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Overview

When she lands a coveted nonpaying, nonspeaking role in a play going on a European tour, Rachel Shukert—with a brand-new degree in acting from NYU and no money—finally scores her big break. And, after a fluke at customs in Vienna, she gets her golden ticket: an unstamped passport, giving her free rein to “find herself” on a grand tour of Europe. Traveling from Vienna to Zurich to Amsterdam, Rachel bounces through complicated relationships, drunken mishaps, miscommunication, and the reality-adjusting culture shock that every twentysomething faces when sent off to negotiate "the real world"—whatever that may be.

Editorial Reviews

Booklist
“Shukert possesses a certain talent to find the funny in almost any situation, and her shockingly personal and irreverent writing makes for many laughs….[an] entertaining and very current meditation on what it means to be a young American artist abroad.”
Entertainment Weekly
“[Everything is Going to be Great] comes off like a cross between David Sedaris and Chuck Palahniuk….lurking beneath the jabs and one-liners is an affecting—and pretty unforgettable—coming-of-age tale.”
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Jezebel
“Rachel Shukert’s new memoir Everything Is Going To Be Great does something unfortunately rare in women’s writing: celebrating mistakes….what Everything affirms is that screwing up from time to time—or even a lot—doesn’t make you a terrible person.”
Nylon Magazine
“[Shukert’s] wit is pitch-perfect and amusingly self-conscious….The story itself spans continents, but the consistency with which Shukert perceives everything anchors and enlivens wherever her antics land her.”
The Daily Beast
“A great summer read for anyone who likes funny ladies—or who has a friend who is threatening to give it all up to teach English in Prague. This should stop them cold.”
The New Yorker
“Rachel Shukert manages to do something almost unprecedented in the female travelogue subgenre: she is funny.”
Time Out New York
“Thoroughly enjoyable.”

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780061782350
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Publication date: 7/27/2010
  • Pages: 312
  • Sales rank: 311,326
  • Product dimensions: 8.06 (w) x 5.82 (h) x 0.81 (d)

Meet the Author

Rachel Shukert is a playwright, performer, and the author of Have You No Shame? And Other Regrettable Stories. Her writing has appeared in McSweeney's and Heeb, and on Salon, Slate, Gawker, Nerve, and The Daily Beast, as well as featured on National Public Radio and in numerous print anthologies. Shukert was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, and now lives in New York City with her husband and her bipolar cat.

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  • Posted November 23, 2010

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    If Lucy Riccardo were young and Jewish and went to Europe...

    If you've ever dreamed of traveling to Europe with no money or any real idea of how you are going to live, this is the book for you. If you have a young daughter who wants to do that, do not read this book, it will scare the hell out of you. Subtitled An Underfunded and Overexposed European Grand Tour, Shukert recounts her many adventures traveling around Europe, first as the member of an acting troupe with a sketchy agenda, and then on her own, courtesy of an unstamped passport which allowed her to travel unfettered throughout Europe. Shukert is a very funny, albeit somewhat vulgar, writer. I read this on the city bus traveling around Manhattan and found myself keeping the book as closed as possible so as not to offend any Upper East Side matrons who may be trying to sneak a peek at what I was reading. She writes very freely of her many sexual exploits, which often coincided with her drinking to excess. One really crazy night had her doing her best to avoid participating in a three-way with some very scary, excitable Italian men she did not know well. It was a scene a young, Jewish Lucy Riccardo might find herself in, all that was missing was Ethel, and Shukert had me laughing like crazy as she described extricating herself from this potentially dangerous situation. I loved her mother, whose favorite pastime was to send Rachel "large manila envelopes containing scraps of information that she feels need to be brought to my attention: notices culled from the local newspaper reporting that my high school boyfriend has once again been imprisoned for car theft; excerpts from the latest sermon torn from the synagogue bulletin; photocopied magazine articles detailing gruesome diseases from which she believes I might be at risk." On one card, her mom wrote- "Remember- having multiple sexual partners significantly increases your immediate risk of developing cancer of the cervix. Please consider." Hilarious! Shukert includes in the text helpful tips for living abroad, including what to do "When Someone Mistakes You For a Prostitute", "Are You About to Be Sex-trafficked?" and "Snappy Comebacks To Loaded Questions" such as 1. Why are Americans so fat? 2. Are Americans religious because they are stupid, or just ignorant? and 3. Why do Americans cruelly refuse to provide public health care for all? There is lots of heart in this memoir, and I liked Shukert's adventures in Amsterdam, living with her friends, Jeroen and Mattis. She gives the reader a good flavor for what it is like living in a foreign city: the loneliness, the difficulty in getting a job, the joy of riding a bike as a means of transportation. Everything Will Be Great will appeal to mostly a younger crowd, and for those lucky enough to have traveled to Europe, they will chuckle with recognition.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted November 10, 2010

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    Freakin' awesome

    So I don't often come back and review books, but this book is something you just MUST read! The style is hilarious and can put a smile on your face no matter what kind of day your having. As a travel-obsessed college student strapped for cash and an overwhelming desire for adventure, this book was blissful escapism. I'm hoping to do something similar, jump a plane abroad and just explore and live life like Rachel did. So if you're a travel-lover, want a laugh, and a new perspective, read the book, you won't be disappointed.

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  • Posted November 9, 2010

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    This memoir will leave you laughing, but not before reading about a few cringe-worthy encounters.

    Rachel Shukert's account of her time spent in Europe is both funny and sad at the same time. She's a storyteller and can make any situation funny, but my problem with this particular memoir is that some things just aren't funny. Like rape. Now, I love a good laugh. I've been known to laugh at little people in diapers, running down the street (ala the tv show Jackass) but rape? Not funny.

    Basically, much of the book is spent with Shukert trying to find herself. She's educated and has a supportive family but when things go south while trying to live on her own in Europe, she quickly resorts to juvenile, school-girl antics. These antics involve many sexual romps with various men, usually strangers and sometimes involving large amounts of drink and drug.

    I stuck with the book because I wanted to see if Shukert matured by the book's end but I think most readers will tire of the sexual escapades outlined in nearly every chapter. I will say this, if you go into it knowing that some things may be completely inappropriate, you might be able to push judgement aside and just enjoy the writing. Shukert's writing is crisp and snappy and yes, very funny.

    If you find yourself looking for a funny read and don't mind sex, drugs or colorful language, then this would be a good choice for you. Plus, it's a super-quick read.

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    Posted November 19, 2011

    Just awful

    The premise sounded terrific, but the reality of the book is that it is horrible. The author tries to be funny by throwing in tons of raunchy talk, but instead of being funny, it is just sophomoric. I wish I had read a free preview - then I wouldn't have wasted my money on this piece of garabage.

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