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MY HORIZONTAL LIFE
Chelsea Handler
MSRP $14.95, 213 Pages.
Published by Bloomsbury.
A memoir of one-night stands.
You've either done it or know someone who has: the one-night stand, the familiar outcome of a night spent at a bar, sometimes the sole payoff for your friend's irritating wedding, or the only relief from a disastrous vacation. Often embarrassing and uncomfortable, occasionally outlandish, but most times just a necessary and irresistible evil, the one-night stand is a social rite as old as sex itself and as common as a bar stool.
Enter Chelsea Handler. Gorgeous, sharp, and anything but shy, Chelsea loves men and lots of them. My Horizontal Life chronicles her romp through the different bedrooms of a variety of suitors, a no-holds-barred account of what can happen between a man and a sometimes very intoxicated, outgoing woman during one night of passion. From her short fling with a Vegas stripper to her even shorter dalliance with a well-endowed little person, from her uncomfortable tryst with a cruise ship performer to her misguided rebound with a man who likes to play leather dress-up, Chelsea recalls the highs and lows of her one-night stands with hilarious honesty. Encouraged by her motley collection of friends (aka: her partners in crime) but challenged by her family members (who at times find themselves a surprise part of the encounter), Chelsea hits bottom and bounces back, unafraid to share the gritty details. My Horizontal Life is one guilty pleasure you won't be ashamed to talk about in the morning.
Customer Reviews
It's like a season of Springer in book form
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Somehow, I thought this would be funnier. While she does sneak in some awesome one liners, overall, I was kinda disappointed as my brother had raved to me how funny this book was. Don't get me wrong, Chelsea is a funny, sarcastic force of nature but it seemed to lose something in translation to book form. I can see this more as a movie or stand up show rather than a book. Shrug. Still worth the time it took to read so "be good to yourself" and read about someone else's sex life.
LOL funny
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I tried to hold in the laughter...I really did but to no avail. Then I decided that its okay to laugh because CHELSEA IS FREAKING HILARIOUS and anyone who dared to ask me what I was laughing at would be told that. Read it and then make someone you know read it. They'll thank you.
Funny
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Very entertaining. I would recommend all of Chelsea's books. I understand her personality more on her tv show now that I've read her books.
Not as good as Vodka
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I read this book after I read her second book, "are you there vodka, it's me Chelsea". Both were very funny, but I think the second one was funnier, maybe because it dealt with more subjects and the whole book didn't revolve around sex. I would still recommend My Horizontal Life for anyone looking for a funny, quick read, but you should also check out Vodka if you haven't! :)
Hilarious!
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I don't think I have laughed so much or so hard while reading a book. The stories that Chelsea recounts are very well told and are so humorous. Some of the things that happen to her are so happenstance that I can't help but question if they are embellished. I love that she is a compulsive liar when she drinks; the made-up stories she tells the men she meets are beyond hilarious. And the encounter with the midget is priceless. I absolutely love/hate her dad too. He is so quirky and beyond offensive!
If you are looking for a light, quick, funny read, this is it! I thoroughly enjoyed all of her stories and her brilliant one-liners.
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Bestseller History
| Date | Rank | Weeks on List |
|---|---|---|
| 08/29/2010 | 5 | 96 |
| 08/22/2010 | 4 | 95 |
| 08/15/2010 | 5 | 94 |
| 08/08/2010 | 4 | 93 |
| 08/01/2010 | 3 | 92 |
| 07/25/2010 | 4 | 91 |
| 07/18/2010 | 4 | 90 |
| 07/11/2010 | 3 | 89 |
| 07/04/2010 | 3 | 88 |
| 06/27/2010 | 4 | 87 |
| 06/20/2010 | 4 | 86 |
| 06/13/2010 | 4 | 85 |
| 06/06/2010 | 3 | 84 |
| 05/30/2010 | 5 | 83 |
| 05/23/2010 | 6 | 82 |
| 05/16/2010 | 4 | 81 |
| 05/09/2010 | 6 | 80 |
| 05/02/2010 | 4 | 79 |
| 04/25/2010 | 5 | 78 |
| 04/18/2010 | 5 | 77 |
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