or felt sorry for herself. Faced with her circumstances, I'm fairly certain I wouldn't be as motivated as her.

Though crass and arrogant at times, I think that everyone can find a little bit of themselves in the author. The truth is, there is a moral to this story for all of us. Especially during the current economic crisis. Who isn't guilty of materialism at one point or another? Who doesn't splurge on a Prada bag or justify [...] highlights on occasion? Who doesn't take their financial status for granted, never thinking it could unexpectedly be taken away from them? Through her wit, brutal honesty, elitist remarks, and unique footnotes, Jen somehow manages to endear herself to her reader all the while reminding us to appreciate what is really important in life.

To sum it up, allow me to give you the full title of this book: 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.

How can you not want to read it now?

Ameena Din
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Summary of Bitter is the New Black : Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass,Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office

Jen Lancaster was living the sweet life-until real life kicked her to the curb.

She had the perfect man, the perfect job-hell, she had the perfect life-and there was no reason to think it wouldn't last. Or maybe there was, but Jen Lancaster was too busy being manicured, pedicured, highlighted, and generally adored to notice.

This is the smart-mouthed, soul-searching story of a woman trying to figure out what happens next when she's gone from six figures to unemployment checks and she stops to reconsider some of the less-than-rosy attitudes and values she thought she'd never have to answer for when times were good.

Filled with caustic wit and unusual insight, it's a rollicking read as speedy and unpredictable as the trajectory of a burst balloon.

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