![]() ![]() ![]() Nearly every line is an opportunity for a punch line-“Call me Ishmael. On the opening page she defends the subtitle, explaining, “The reason this memoir is only mostly true instead of totally true is that I relish not getting sued.” Yet Lawson also relishes exaggerative storytelling, spinning yarns of her childhood and early adulthood that seem so unbelievable they could hardly be made up. While marketed as nonfiction, it’s a genre distinction the author employs loosely (a point made clear in the book’s subtitle). In blogger Lawson’s debut book, “The Bloggess” () relies entirely on her life stories to drive an unconventional narrative. A mostly funny, irreverent memoir on the foibles of growing up weird. ![]()
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