Pretty in Plaid, Jen Lancaster
Pretty in Plaid, Jen Lancaster
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Pretty in Plaid

Author: Jen Lancaster

Narrator: Jamie Heinlein

Unabridged: 7 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 05/12/2009


Synopsis

Unabridged CDs * 7 CDs, 9 hours

The hardcover debut from the New York Times– bestselling author of Such a Pretty Fat.

About The Author

Jen Lancaster is the author of Bitter is the New Black, The Tao of Martha, Twisted Sisters, and many other bestselling works of both memoir and fiction. Jen can often be seen on The Today Show, as well as CBS This Morning, Fox News, NPR All Things Considered, among others. She lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and her many ill-behaved dogs and cats.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeni Angel on October 05, 2009

Jen Lancaster is one of my favorite writers. Everything she writes is just a delicious treat. From her twitter to her blog to her books-I love it. Which is why my dislike for her 4th book, Pretty in Plaid, is very disappointing. As a side note: this was the first book I ever read on my Kindle. Don't r......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on June 06, 2013

It started off so great - I loved all the stories of her youth. But when one of us wonders - are our daily lives worthy of prose? If your life consists of pledging to a sorority, working lame retail jobs and then at an HMO and having a humdrum BF who won't commit to marriage - the answer is NO! Davi......more

Goodreads review by Kimberly on January 08, 2012

This is my first Jen Lancaster book. I have two friends that are in love with her (hi Amanda and Crystal!) so I had to see with the fuss was about, and I really liked it! I thought she was very funny and I loved that she kept getting herself in trouble.......more

Goodreads review by Margie on May 20, 2009

Jen Lancaster's last three memoires were books that I just could not put down. Needless to say, I had been looking forward to the release of "Pretty in Plaid" because I wanted more of her self-absorbed, contrite tales. I'm regret to say that PIP left me sorely disappointed. In her fourth book, Jen L......more

Goodreads review by Judy on June 27, 2009

I floored by the fact that I only gave two stars to a Jen Lancaster book, but, frankly, this one was disappointing. Such a Pretty Fat was my introduction to Jen Lancaster and I LOVED it. I quickly bought and read her other two books and liked them. This book seems to be a rehash of all of the same s......more


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Praise for Pretty in Plaid
 
“After three laugh-out-loud memoirs chronicling her adult adventures in unemployment, city living and weight loss, Lancaster looks back at the poignant moments of her youth and what she was wearing while living them.”—People

“Scathingly witty.”—The Boston Herald
 
“Laugh and cry at this hilarious collection of essays that chronicle Jen’s fearless fashion faux pas through the ages, her 11 (yup) years of undergrad, and her not-so-glamorous entry-level jobs. You’ll revel in the lessons she gleans from her travails: primary among them, that the ability to laugh at your mistakes is the best skill you'll ever learn.”—Redbook
 
“She pegs her memories to outfits—a green dotted swiss dress, some stylin’ Jordache jeans, crocodile skin pumps—in a way that will win the hearts of all of us who still remember the dusty green of our 1980s-variety Girl Scout uniform (with its fetching beret and knee socks!).”—San Antonio Express-News
 
“[A] hilarious look at the poor fashion choices that can, so sadly, define and saddle us with ridicule far beyond our formative years...Lots of readers will find her brown tasseled clogs a disarmingly perfect fit; you can laugh at your own fashion foibles as Lancaster pokes fun at herself.”—The Sunday Oregonian
 
“A powerfully frank, mutant strain of chick-lit that resonates.”—Charlotte Observer