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The Laziest Secretary
Jennifer Blowdryer 12.95
Zeitgest Press/ http://www.zeitgeist-press.com/
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Reviewed by: Christopher Robin
“If she could somehow harness the energy she put into a free dinner into trading on the stockmarket, she could have funded the early retirement that had been her dream since preschool. Latoya hadn’t wanted to dress up like an Indian Squaw in a cardboard hat and dyed macaroni beads, she had not wanted to multiply, and she had especially not wanted to attend gym. Her childhood passed in a dizzying array of fake illnesses and hall passes. She had never for one moment wanted. To do. Anything.”
Zeitgest delivers another winner with this very funny book by long time punk poetess/writer/food critic/musician Jennifer Blowdryer. The main character, Latoya, is an overweight, frumpy temp worker (this book was first printed in the 1990’s and this is the 2nd edition) who hates (loathes, despises, cringes at the thought of) getting up in the morning. And of course, coupled with that, she also hates to work, and will go to (mild) lengths to get fired (she doesn’t have to do that much, which suits her).
She embarks on a few “easy” money adventures including going overseas to marry a foreigner for money, accepting dinner invitations (though they are rare) and faking an argument, so she can leave and go home (or to the dive bar to meet her (few) junkie friends who are just as disengaged) after she’s eaten enough. She also likes shopping (and television, not much more). I carried this book around for a couple of days, eagerly following the escapades of this queen of Slack, but I would hardly call them escapades, as Latoya is very humdrum, and nonchalant towards everything she does.
She just plain doesn’t care!
Whatever she needs to do to acquire
her much healthier-than-working-lying-around
-in-front-of-the-TV-time, she will do! But despite her crippling laziness, (actually because of), I liked her very much.
Profitable Laziness is truly an art, one that, dare I say, the author, and the character in this book may have mastered.
I would highly recommend this book to anyway wanting to read a story that is engaging, consistently interesting and dare I say, magnificent? A great read! Last update : 27-07-2008 18:10
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By: Meatwad (Guest) on 20-07-2008 23:23