My Fair Lazy: One Reality Television Addict's Attempt to Discover If Not Being a Dumb Ass Is the New Black; Or, a Culture-Up Manifesto

By Jen Lancaster

Book Overview

Readers have followed New York Times bestselling author Jen Lancaster through job loss, sucky city living, weight loss attempts, and 1980s nostalgia. Now, in this bitter and witty memoir, Jen chronicles her efforts to achieve cultural enlightenment, with some hilarious missteps and genuine moments of inspiration along the way. Jen uses any means necessary on her quest to better herself: reading canonical literature, viewing classic films, attending the opera, researching artisan cheeses, and even enrolling in etiquette classes to improve her social graces. In Jen's corner is a crack team of experts, including Page Six socialites, gourmet chefs, an opera aficionado, and a master sommelier. She may discover that well-regarded, high-priced stinky cheese tastes exactly as bad as it smells, and that her love for Kraft American Singles is forever. But one thing's for certain: Eliza Doolittle's got nothing on Jen Lancaster--and failure is an option.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451231864
• ISBN13: 9780451231864
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Another great book from Jen!

Jen Lancaster has such a dry, sarcastic sense of humor and being British, I love it. I find her memoirs funny and witty. I've read every one of them and will continue to do so as she spits them out. She has a way with words. I think you either love Jen or hate her. There is no inbetween. I love her. So if you like dry humor and deep belly laughs, pick up one of her books.