Screw Everyone: Sleeping My Way To Monogamy (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
What a lovely read! This book was a bit well downright depressing at times (but not in the usual way; in the omg she really met and dated/slept with these kinds of people sort-of way). For example, imagine about to sleep with a man and being confronted with his stuffed Garfield collection. LOL But I simply could not put it down and for those of you who like happy endings, there is one here and one that is quite satisfying for me. This reads like an autobiography even though I really wasn't expecting one (which is okay with me, I like autobiographies and sadly I have read some mediocre ones lately; to be technical it is a memoir). She is a Canadian comedian who searches for a stand-up career as well as casually dating. She is frank, funny at times (but not as much as you would think given she is a comedian), and overall her honesty is refreshing. I loathe reading autobiographies where I cannot help but feel people are leaving the nitty gritty out; we all have some things we don't want everyone to know about, but um if you are writing an autobiography isn't the point in rehashing with some of the bad or embarrassing stuff, reflecting on it, and moving past it? Anyways, this was a refreshingly enjoyable read (I had low expectations going in since one I never heard of her before and two the title could have meant I was going down god knows what path). A great end of summer light read. What's remarkable about this book is the way Ophira's humor comes across, again and again, as relatable. She's fearless about exposing her antics in love and lust. We need more of that! Too often these types of stories can come across as bitter or cautionary. Not so with Ophira. She doesn't lapse into sophomoric sentimentality, even if we know from the outset that a happy ending is coming. So to speak. LOVE. Get it. Read it. Live it!
What do You think about Screw Everyone: Sleeping My Way To Monogamy (2013)?
Such a funny book! The author is brash, ballsy, and brilliant.
—1234
Hilarious...reminded me of Chelsea Handler
—zongkai
