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I Like You Just the Way I Am: Stories About Me and Some Other People Hardcover – June 17, 2014
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By about 30 pages in, Mollen has resorted twice to the “there are two types of “___s” gambit (in addition to simply calling others, “the type who”) and tried to shock-jock the reader’s pants off by declaring her anorexic temptations scarier than a concentration camp, comparing a bad romance to a “fiery plane crash into a tall building,” and deciding that a former boyfriend (unfindable on social media) killed himself. And she’s anorexic and bulimic in somewhat graphic detail. And she has a long way to go to becoming a current L.A. writer, actress, and (per the jacket copy) “one of the funniest women on Twitter.” She can be funny, but her shticks and tics are lazily apparent. And for her worldview (and memoir) to work, everyone she deals with has to be missing a bolt or two as well (e.g., “All the Best Men Are Either Gay, Married, or Your Therapist” and “Nobody Wants to Be Your Fucking Bridesmaid” and “You Were Molested”). She is hiply raunchy, raunchily hip; add her to that list and purchase according to demand. --Eloise Kinney
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"Jenny puts into words those thoughts you're ashamed to admit to your therapist, your dog, or even yourself. This outrageous book will have you laughing out loud and thanking god you aren't her husband." —CHELSEA HANDLER, New York Times bestselling author of Uganda Be Kidding Me"Honest, hilarious, and a book I would highly recommend hiding from your daughter." —JIM GAFFIGAN, New York Times bestselling author of Dad Is Fat"Jenny Mollen is a brilliant writer with balls of steel—this is the most honest, hilarious, and batsh*t insane memoir I've read in ages." —DIABLO CODY, New York Times bestselling author of Candy Girl"In a town full of phonies, Jenny Mollen is the genuine article. With true candor and a biting sense of humor, she bravely lays her secrets bare in a memoir that's compulsively readable, undeniably smart, and breathtakingly funny. Take note, everyone, because Jenny Mollen is about to become the Next Big Thing!” —JEN LANCASTER, New York Times bestselling author of The Tao of Martha and Bitter Is the New Black
"Jenny Mollen is basically telling women that it’s okay to be crazy and to embrace their jealousy, paranoia and rage. This book is so funny—you'll laugh your ass off. I only hope my girlfriend doesn’t read it." —JEFFREY ROSS, author of I Only Roast the Ones I Love
"You know when a friend tells you what they almost did, but came to their senses and didn’t? Well, Jenny Mollen does it with gusto, and I can't get enough! You’ll never believe how badly you’ll want to meet her after reading her hilarious book." —JUDY GREER, author of I Don’t Know What You Know Me From"Yikes and wow. You will be horrified. You will be entertained. What you'll never be, as you read Jenny Mollen’s memoir, is bored." —PATTON OSWALT, New York Times bestselling author of Zombie Spaceship Wasteland"Jenny’s type of fucked up is the kind I want to squish up and put in my bag and keep with me all the time—and now I can. Thanks, America." —KELLY OXFORD, New York Times bestselling author of Everything Is Perfect When You're a Liar"Filth. If you like your ladies hot and your filth filthy, this is the book for you. Jenny is bitchy and body-obsessed, husband-obsessed, self-aggrandizing, and always amazing." —MICHAEL IAN BLACK, New York Times bestselling author of You’re Not Doing It Right"Jenny tells her stories with such raw honesty that even when she's behaving badly, you'll root for her. Also, you'll laugh your ass off. After reading this, I want to be her best friend but also I'm scared of her." —SARAH COLONNA, New York Times bestselling author of Life As I Blow ItMore About the Author
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19 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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Rhiannon
on June 18, 2014
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3.5 stars
I like a crazy antics memoir as much as the next person but I feel like all the women are trying to "one up" each other anymore. These crazy acts make me think "maybe I wasn't as wild as I thought" and I'm fine with that. Jenny Mollen tells stories that are hilarious, cringe-worthy, and shocking. I first thought I wasn't going to be able to finish the book because she talks about stalking her current husband's ex girlfriend. As a woman on the other end of this sort of situation, I was thinking "this isn't funny. You have problems. Seriously psychological problems." Mollen admits her insecurities and craziness but also uses it as an identifier. I found that as the book progressed some funnier stories came out. I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy Chelsea Handler, Mindy Kaling, maybe Lisa Lampenelli. Mollen is crass and no holds barred.
