My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands (original 2005; edition 2005)

Wow. Chelsea Handler tells all. I am quite surprised and especially that this book became a hit in the USA and more so that it was not banned! hahaha just kidding.
She did manage to make me laugh out loud once and maybe even twice. I had to laugh so much during the skid mark story. I am not sure if I'd give it 3 or 4 stars. The thing is, I wanted to get to know her a bit more, not only about her horizontal life, but it was fun and a quick read. so 3.5 stars it is. ( )

I couldn't finish this book. I found it distasteful, facile and pandering. It made my skin crawl. Loathsome. I'm certainly a fan of sex in all its consensual forms, so that part didn't squick me a bit, other than it just wasn't written in a fashion that made me like any of the participants. The author blithely trotted out and proudly displayed nearly every flavor of prejudice in the first 80 pages. I'm bewildered by the apparent popularity of this collection. ( )

hilarious stories!! ( )

I got as far as the poop story, and that was enough.
I can't stand stories where people embarrass themselves, it's like chewing on tinfoil or something. ( )

I watch Chelsea Handler's late night show on tv and the disconnect between her professional-young-woman look and foul-mouthed retelling of her sexual expoits is quite funny and I looked forward to more of the same in the book. However, the humour lies in her drunken exploits picking up a myriad of men and then her personal insults against them, whether it be their 'size', personal habits, looks, intelligence or housekeeping ability. There are several side characters, all of whom might have been interesting, but the information on them is restricted to how much money they have and their sexual habits or lack of them. Again, insults abound. The only character who is described in any kind of detail is her father - a racist, homophobic, certifiable eccentric of a secondhand car dealer, not a description that is in any way believable but still amusing to read.

The initial chapters read well, but it became steadily more tedious and I had to force myself to read the last few chapters just because I really hate not finishing books.

Humour is a very individual thing. What I like you may not and vice-versa so the two-star rating reflects only my opinion and not a rating of how good the book is or is not.

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