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50 Book Challenge #6: My Horizontal Life

By "Milbarge" and "Fitz-Hume"

My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler. (Amazon, B&N, Powell's) This was a fun enough lark. It's exactly what the subtitle promises: little vignettes of casual encounters from Handler's active dating life. Some are pretty amusing. Sometimes when I'm doing a book review, I like to imagine what kind of back-of-the-book blurb I would write. One on this book mentioned David Sedaris, and I think my blurb would have been "Like David Sedaris...except more sex with men!" Handler's not as funny or insightful as Sedaris**, but that would give you an idea of what you're picking up. There's an encounter with a midget, attempts to conquer her roommate's virginity, a cruise to hell, an unfortunate stain, and a walk of shame in an M&M costume. That kind of thing.

I don't think I would like Handler very much in person (not because of the sex; her personality just seems like it would grate on me), and her book doesn't have very much thought-provoking to say about dating or promiscuity or much else. But it is a light read and earns some laughs, and that's something.

**I don't want to get into the whole Sedaris-makes-stuff-up controversy. I like his stuff even if it's fiction, but I don't think he should market is as non-fiction. Still, I don't think his sins are as bad as those of some others. Anyway, I just wanted to add this note so you didn't think I was praising Sedaris without knowing "the truth."

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Full post as published by Begging the Question on March 11, 2008 (boomark / email).