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)

Liked My Horizontal Life better

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

no - it's not her best

If you’ve listened to books by Chelsea Handler before, how does this one compare?

none

What about Chelsea Handler’s performance did you like?

She's a nut and I love that she is telling her own stories - it makes it more entertaining.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

no

Any additional comments?

no

Very funny

If you???ve listened to books by Chelsea Handler before, how does this one compare?

Wish Chelsea would have read her other book.

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

Did not have time to read it all in one day but I kept coming back it was that good.

Funnier Than the First

The second book in Chelsea Handler's trio has many laugh out loud moments. Narrated to perfection by the author, the book is a sort of tribute to her father who is lovingly referred to as "b-tch t-ts." I've always admired authors who are able to describe what some might consider a "dysfunctional" family with love, humor, and a healthy dose of sarcasm. By embracing her father's unique view of the world, Chelsea let's us know it's all all right. A very enjoyable listen.

LOVE Chelsea Handler.

Her books are the best! They always make me laugh out loud. I am always smiling when listening to her.

Left me wanting MORE!

I was so excited that Chelsea Handler was the narrator of this book and she did not disappoint. I plan to get a copy for everyone in my family. It was absolutely hilarious! It left me wanting more. I'm anxiously awaiting her next book. Fabulous job!!!

The sound of white noise (no pun intended)

This is a light book. I could zone out and still catch the gist of it. I thought it was going to be annoying but it actually provided some comic relief in my days. Light and easy.

Clever Title...and?

What can you say about a book you didn't finish?
Considering my sense of humor (yes, I have one: The Daily Show, Colbert, Bill Maher, Lewis Black, etc), age and stage, I rated it average. If I get around to finishing it, I may revise this opinion up or down...

Hilarious!!!

This book was great! Once I started it I could not stop listening to it. When it comes from the comic herself there is never a dull moment in the book. I would def recommend this book to anyone. You will laugh till you cry. :-)

Gotta read it

Chelsea is freaking hilarious! I found myself laughing out loud all the time! I'm definitely reading her other books now.

Full of good laughs

It has some language so beware, but it gave me some really good laughs!