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Loading... Simple Times: Crafts for Poor Peopleby Amy Sedaris
None. I loved just reading through this book without actually making anything. (  ) mundanelyput | Aug 21, 2012 |  Oh Amy, you slay me. "Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People" was awesome. Amy has a sick sense of humor that you need to love to enjoy her books and works. She just cracks me up. Today I am going to try the penny bookmark because you always have pennies and tape o hand. ( ) LizPhoto | Jun 6, 2012 | This tongue-in-cheek guide to crafting is not for everyone. It jokingly gives tips and instructions on how to make various things, but never takes itself seriously, not should it. I loved the Ten Commandments of Crafting, which included, “Thou shalt not fill envelopes with glitter and confetti and send them through the mail.” There’s one section that discusses “crafting for the hard-of-hearing.” Amy Sedaris literally yells this entire section on the audiobook, which is funny for about.02 seconds, and then it’s just awful. The country music and “woodchuck” parts are incredibly annoying on audio as well. The chapter on “the craft of making love” was unexpected and unnecessary. I get why they thought it was funny, but it wasn’t really. It just took the book in a completely different direction, which wasn’t funny so much as it was odd. Though there are some chuckle worthy bits, the overall impression is not a good one. Skip this one and read her other book, “I Like You,” especially if you can get your hands on an audio version. "More than 8 out of 10 households have at least 4 out of 5 family members engaging in 2 out of 3 crafts 78% of the time. A staggering 98% of this group are homosexual men." (  ) bookworm12 | Jul 12, 2011 | A how-to for learning how to make a mouse ghetto for any dying rodents you might find, an obscene fruit salad, a rusty nail wind chime and tampon ghosts. Crafts are arranged by topics such as "The Joy of Poverty", "Unreturnable Gift Giving", "Making Love" and "Sausages". Hidden amongst the bad advice are real recipes, and there are plenty of photos of the Sedaris type, which means weird 70's clothing and generally making herself look like a mental patient. I've been a fan since the "Strangers With Candy" days. (  ) mstrust | Mar 27, 2011 | What book is that.! It`s to childish for adults and not appropriate for kids. I am glad that I only borrowed it No taste no humor in it for me. (  ) brigitte64 | Feb 21, 2011 | no reviews | add a review
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