I was browsing the iBook store and found this one for 99¢. Based on the process alone, I bought it, with low expectations. I was pleasantly surprised though. It was actually a funny book. Given that she writes about her real life I doubt that she intended it to be all that funny. Nevertheless, it was very entertaining. Her lack and drive and real ambition, while being keenly aware of her own shortcomings, was, as the title itself might suggest, a refreshing change from the over-hyped, you-can-accomplish-anything types that seem to be gaining more and more shelf space. Leve writes well, but the more I read, the more I grew to dislike her as a person. What's so "funny" about someone who's perpetually pessimistic? She came across as rather smug to me. Moreover, unless one is familiar with her "Cassandra" persona details before reading the book, there are gaps. She throws in names, such as "Liza" without any explanation of who the that might be? Took me a few entries to realize it was a friend and not a lover. Also, I would have liked more background on this dual-identity of hers? She mentions later that she's not British, so how did she come to live there (and keep a place in NYC as well)? By the end, I was really glad it was over.
What do You think about The Cassandra Chronicles (2009)?
A little obnoxious at times but still pretty funny. Not laugh out loud hilarious but the odd giggle.
—keepondreaming97
This woman could be me in another ten years. We are like the same person. Ironic simularities.
—Karina
I'm on page five and laughing already.
—nivram_1985
