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Overview

Now in paperback! Jen Lancaster's cultural inferiority complex had to come from somewhere...and now fans can find out where in the New York Times bestseller Pretty in Plaid.

Before she was bitter, before she was lazy, Jen Lancaster was a badge- hungry Junior Girl Scout with a knack for extortion, an aspiring sorority girl who didn't know her Coach from her Louis Vuitton, and a budding executive who found herself bewildered by her first encounter with a fax machine. In this hilarious and touching memoir, Jen Lancaster looks back on her life-and wardrobe-and reveals a young woman not so different from the rest of us.

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Overview

Now in paperback! Jen Lancaster's cultural inferiority complex had to come from somewhere...and now fans can find out where in the New York Times bestseller Pretty in Plaid.

Before she was bitter, before she was lazy, Jen Lancaster was a badge- hungry Junior Girl Scout with a knack for extortion, an aspiring sorority girl who didn't know her Coach from her Louis Vuitton, and a budding executive who found herself bewildered by her first encounter with a fax machine. In this hilarious and touching memoir, Jen Lancaster looks back on her life-and wardrobe-and reveals a young woman not so different from the rest of us.

Prepare to take a long walk in her (drool-worthy) shoes in this hilarious and heartwarming trip down memory lane.

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As the subtitle attests, Jen Lancaster doesn't mince words. The author of Such a Pretty Fat and Bright Lights, Big Ass has returned with a hardcover debut that will have you howling and nodding in nostalgic agreement. Pretty in Plaid is the prequel to Bitter Is \the New Black and shares that memoir's keen sense of the absurd. According to Lancaster, her entire trek from Junior Girl Scout to the corporate world was punctuated by mishaps, bad choices, and fashion faux pas. Hilarious, heartwarming, and strangely wise; a Mother's Day gift wrapped in giggles. Now in paperback.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780451226808
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 5/5/2009
  • Pages: 384
  • Product dimensions: 6.20 (w) x 9.10 (h) x 1.30 (d)
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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 16, 2010

    Travel back in time with Jen...

    Lancaster is always hilarious. This details her early years. While funny, it's not quite as satisfying as her first two books. Still, it's Lancaster and when is that girl not entertaining? Was hoping for a better ending or transition between her childhood and adult years she's already covered. She has an amazing memory of her childhood, and as with all of Jen's life, it's comical and great reading.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted November 21, 2009

    Jen Lancaster has become one of my favorite authors

    I love this woman and her writing. She says things we all want to say but in a much better way than any of us can communicate. Her books have me so engrossed and laughing out loud. I am of the baby boom generation and my daughter is in her late 20's and we both love all of her books. We can't wait for the next one!

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted May 10, 2009

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    Laugh Out Loud Hilarious Once Again

    Jen Lancaster's books are hysterical. Anyone with an above average intelligence level mixed with an enviable ability to appreciate real wit & humor will LOVE them!!!

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted May 2, 2009

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    The only thing missing is Jen's childhood photo's

    Having read and loved all of Jen's previous memoirs as well as being addicted to her snarky website, I knew I was going to enjoy this one. However, I have to say hands down it is the best Jen Lancaster I have read. Jen perfectly describes the decade (along with a good chunk of the 90s) which took my generation from elementary school to our first jobs with her trademark wit and sarcasm.

    My first laugh out loud moment (and there are many) happened on page 76 as a 10 year old Jen gets badgered on the school bus by 2 popular girls. Jen's childhood seems to be remarkably like my own, although I never realized how dorky I was until 7th grade. For me, the the early 80s signifies a time when even though I couldn't afford new clothes and cool sneakers, with a pair of home-made braided ribbon barrettes holding back the sides my permed mullet and 3 pounds of friendship pins on my generic K-mart Keds I felt pretty and loved. Pretty in Plaid takes me back to those days and the confusing times later when I was desperate to be accepted by the popular pack and for a cute guy to like me back. Jen also perfectly describes what it was like in the mid 90s starting entry level jobs where your co-workers don't take you seriously and your corporation was flooded in new technology at the same time clinging to their bottles of white out and 1950s filing systems.

    If you got to know Jen in Bitter is the New Black, you will love reading about her formative years. But if you haven't read bitter, don't worry...You won't be lost as you laugh along through young Jen's journey cause it is probably similar to your own.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 23, 2012

    My siser

    Crazy lol now the book is great

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 23, 2011

    Hmm

    Never read it but reviews are great

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 6, 2011

    She's done it again

    Jen lancaster is an incredible writer and I'm so happy to have found her books. Her mouth is as dirty as the martini in her not-so-well-manicured hand (there's a story about it in this book). She will make you laugh out loud at her trials and tribulations. I can relate to her ups & downs and most women probably can.HIGHLY reccomend her books- ALL of them!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 6, 2011

    Plaidly Great!

    This memoir was like reading candy. Jen Lancaster may be one of the funniest gals around. I admire her willingness to be who she is and to share that person with all her quirks and neuroses intact. I'm not sure I could face myself in the morning had I been the Rush Tyrant she was for her sorority, but then I wasn't in a sorority. Her college stories did take me back to those heady days of easy college living, particularly that whole plaid thing.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 6, 2011

    She just keeps getting better.....

    I love love love Jen Lancaster and this book was just another in a line of great books by her. I adore her, reread every book and tell everyone they should read her books. And her blog!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 6, 2011

    Too Funny

    Too funny! Loved every word!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 6, 2011

    More like Pretty in Hysterical

    Jen Lancaster is a master when it comes to honest, comical, memoir writing. No detail is off limits to her reader, which makes her even more relateable! Pretty in Plaid is just another example of how Jen's real life is more entertaining than any fictional piece of work I have read! Her sharp tongue and hella funny wit will have you reading from cover to cover in one sitting!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 6, 2011

    GOTTA LOVE

    I must say I didnt read any of the previous books and the reason i got this one is because of the cover *haha* but I really did LOVE this book and would recommend any & everyone to read it. MORE THAN ONCE. i've already pre ordered her next book :)

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  • Posted October 18, 2011

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    Jen Lancaster Always Makes Me Laugh

    I read the beginning of this book on my Nook and finished reading it hardcover which was way easier due to the writing style (lots of footnotes which are generally hilarious and not to be missed). Not quite as funny as Bitter is the New Black, but definitely a quick and entertaining read.

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  • Posted August 26, 2011

    Never read

    Sorry

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  • Posted July 18, 2011

    Hi

    I have never heard of this book in my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 23, 2011

    Sorry--I can't recommend.

    I love Jen Lancaster's writing--but I really couldn't get into this book. I just wasn't feeling it. Maybe because I wasn't in a sororiety?

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  • Posted May 26, 2011

    Not her best

    She has made me laugh until tears are falling down my face, however this only made me giggle. I did enjoy it but fell far below her previos work.

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  • Posted February 11, 2011

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    disappointing...

    So terribly disappointing...I enjoyed Bitter is the New Black immensely and while Pretty in Plaid is mildly amusing, the snarky humor is ineffective without a heartfelt story. There's no real triumph in Pretty in Plaid, no obstacle to overcome, no character growth occurs. It's just a mouthy, vain, and shallow recounting of an unremarkable child and young adulthood. I'm afraid I can't recommend this one folks.

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  • Posted February 6, 2011

    LOVE IT!!

    i have read all of ms. lancasters books and have laughed through each one. very entertaining!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 21, 2010

    Hilarious, as always

    I love Jen Lancaster's books, especially how she uses footnotes throughout. However, I bought this book for my nook and the footnotes are nowhere to be found. Going forward I'll purchase her actual books rather than the eBook.

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