Book #64 |
Book: I Need a Lifeguard Everywhere but the Pool | Author: Lisa Scottoline & Francesca Serritella | |
| Source: Library book Format: Audiobook |
Pages: 336 | Duration: 08/02/25 – 08/02/25 (1 day) | |
| Rating: ★★★☆☆ | Genres: nonfiction, humor, womens, essays, chick lit | ||
| 📕10-word summary: Mother and daughter, in respective chapters, share their life observations. 🖌6-word review: Meh. Not as funny as touted. |
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| 💭A favorite quote: “I’m always interested in products that claim to be aphrodisiacs, when we all know that the one and only aphrodisiac is a man volunteering to build you some bookshelves.” | |||
| Description:* A collection of stories from the real lives of Lisa and Francesca, guaranteed to make you laugh out loud. Join them as they regret drunk-shopping online, try smell-dating, and explore the freedom of a hiatus from men — a “guyatus.” They offer a fresh and funny take on the triumphs and facepalm moments of modern life, showing that when it comes to navigating the crazy world we live in, you’re always your own best lifeguard.*From goodreads.com’s synopsis. | |||
| Thoughts: I’m very wary about reviews that promise “you’ll LOL” or that “this book is hilarious,” particularly when it’s the author themself saying it. Humor is so subjective, and it’s only one of the reasons I don’t attend (or watch) stand-up comedy. And this book, especially at the beginning, sounded like mini-stand-up routines to me. With all that said, I did literally laugh out loud several times while reading this book, but nowhere near as much as “guaranteed.” My 3-star rating means I “might or might not recommend” it, and I’d only do so with caveats for this book; for example, if you love stand-up comedy. As a complete aside: The name of this book reminded me of an exercise check-in in my collection: “I don’t need a personal trainer so much as I need someone to follow me around and slap food out of my hands.” | |||
See the rest of the books I’ve read in 2025 and previous years: 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019.
