Author:Laurie Notaro Binding: Hardcover Published: 2008-06-24 ISBN: 1400065038 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Laurie Notaro has an uncanny ability to attract insanity-and leave readers doubled over with laughter. Need proof? Check out The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death and try not to bust a gut. Join Notaro as she experiences the popular phenomenon of laser hair removal (because at least one of her chins should be stubble-free); bemoans the scourge of the Open Mouth Coughers on America's airplanes and in similarly congested areas; welcomes the newest ex-con (yay, a sex offender!) to her neighborhood; and watches, against her own better judgment, every Discovery Health Channel special on parasites and tapeworms that has ever aired-resulting in an overwhelming fear that a worm the size of a python will soon come a-knocking on her back door. In Notaro's world, strangers are stranger than fiction. One must always check the hotel bathroom for hobo hairs and consciously remember not to stare at old men with giant man-boobies. And then there are the lessons she has learned the hard way: Though it may seem like a good idea, it's best not to hire a tweaked-out homeless guy to clean up your yard. The Cleveland Plain Dealer says that Laurie Notaro is "a scream, the freak-magnet of a girlfriend you can't wait to meet for a drink to hear her latest story." With The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death, Notaro proves she's not only funny but resigned to the fact that you can't look bad ass in a Prius. Don't even try.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
I'd read anything wriiten by this author! What else is there to say about Laurie Notaro other than she is in my top ten favorite authors. This is just another hilarious installment/accounting of the less than ordinary life she leads on a daily basis. CLASSIC!
I love this book! I saw this book sitting in a display of new releases at a bookstore and knew I had to have it based on the excellent title alone! I hadn't ever read any of Laurie Notaro's books before (she has several others), but the description on the dust jacket made it sound hilarious and highly appealing, especially for women and people who live in Notaro's former home state of Arizona. I was not disappointed and ended up reading the entire book in a little over a day. The book consists of a series of absolutely... more info
Notaro in fine form I always enjoy a good laugh at Notaro's expense. I've read most of her other essay collections and usually find them good for at least an "I can so relate" chuckle, and sometimes even a full-on laugh out loud moment. Flaming Tantrum definitely had some hilarious moments, and a few that fell flat. For the most part, it was a fun read. There was that one chapter about a dying dog - seriously - that made me tear up as I was reading while waiting for the subway. WTF Notaro. Not cool. The thing I most like... more info
Best Notaro yet! I love Laurie Notaro's books and this is my favorite yet. I was laughing out loud reading it in the car. So much so that my husband was getting annoyed, wanting to know what I kept laughing at!
