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Loading... Queen of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories from a Life Unaccording to…by Hillary Carlip
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Hillary Carlip has had a fascinating life full of weirdness and wonder. I have to say that I enjoyed reading about her early years more than anything else (her and a friend roaming Laurel Canyon in order to find/stalk Carole King was hilarious), but the later years of dealing with relationships and family had some poignant insights as well. Carlip just seems like a gutsy awesome woman, and this was a great memoir.  celiafrances | Jul 16, 2009 |  A fun, funny and entertaining read. I liked all the celebrity anecdotes and thought Hillary's adventures were very fun to read about. It's a quick, easy read and a pretty good one at that. (  ) bostonbibliophile | Jul 22, 2007 | A hilariously funny memoir that clearly shows facts can indeed be stranger than fiction. Despite the recent flood of exageration and "woe is me, can you believe I survived that?" dribble that leaves one doubting the truth (or worthiness) of this genre nowadays, Carlip provides a light and entertaining story, packed with too much serendipity for it NOT to be true. These are tales of a person who travels in the same circles as the rich and famous without ever being (or becoming) rich and famous herself. And while their fame and fortune might not have rubbed off, a lot of eccentricity apparently did, leaving behind a terrific narrator for this yarn. ( ) bookem | Mar 7, 2007 | Purposely slowed down reading this book to make it last until 2007. Wanted the first book on the list for the year to be this one, ( ) chowards | Jan 15, 2007 | This book was a quick but fun read. It contained very interesting facts aobut different eras and a lot of celebrity encounters. I think I like Laurie Notaro a LOT better than Hillary, but overall, it was a fun read! (  ) WittyreaderLI | Aug 14, 2006 |  no reviews | add a review
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A hilariously offbeat memoir about an adventurous young woman's escapades as she defies conventions and transforms an ordinary Los Angeles life into a star-studded, extraordinary miracle of self-discovery.
Queen of the Oddballs forms a chronology of Hillary Carlip's habitual straying from roads more traveled -- from a wisecracking third-grader suspended from school for smoking (while imitating Holly Golightly) to a headline-making teen activist, juggler and fire eater, friend (NOT "fan") of Carly Simon and Carole King, grand prize-winning Gong Show contestant, cult rock star, and seeker of spiritual and romantic truths that definitely defy expectations.
Illustrated with ephemera -- from diary entries and photographs to a handwritten letter from Carly Simon -- Queen of the Oddballs presents a virtual time capsule of pop culture's last four decades and celebrates a creative life lived to the hilt.
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