I like a crazy antics memoir as much as the next person but I feel like all the women are trying to "one up" each other anymore. These crazy acts make me think "maybe I wasn't as wild as I thought" and I'm fine with that. Jenny Mollen tells stories that are hilarious, cringe-worthy, and shocking. I first thought I wasn't going to be able to finish the book because she talks about stalking her current husband's ex girlfriend. As a woman on the other end of this sort of situation, I was thinking "this isn't funny. You have problems. Seriously psychological problems." Mollen admits her insecurities and craziness but also uses it as an identifier. I found that as the book progressed some funnier stories came out. I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy Chelsea Handler, Mindy Kaling, maybe Lisa Lampenelli. Mollen is crass and no holds barred.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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on August 9, 2014
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I really wanted to like this book, but guess what? I've read it. It's all her blogs from Playboy's Smoking Jacket. Jenny seems like she'd be so much fun to know, but after the eighth story of her narcissism and "quirkiness", mixed in with what a stalker she appears to be, I got over it real quick. Just google her name along with the Smoking a Jacket and you've saved yourself ten bucks.
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Heidi Rosinski
on July 21, 2014
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Odd book. Jenny Mollen is the poster child of how not to raise your child. Parts were amusing while other parts seemed mean and bizarre. Clearly not someone I want to know. Her husband has a long life in front of him with her, or at least it will seem long.
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Tressa Kemp
on June 22, 2014
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Hilarious! I read it the day it came out, couldn't put it down. Jenny makes you laugh and feel better about yourself for ever being crazy. I've followed her on vine, Twitter, instagram, etc. for quite some time. Her and Jason are the kind of people you want to be your best friends. I highly recommend this book.
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Michele
on September 7, 2014
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After just finishing Sara Barron's "The Harm in Asking", I craved another good crazy antics, funny book like a female David Sedaris. This, sadly, was not it. For someone who desperately needs everyone to love her, Jenny Mollen is decidedly unlikable. Her stories are way over the top, and from the start she is just plain psycho, and not in a good way. Maybe I am just too well-adjusted, but her obsessions and rants about human relationships are only mildly accurate at best and way off base at worst. And Jason Biggs isn't THAT famous...
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Colleen Waldron
on July 20, 2014
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Had a few funny parts but it's mostly just narcissism.
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on September 14, 2014
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I am usually a huge fan of over-the-top memoirs, but Mollen's book did very little for me. Generally speaking, I find her style of writing and the stories she tells very unrelatable and far too self-indulgent. Of course, memories are usually pretty self-indulgent but this one took it to a new level, in my opinion.
Jenny seems like an incredibly creative and interesting person, so this is not about bashing her as a person. As a reader, this book left me kind of irritated and sad. As a woman just a few years younger than her, it kind of broke my heart that someone as successful as her is still obsessed with her weight and looks and how many Twitter followers she's racked up. I don't know, it's just kind of non-sensical.
Like I said, this is probably totally based on my own personality and how she and I have zero in common. What's the point of reading a memoir if it doesn't pull on your heartstrings or make you LOL at least once or twice? This book did neither, so I'm going to have to give it two stars.
Jenny seems like an incredibly creative and interesting person, so this is not about bashing her as a person. As a reader, this book left me kind of irritated and sad. As a woman just a few years younger than her, it kind of broke my heart that someone as successful as her is still obsessed with her weight and looks and how many Twitter followers she's racked up. I don't know, it's just kind of non-sensical.
Like I said, this is probably totally based on my own personality and how she and I have zero in common. What's the point of reading a memoir if it doesn't pull on your heartstrings or make you LOL at least once or twice? This book did neither, so I'm going to have to give it two stars.
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on July 19, 2014
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I've followed Jenny for years on twitter, read most if not all of her published online essays, watched an episode of Wilfred just because she was on it. So I was a fan going in.
I read the entire book in one day and was sad when it was over. Yes, some stories I had read online already, which I fully expected. Those stories got her the book deal.
I smiled a lot, laughed and even teared up while reading this. Jenny is obviously very funny, but it's her honesty that blows me away.
I want to hear more from her. And soon.
I read the entire book in one day and was sad when it was over. Yes, some stories I had read online already, which I fully expected. Those stories got her the book deal.
I smiled a lot, laughed and even teared up while reading this. Jenny is obviously very funny, but it's her honesty that blows me away.
I want to hear more from her. And soon.
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