Jeneration X by Jen Lancaster

If you were feeling disappointed with Jen's last couple of books and you were considering giving up on her, don't! She's back again with a new memoir that is possibly one of her funniest.

Jen and Fletch have decided to move to the suburbs and buy their first house. It's quite a change from living in the city (No gunshots.) and paying rent (but your landlord not paying the water bill). Now they have privacy and enough property for the dogs to run. (So it's only natural that they would add another puppy to the mix.)

Jen is back to her escapades. She is watching the neighbors. She's surrounded by idiots and not amused. She is learning how to be an adult through legal proceedings, estate planning, and life insurance purchasing. And it is all laugh out loud hilarious.

What I enjoyed most about this collection is that suddenly Jen feels like a friend and I can relate to her. She is no longer the exceedingly bitchy woman with a handbag that costs more than my car is worth from Bitter is the New Black. Now she is willing to do undignified things and laugh at them. Some of her stories actually feel downright hillbilly.

Also, she really makes me feel like I'm very grown up myself!

I Love Everybody (And Other Atrocious Lies) by Laurie Notaro

When I think of female humor writers, my mind comes up with Laurie Notaro and Jen Lancaster first, probably because they are young enough for me to understand what they are talking about even if they are a little older than me. I mean, I love Jill Conner Browne but she has decades on me instead of just over a decade on me. Anyway, Notaro is definitely my girl. I love Lancaster but Notaro understands what it means to have to glue down everything in your yard and house. She has animals that poop jelly beans on her desk. She knows how to work the Costco sample system.

This was a great book. At this point, it's been years since I read Idiot Girl's Action Adventure Club and I feel like I need to go back and re-read it before moving on. Notaro is a Loudmouth Girl. She says the things that we all think. Her brain reminds me distinctly of my own. She has a tendency to go off on angry and hilarious rants. I laughed out loud, literally, and read bits and pieces to my boyfriend who now thinks that I may be crazy.

This was a great read and I can't wait to read the next one!

Twitter Wit by Nick Douglas

Unless you live under a rock, you've heard of Twitter. (And if you do and you haven't, who am I to judge? Your rock is apparently just a little denser than mine.) I remember when Twitter started being a big deal. There was a news story about how people were tweeting at inappropriate times, like during jury duty. I think it's pretty funny because, well, now it's almost expected for people to tweet always and about anything. NPR was talking about the republican debates a couple of weeks ago and ended the segment with the candidates and reporters tweets.

I have a Twitter but I hardly use it. Mostly, I am friends with Lord Voldemort and the Death Star, Bridget Jones and Mike Birbiglia. I like the humor that can be found on Twitter. That's why I enjoyed this book. It was filled with tweets that had been deemed hilarious and some of them really, really were. I wish that I had an example to give you but I already returned the book!

If you are looking for an idea of what foes on on Twitter or just want some humorous little tidbits, this book is worth giving a try.