Theres a Slight Chance I Might Be ..., Laurie Notaro
Theres a Slight Chance I Might Be ..., Laurie Notaro
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There's a (Slight) Chance I Might Be Going to Hell
A Novel of Sewer Pipes, Pageant Queens, and Big Trouble

Author: Laurie Notaro

Narrator: Susan Denaker

Unabridged: 10 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/29/2007

Synopsis

The first novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Idiot Girls’ Action-Adventure Club is a rollicking tale of small-town peculiarity, dark secrets, and one extraordinary beauty pageant.

When her husband is offered a post at a small northwestern university, Maye Roberts is only too happy to pack up and leave the relentless Phoenix heat for the lush green quietude of Spaulding, Washington. While she loves the odd little town, there is one thing she didn’t anticipate: just how heartbreaking it would be to leave her Phoenix friends behind. And when you’re a childless thirtysomething freelance writer who works at home, making new friends can be quite a challenge.

After a series of false starts nearly gets her banished from town, Maye decides that her last chance to connect with her new neighbors is to enter the annual Sewer Pipe Queen Pageant, a kooky but dead-serious local tradition open to contestants of all ages and genders. Aided by a deranged former pageant queen with one eyebrow, Maye doesn’t just make a splash, she uncovers a sinister mystery that has haunted the town for decades.

About The Author

Laurie Notaro has been fired from seven jobs, laid off from three, and voluntarily liberated from one. Despite all that, she has managed to write a number of New York Times bestselling essay collections. She lives with her husband in Oregon, where—according to her mother, who refuses to visit—she sleeps in a trailer in the woods.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Jennifer on 2008-06-06 19:25:23

Amusing author, light hearted and relatable main character and humorous story. The end is a let down as it appears she couldn't come up with a big finish. Just so-so for me on account of the lame ending.

Goodreads review by Lizz

OMG this book is laugh out loud, spew coffee out your nose funny!! Just fabulous. Reviews of her stuff seem to be fairly divisive -- you either get her or you don't apparently. I totally get her. Any of y'all who read my book musing here know that I don't "do" reviews. I figure if you wanna know wha......more

Goodreads review by Michele

Absurd . . . But Pure Laurie Notaro Change the names, create an absurd little scenario, and call it fiction. As a fan of Notaro's essay collections, this story, There's a (Slight) Change I Might Be Going to Hell, didn't surprise or disappoint. It doesn't stretch too far from her roots in writing fi......more

Goodreads review by Mark

There's a (slight) chance that this may not be a very good book. Maye Roberts is a thirty-something freelance journalist living in Phoenix, Arizona who is suddenly uprooted to a small town of Spaulding, Washington when her husband is offered a teaching post at the local University. Maye struggles to......more

Goodreads review by Marian

This book had everything, including the kitchen sink, thrown in--metaphors, similes, stereotypes, and an underlying Karate Kid theme (only less inspiring for all the dog poop). Sometimes it all worked and sometimes it didn't. The story is over the top, for sure. Some of it is really funny. For exampl......more

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