
It Looked Different on the Model
Epic Tales of Impending Shame and Infamy
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Narrated by:
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Hillary Huber
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By:
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Laurie Notaro
Everyone's favorite Idiot Girl, Laurie Notaro, is just trying to find the right fit, whether it's in the adorable blouse that looks charming on the mannequin but leaves her in a literal bind or in her neighborhood after she's shamefully exposed at a holiday party by delivering a low-quality rendition of "Jingle Bells." Notaro makes misstep after riotous misstep as she tries (and catastrophically fails) to gain some ground---delightfully whipping up butter-laden cupcakes for the local vegan kids, finding herself banned from the post office for wanting too many two-cent stamps ("The post-office lady looked at me like I had just asked her if she wanted to buy my sex tape"), and discovering what appears to be a corpse on her front lawn seconds before her sister is due to visit ("I had approximately three to four minutes to move the carcass from my yard into my neighbors' yard so my sister would think it was their dead person"). She shares tales of marriage and family, including stories about the dog-bark translator that deciphers Notaro's and her husband's own "woofs" a little too accurately, the emails from her mother with "FWD" in the subject line ("which in email code means Forecasting World Destruction"), and the dead-of-night shopping sprees and Devil Dog-devouring monkeyshines of a creature known as "Ambien Laurie." At every turn, Notaro's pluck and irresistible candor sets the New York Times best-selling author on a journey that's laugh-out-loud funny and utterly unforgettable.
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Critic reviews
OK I guess
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And who hasn’t gotten those FWDFWDFWDFWD from your parents or in-laws with every hoax available to man and no matter how many times you tell them it’s a hoax they still send them along to you!
Ambien Laurie is freaking hilarious and makes me wonder what this drug is supposed to do because it didn’t seem to help her sleep!
I enjoy Laurie’s sense of humor its sardonic and sarcastic and I can relate to her very well. Laurie’s books are fun and will make you laugh if you like sarcastic humor.
As usual Hilary Huber does a great job at the narration!
4 Stars
Funny Stuff!
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Is there anything you would change about this book?
The narrator! Her tone was sarcastic and patronizing. It almost ruined the work.How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
The story was interesting. I wouldn't change it.Would you be willing to try another one of Hillary Huber’s performances?
Probably not.If this book were a movie would you go see it?
No.Interesting Content - Sarcastic Narrator
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HOWEVER, the narrator is absolutely AWFUL. She shredded Notaro's wit and deep seeded humor.
Buy this book either in print or via Kindle, the audiobook is TERRIBLE.
Narration KILLED this book
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nods and grins
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What made the experience of listening to It Looked Different on the Model the most enjoyable?
I love Laura Notaro's books. I find them very entertaining. This book spoke to me.Good for some laughs.
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But a warning while listening in public - there are many genuinely laugh-out-loud scenes described. I embarrassed myself a few times with some loud snorts of laughter! The “Ambien Laurie” stories are particularly hilarious - though when I relayed the story about the Chocolate Stars to my husband, I thought he was going to pee his pants he laughed so hard. It is a wonderful collection with a range of essays that not only are funny, but touching moments as well. I can’t wait for Laurie’s next book - though I think I may be abandoning the print versions in the future for more of these wonderful Audible versions!
Very entertaining!
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hilarious!!
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Wasn't that funny; maybe I couldn't relate
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Just not that funny
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