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Title: Boring and Disappointing
Review: From the title and the book description, I was hoping Shannon Olson's "autobiographical novel" would be witty and poignant, and speak to me, another newly 30-year-old, in a way that was relevant and entertaining. Was I wrong!Instead, this is one of the most DISAPPOINTING books I've read in a while. Olson tries so hard to be funny, but she rarely is, and the few times that she almost succeeds, she repeats those jokes, like a bad sitcom rerun. More important, though, Shannon (or her alter ego)is unlikable, self-centered, whiney, annoying, and stupid -- and I just didn't find my own or my friends' experiences in this book. She/the character fails to gain any meaningful insight, and the whining never stops. I kept reading thinking it would get better, or she would CHANGE somehow, but I finished it thinking, "And that was it?" Yep. Not entertaining, not insightful, and boring. Don't waste your time with this one.
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