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Things I've Learned From Women Who've Dumped Me

Ben Karlin
Grand Central Publishing (2009)
ISBN 9780446699464


Reviewed by Andrey Bilko for RebeccasReads (4/09)

This book is a collection of 46 essays (or “lessons” as they are called in the book), which deal with the subject of breaking up, or more specifically about getting dumped by a female. All of these stories were written by male writers and comedians like Andy Richter, Dan Savage, Will Forte, Adam Schelesinger, and of course, the infamous Stephen Colbert, who tell us their experiences of getting dumped in a very comical way.

The book is very well organized and each “lesson” is a separate contribution from a different writer. Each ”lesson” is fairly short and a very quick read, something you can read on the beach (even though there would be so many distractions, you will still be able to understand what is going on). I really enjoyed reading the book. It is often very nice to get away from serious texts and dive into something as entertaining as “Things I’ve Learned…” While reading, I would continuously find myself giggling, thinking about how true some of these stories are, either from personal experience or friends’ stories. Reading the book is like listening to a stand-up comedy, the only difference being that you, the reader, are the stand-up comic, so the delivery may not always be the most effective.

Overall, I would recommend this book to anyone who likes comedy and wants to take a break from watching Comedy Central all day long. I would also suggest this book to those who haven’t read anything since college and would like to see whether they are still capable of reading. This text is a great jump-starter! Just kidding, but you understand what I mean. This book is very entertaining and with summer around the corner, it is a perfect text to take on a vacation and just enjoy and giggle. Lots of giggling or maybe even full-blown laughing… Anyways, enjoy it guys! It may bring back many comical memories of your own.

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