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You could call her "a real-life Carrie Bradshaw," but it wouldn't do Klein
justice. With a fearless voice, the blogger weaves a memoir filled with
heartbreak and humor. ...Klein's book will send some readers straight
to her racy blog in hopes of delving deeper into the mind of such a compelling
writer. [3 1/2 out of 4 stars] -- People Magazine
"Straight Up and Dirty isn't the prissy Bergdorf Blonde version, but New
York just like we pictured it, all-swearing, all-drinking and all-f***ing.
Klein, a motormouthed mistress of Manhattan's rich language pool, is eyewateringly
frank about sex, funny about dating and honest about messing up. Plus,
you'll pick up lots of great new slang." -- The First Post- UK
"Klein's sense of humor is downright wicked...In the end, Klein's is a
great, fun read." -- Publisher's Weekly
"50 Must Summer Reads" -- Entertainment Weekly
"beneath the wisecracking tales of solo supermarket shopping, phone therapy
and Hamptons houseshares, the raw emotion about her divorce and nightmare
mother-in-law rings true. Plus, any girl who can pen such gems as, 'I
wanted to verb his noun', deserves respect." --Marie Claire UK
"Stephanie Klein is so gut-wrenchingly honest that it's embarrassingly
entertaining to read her oh-so-real stories, even if you haven't experienced
what she's gone through" -- Jane Magazine
"Popular blogger Stephanie Klein's raw account of divorce at age 29 is
refreshingly honest and funny without delving into cheesy chic-lit territory.
You'll easily relate to Klein-- even if you don't have a 'wasband'"
-- Marie Claire, 10 Best To Do
"Klein intersperses surprisingly touching observations with crackling,
punny lexicon Grade: A-" -- Entertainment Weekly
"Klein is a talented writer who tells the story of her love life with
boldness and irreverence. [She]has a wonderful sense of humor. Scenes
in which she describes her post-divorce dates and boyfriends are hilarious.
Klein's account of her divorce...is told through funny and sad anecdotes,
raw and realistic arguments, and all-out fights. She lets readers view,
with her clear-eyed hindsight, what a liar, cheat and coward her husband
turned out to be. It's not pretty, but it is fascinating" -- USA
TODAY
"While most of the millions of daily-life blogs have only a handful of
regular readers, generally the author's friends, Ms. Klein's legions of
followers seem as absorbed in her escapades as if she were a television
character. -- The New York Times
"Klein's every move over the past two years has been validated and evaluated
by an audience that has latched on to her life with an aspirational zeal."
-- Elle Magazine
London Daily Record picked Straight Up and Dirty as its
choice for the beach- "you'll hoot with laughter, cringe and discover
the addictive world of Klein."
"Outrageous, outspoken and always honest...makes Sex And The City look
passe." -- The Independent
"A kooky, heartfelt and ultimately triumphant chronicle of young divorce
and the importance of family, friends and a good shrink." -- Susan
Shapiro, author of Lighting Up
"The memoir, which mixes painful revelations with amusing anecdotes,
teems with details, like the sixth-grade Spanish class in which the teacher
told students to identify themselves as fat or thin." --The
New York Times
"Candid . . . inspiring . . . With vivid characterizations, spot-on locale
descriptions and sly jokes at her own expense, Klein offers an original
and touching take on the all-too-common problem of childhood obesity."
--Kirkus Reviews
“Long acclaimed for the sharp and witty insights on her personal blog,
StephanieKlein.com, writer Stephanie Klein has now released her second
book, Moose, a hilarious and heart-wrenching memoir recounting her adolescent
experiences at fat camp.” --Women’s Day
“It [Moose] combines the classic misery-at-summer-camp story
with the lengths we’ll go to get thin.” --USA Today
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