Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea

By: Chelsea Handler

Narrated by: Chelsea Handler

Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

In My Horizontal Life, actress and stand-up comedian Chelsea Handler boldly recounted her one-night stands - the good, the bad, and the disastrous. In this wickedly honest new work, she casts the net wider with even funnier results, recalling the most noteworthy highs and lows of her life to date - including her efforts to diversify by dating red-haired men, her obsession with midgets, and the dog-sitting interlude in which her boyfriend became overly familiar with a Peekapoo.

Whether it's a vacation with her dad during which he tells airline staff they're a honeymoon couple in order to get an upgrade, or her elaborate attempts to convince her third-grade classmates that she's starring in a Private Benjamin sequel, Chelsea lets it rip in these relentlessly entertaining essays. Displaying the candor and irresistible turn of phrase that have earned her a recurring stint as a correspondent on The Tonight Show as well as her own E! series, Chelsea Lately, this deliciously skewed collection is a guilty pleasure.

©2008 Chelsea Handler (P)2008 Simon and Schuster, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Chelsea Handler is a terrific comedian and a hilarious writer. (Jay Leno)
"Chelsea Handler writes like Judy Blume, if Judy Blume were into vodka, Ecstasy, and sleeping with midgets and nineteen-year-olds." (Jennifer Weiner, best-selling author of In Her Shoes)
"There's something suspiciously sophisticated about how [Handler's] jokes line up that suggests the moral austerity of a comic not of [Joan] Rivers' bad-girl school: Tina Fey." ( New York Times)

Not as fun as I expected...

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I have a feeling this would have been funnier if I had read it myself, not listened to the performer.

What could Chelsea Handler have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Not sound so angry during the entire performance.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Chelsea Handler?

Someone lighter, although I don't know any American performers off hand. It needs someone who can allow the listener to appreciate the humor in Chelsea's rocky life.

Did Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea inspire you to do anything?

Not drink too much vodka. Be afraid of driving in the US. Appreciate the good points in others...

Any additional comments?

I have lived in Japan for 17 years. I love listening to Audible recordings while cooking and cleaning. I was expecting a hilarious story to get me in a good mood (and I need the English language input!) I am afraid this American sarcasm just ended up sounding too darn angry and made me cringe.

funny funny funny

If you could sum up Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea in three words, what would they be?

Outrageously side splitting

What other book might you compare Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea to and why?

Nothing can compare to anything Chelsea does! She is the SH-T

Have you listened to any of Chelsea Handler’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Listening to

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Uh! All of it, but the dog and ex part of the book was particularly hysterical

Any additional comments?

Chelsea rocks.

I love Chelsea

Chelsea Handler's short stories will have you laughing and wishing for more

Hysterical

It was like a 6-hour Chelsea Lately marathon...I liked that Chelsea was not only the author, but also the narrator. The book really made me laugh.

Effing Hilarious.

What did you love best about Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea?

The cadence of Chelsea's voice rules. She tells a story with strength and comedy, doing the voices for everyone involved in the conversation. Chelsea's stories are a bit absurd, a bit cynical and altogether hilarious.

Which scene was your favorite?

My favourite scene would have to be the conversation between a semi-drunk younger Chelsea and a police officer on the side of the road. Her depiction of herself is a great mixture of anxiety, fear and mostly bored and annoyed with being pulled over. When she tells the cop "You're becoming a real nightmare you know that?" I laughed out loud at my desk at work.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, and I did.

Many laughs!

What did you like best about this story?

This audiobook was very enjoyable! I found myself wanting to listen to all of it immediately after I started and unfortunately didn't have the time. There were many moments that had me laughing out loud!

Don't like her show, but LOVE her books!

Would you consider the audio edition of Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea to be better than the print version?

The audio is hilarious, as she narrates it.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea?

This book is too good to select one part.
But, if I had too, it would be massage story.

Have you listened to any of Chelsea Handler’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have listened to all of her books.
This one shines above all.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I about wet my pants laughing.
No other book has made me laugh out loud.
I have grinned, but not laughed.
OOps- wrong-Burroughs has.

Any additional comments?

Not for the pristine.

Amusing and increasingly likeable

A bit silly and crude, so after the first two chapters I thought I might not continue. However, by the end I was enjoying the humor and the 'company' of Chelsea Handler.

Laughed out loud, a lot, and didn't care...

Where does Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Way Up There... TOPS!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea?

Well.... how can I put this? The part that referred to the anatomy of man...LOL

What about Chelsea Handler’s performance did you like?

Her delivery is great, as always, raunchy yup... and I love her lack of a filter

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Several moments had me crossing my legs (wink)... I was laughing so hard

Any additional comments?

If your a prude pass it by, If you want to laugh out loud don't!

Laughed Out Loud on the plane...people stared.

What did you love best about Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea?

This book was hilarious. Chelsea made my flight go by-I wish all of her books were narrated by her.