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“Let’s Pretend This Never Happened”: If you want to laugh uncomfortably…read this

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The day I received Jenny Lawson’s book in the mail I couldn’t wait to read it. I was so excited (slow day for me), I announced it to the Twitter world. And then, The Bloggess herself tweeted me back. O.M.Gee.


As I’m writing this review of Let’s Pretend This Never Happened, A Mostly True Memoir, I’m giggling to myself just thinking about the stories I’ve read.

If you like to laugh, this book is for you. If you like to laugh out loud at wildly inappropriate situations, then this is definitely for you. And if you are not easily offended, read it ASAP.
let's pretend this never happened

Jenny Lawson, aka The Bloggess, has one of the funniest blogs on the Internet. “Let’s Pretend” is an extension of that and doesn’t disappoint.

Every page is filled with memories of Jenny’s childhood and beyond and literally left me snorting with laughter. The way she story tells reminds me of my favorite television character, Lorelei Gilmore, from the Gilmore Girls.

Jenny rambles a bit and writes with run-on sentences. There’s also a TON of cursing. If bad words bother you, I’d stop reading this review right now. 🙂

Something I haven’t seen since reading Shakespeare, Jenny includes footnotes on many pages to better explain herself. It’s fast paced and fun to keep up with.

The beginning of the book hits the ground running with talk of magical squirrel puppets, pet turkeys that had names and big time embarrassed her in from of her classmates, gross encounters with dozens of dead animals (her dad is a professional taxidermist) and the time she got her arm stuck inside a cow’s vagina during class in high school.

Do I have your attention yet?

While the stories seem too unbelievable to be true, you will still laugh until you cry and I guarantee you it will have you walking down memory lane.

On a small serious note, Jenny’s life moments remind us that it’s OK to be the oddball and it’s OK to feel like you never fit in. Her stories truly are one of a kind…

Personally, with a book like this, I think she’s fitting in just fine.

If you are interested in following Jenny Lawson via social media you can find her on Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheBloggess), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/jennythebloggess) and, of course, her blog (http://thebloggess.com/).

Disclosure: This is a paid review for BlogHer Book Club but the opinions expressed are my own.

About Courtney

Courtney is a mom to four kids, 8 years old and under. She's dog-obsessed and loves to cook. When watching TV, her go-to channels are Food Network, HGTV and Hallmark. And in case you were wondering, her favorite food is home fries. And pizza.

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    Leah DeCesare says

    As adults, we don’t laugh as much as we should, and we experience those good, deep belly laughs even less often (though my kids put us over the top at dinner most nights!) – love the recommendation! Looking forward to it!

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    Jen Coelho Senecal says

    Jenny is one of my blogging favorites! She does no wrong, in my book. I’ve wanted to get my hands on her book for a while now and life has gotten in the way of reading, but now I’m going to go buy it for my iPad today… Nothing in the world better than a good laugh!

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    Sharon - MomGenerations.com says

    This sounds like something I’d love to read. Not much offends me, I love to laugh and I love TheBloggess already! (Hey, my New Year’s Resolution is to be “wildly inappropriate” and my grandkids don’t think this is much of a stretch!) Thanks for this wonderful review!