Bitter Is the New Black by Jen Lancaster (2006)

I purchased this book after becoming enthralled with her newest book: Such A Pretty Fat. The writing is clever, stimulating and she presents dead on summarizations of people and situations. This book did NOT disappoint. I have been stuck in the murder/mystery genre, and was compelled to purchase SUCH A PRETTY FAT after reading a small review in People Magazine. I could NOT put this one or her other two books down. The wit, and humor are "laugh out loud" hysterical. The book is slightly peppered with a few choice words, but none are gratuitous just to write them on paper, and more to emphasize her point. I could envision her as my newest best friend, as I could completely relate to EVERYTHING she writes about. My only disappointment was that she wasn't sitting in my living room telling me these hysterical situations personally. Her humor may NOT be for everyone, but if you are sarcastic, narciassistic, and have a few pounds to spare that you aren't completely freaked out about-and can find humor in-then I think that you will ADORE this book as much as I have.

I ordered this book over a month ago and still have not received it. Further, I have written several emails to the seller inquiring about it and haven't received any response. Terrible.

Looved the book, great read, witty and hilarious at times! Literally read it in a couple days b/c I had to know what happened next. I immediately purchased the next book in the series and am enjoying it just as much!

Absolute side splitting, tell-it-like-you-mean-it, must read about a woman's real life journey from the top to the bottom. You will fall in love with her witty husband and spoiled rotten dogs. I enjoyed it so much that I can't stop recommending it to others.

LAUGH OUT LOUD funny. Read this with a friend so at least one other person you know will not think you are crazy. Perfect. Love it. Love her. FUNEEEEE stuff!

A friend of mine dragged me into a book store a few weeks ago so she could find her latest installment of some nerd book. While I groan and try futiley to find something trashy to entertain myself with while she squeals with delight over her dork-books (seriously, who gets giddy over calculus???), my ever fading attention is caught by a tantalizing title - Bitter is the New Black. I pick it up and begin reading the cover and find myself giggling as I flip through the pages and squealing like my friend. OM-friggin-G, I HAD to have this book!!! I bought this one and Bright Lights, Big Ass. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!! Could not put it down. If you do not agree these are the best books ever, I will fight you! LOL

My only complaint with this book is that I had read it sooner! Jen is hilarious and leaves you with one question when you finish....."When is she writing another?" Soon I hope!

I really like how the book related to my current situation. Jennifer really makes you feel as though you are part of the book! A definte recommendation!!!!

What I loved about this book? That it's so close to my real life in many ways - losing her great job, collecting unemployment, being a fashionista, realizing Target is the new "in" place to shop, and, her LOVE for her dogs! Jen is so REAL and says things to people that we all think of saying at certain points in our lives. I had to run out and buy her next installment called Bright Lights, Big Ass as soon as I was finished with this one - that's how much I loved this book. Down to earth, real, made me laugh out loud in spots. The only thing I disliked was that it had to end! And the reason I even discovered this book was because I was searching for the title of a book by Laurie Notaro that I was currently reading (and couldn't remember the name of it while I was at work) so that I could recommend HER book to someone, and this came up on amazon.com - so while I of course went right to e-bay to make my actual purchase, amazon.com was good for something!

This is one of the funniest books I have read in a long time. It is the story of a bratty, self-centered, snobby, young VP who loses her position when the company merges. At first, the central character is very unlikable. Later, she has fiasco after fiasco happen to her at job interviews as well as at the unemployment office. I became sympathetic to her plight and actually looked forward to seeing how she was going to get out of one situation after another. I loved this book! I also loved the sequel!