is everyone hanging out without me? (and other concerns)

i like to think i'm a foodie when it comes to words. as if, because i enjoy writing, i have this connoisseur-like quality to my book suggestions. i don't. but when i write these reviews, i pretend.

so yes.

i like words.

and i like telling people about collections of words that i particularly enjoy/ed.

today's favorite words are coming to you from mindy khaling's is everyone hanging out without me? (and other concerns). 

synopsis

"Perhaps you want to know what Mindy thinks makes a great best friend (someone who will fill your prescription in the middle of the night), or what makes a great guy (one who is aware of all elderly people in any room at any time and acts accordingly), or what is the perfect amount of fame (so famous you can never get convicted of murder in a court of law), or how to maintain a trim figure (you will not find that information in these pages). If so, you’ve come to the right book, mostly! 

In Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, Mindy invites readers on a tour of her life and her unscientific observations on romance, friendship, and Hollywood, with several conveniently placed stopping points for you to run errands and make phone calls. Mindy Kaling really is just a Girl Next Door—not so much literally anywhere in the continental United States, but definitely if you live in India or Sri Lanka." -audible.com

my opinion

i'd heard a lot of good things about the book from my peers since it's publication in 2011 (i'm a bit behind the curve...) and was pleased to discover that though i may be 4 years late to the party, the humor and the entertainment she references is relevant to the "right now" in hollywood.  the way she writes is very conversational & it's definitely a quickie (as opposed to a week-longer like the beautiful and damned), which everyone always likes. kaling narrates her experience on the office and various anecdotes from her life using impeccable humor. her wit actually had me laughing out loud (to the point where my mom was staring at me. like, full on staring at me. i quickly calmed her down by telling her "she's a comedian." it helped. kind of.) if you're looking for a quick, easy, belly-laugh inducing read, definitely pick this baby up.

particularly decadent quotes

"one friend in whom you have a lot in common with is better than three with whom you struggle to find things to talk about."

"i reverse-imprinted with athleticism. ours is the great non-love story of my life."

"sometimes you just have to put on lip-gloss and pretend to be psyched."

"i love new york and it likes me okay."

"i will throw a salad across the room if there are chickpeas in it, i swear to God."

"...me, on the other hand, whenever i lose like, five pounds, i basically start considering if i should 'try out' modeling."

"we clung to each other with blind loyalty, like lord voldemort and his snake, nagini. i, of course, was nagini." 

"i've found that my productive-writing-to-screwing-around ratio to be one to seven." 

happy reading!

xoxo,

brittanycharis