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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Catalog: Book Release date: 2005-05-12 Media: Paperback Number of pages: 213 Ean: 9781582346182 Book Isbn: 1582346186  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthor:
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In this raucous collection of true-life stories, actress and comedian Chelsea Handler recounts her time spent in the social trenches with that wild, strange, irresistible, and often gratifying beast: the one-night stand.
You've either done it or know someone who has: the one-night stand, the familiar outcome of a night spent at a bar, sometimes the sole payoff for your friend's irritating wedding, or the only relief from a disastrous vacation. Often embarrassing and uncomfortable, occasionally outlandish, but most times just a necessary and irresistible evil, the one-night stand is a social rite as old as sex itself and as common as a bar stool. Enter Chelsea Handler. Gorgeous, sharp, and anything but shy, Chelsea loves men and lots of them. My Horizontal Life chronicles her romp through the different bedrooms of a variety of suitors, a no-holds-barred account of what can happen between a man and a sometimes very intoxicated, outgoing woman during one night of passion. From her short fling with a Vegas stripper to her even shorter dalliance with a well-endowed little person, from her uncomfortable tryst with a cruise ship performer to her misguided rebound with a man who likes to play leather dress-up, Chelsea recalls the highs and lows of her one-night stands with hilarious honesty. Encouraged by her motley collection of friends (aka: her partners in crime) but challenged by her family members (who at times find themselves a surprise part of the encounter), Chelsea hits bottom and bounces back, unafraid to share the gritty details. My Horizontal Life is one guilty pleasure you won't be ashamed to talk about in the morning. |
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 Written on November 1, 2008 Summary: Some funny vignettes, but there's an "ick" factor This is a vacation read -- something I wouldn't normally pick up, but it was sitting there, and I was headed out to the beach to suck down some tropical concoction in the sun. So, why not? Chelsea Handler has written an account of one-night stands that she has experienced. The cast of characters is interesting, and sometimes bizarre, and the situations range from laugh-out-loud funny to irritatingly off-putting. I enjoyed it sporadically, as much as I simultaneously found it offensive. I don't know how much the author has embellished, and how well she's hidden the identity of some of her subjects, but I'd sure be sorry if I showed up in her book! She's rather merciless and shallow, a hedonist who wants to have a good time and doesn't even try to spare the feelings of men who, er, aren't up to the task. I'm trying to imagine a book written with genders reversed, where a man takes a woman home from a bar, only to reject her in the bedroom because of, say, her breast size. Eeyuck. It's also a shame that Handler thinks that hedonism is cool when it extends to being an alcoholic. No, she doesn't label herself an alcoholic, and maybe she's not one. Maybe she's exaggerating things for comedic effect, but if that's the case, the unintended consequence was to make herself out to be a happy drunk. That said, if you can accept the author's total pursuit of her own pleasure (her feeble attempt at the end to portray this as a phase coming to an end doesn't really ring sincere), the book does have some pleasure to offer the reader as well, with a couple of very funny predicaments and sexual disasters. If you want a few sexually-charged laughs, you could sure do worse than this book. And it was okay as a vacation read. That's as far as I can go in recommending My Horizontal Life.  Written on October 31, 2008 Summary: Chelsea is hilarious AND relatable!! Miss Chelsea...what can I say?! I wish she was my big sister or my best friend--her stories about past lovers cracked me up and I would read this book again & again. I also recommend it to all my friends, whether they know who Chelsea is or not. GET IT TODAY!! I can't wait to read Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea... Written on October 28, 2008 Summary: Run, don't walk, to buy this book This was the funniest book I've ever read. It is a must read for any female that likes a raunchy sense of humor. I gave it to my friend and she called me laughing several times to reminise about what she just read. It will be my Christmas gift to all of my girl friends! I will read any book Chelsea writes... I already have "Are You There Vodka, It's Me Chelsea"... and I can't wait! Written on October 28, 2008 Summary: Funny read This was VERY funny. I found myself laughing out loud several times. I couldn't put it down and finished it in two days (while at work). She is quick witted and entertaining. Her stories are crazy but I'm sure you could relate to one or two of them. Very much worth it. I'm looking forward to reading more of her books. Written on October 24, 2008 Summary: Very Entertaining! I got both of her books for an 8 hour flight. I read them both before vacation was up. Her sense of humor is crude but well worth the purchase of the book. She was cracking me up in almost every chapter. I loved it! |
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| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 2005-05-12 | 2008-04-22 | 2008-04-01 | 2008-03-11 | 2006-01-01 | 2008-06-03 |
| Media | Paperback | Hardcover | Paperback | Hardcover | Paperback | Hardcover |
| Number of pages | 213 | 264 | 240 | 288 | 288 | 336 |
| Ean | 9781582346182 | 9781416954125 | 9781594483066 | 9781416950738 | 9780806527284 | 9780316143479 |
| Book Isbn | 1582346186 | 1416954120 | 159448306X | 1416950737 | 0806527285 | 0316143472 |
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