Bad Habits, Jenny McCarthy
Bad Habits, Jenny McCarthy
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Bad Habits
A Book of Confessions about Confession

Author: Jenny McCarthy

Narrator: Tavia Gilbert

Unabridged: 5 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/24/2013

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Jenny McCarthy--actress, comedian, activist, and New York Times bestselling author--candidly recounts her humorous Catholic upbringing, from her childhood dream of becoming a nun to her Playmate of the Year centerfold, and all of the Hail Mary's in between.

In keeping with the theme of her comedic New York Times bestsellers, from Belly Laughs to Love, Lust & Faking It, McCarthy brings her trademark honesty, humility, and humor to bear as she chronicles her often embarrassing, occasionally outlandish, and always entertaining life as a born-and-raised Catholic girl.

Jenny attended one of the most prestigious all-girl Catholic schools in Chicago. While most young girls in Jenny's neighborhood were playing with Cabbage Patch dolls for fun, Jenny was playing with Jesus, Mary, and Joseph dolls. She had every intention of growing up and becoming a nun, but a few hilarious speed bumps and blinking red lights along the way changed her mind. Jenny never did accept Sister Mary's reasoning that she could avoid purgatory if she just bought a string necklace for $10. The fact that two of her aunts are simultaneously nuns and cops-yes, they carry guns and shoot people while wearing a habit-never made complete sense to her. And neither does her mother's insistence that Jenny bury certain religious statues in the front lawns of her houses before she sells them. But then again, Jenny does have four of them buried across Southern California.

This book tells the story of what went wrong during Jenny's Catholic upbringing, or, as Jenny puts it now, what went right. Chapters include: "I Knew I Should Have Worn Underwear to Church", "Jesus' Baby Mama", "Can Someone Kill Our Dog, Please?", and "Oh No, My Mom is Going to Hell."

Bad Habits is a brutally honest, hilarious memoir that will delight the legions of Jenny McCarthy fans.

About Jenny McCarthy

Jenny McCarthy got her start as a Playboy model, before launching a high-profile writing, comedic television, and film career. She has been featured everywhere from Time magazine to the cover of Rolling Stone, and has appeared on virtually every television talk show.She works tirelessly in the world of healing and preventing autism and is co-creator, with speech/language pathologist Sarah Clifford Scheflen, of Teach2Talk, a series of DVDs for children. Born in Chicago, McCarthy currently resides in Los Angeles, California, with her son, Evan. You can follow her on Twitter @JennyMcCarthy.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Allie on March 01, 2014

Great book about Jenny McCarthy’s journey of “spiritual enlightenment”. It’s a funny and easy read. Although I am Catholic, and still an active member in the church, I identified with many of her issues regarding some of the church’s teachings. We are, at times, a hypocritical group. I think it’s ha......more

Goodreads review by Jodi on March 11, 2013

I happened to see this on the shelf when I was browsing in the library so I checked it out. I am a cradle Catholic so I was curious to see what confessions a "recovering" Catholic might have! Since this is told by Jenny McCarthy, I knew it would be a tad crude but very funny and I wasn't disappointe......more

Goodreads review by Fabian on April 24, 2019

Great poolside read. Learning what an oasis the late summer can be in EP TX, I've come to terms with my deep reading drought. Let's get things moving along, was my single overbearing thought, and so perhaps I'll begin zipping my way through more "essentials." But McCarthy brought a fresh gust of new......more

Goodreads review by Anthony on February 28, 2013

This book doesn't quite scan for me. How can this woman have been so smart about finding holes in Catholic doctrine at ayoung age and so dense when it comes to seeing serious warning flags in her personal life, as well as the new age stuff she promotes now? I don't get it. Given that, the book does......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on September 19, 2017

Reading this book a second time when I am a few years older and have a better perspective on the Catholic religion helped me to view this with an open mind, especially when I have strayed away from Catholicism myself and more into New Age Spiritual teachings. Overall, McCarthy had a witty approach to......more