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  • Let's Pretend This Never Happened

  • A Mostly True Memoir
  • By: Jenny Lawson
  • Narrated by: Jenny Lawson
  • Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (8,293 ratings)

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Let's Pretend This Never Happened

By: Jenny Lawson
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Publisher's summary

Audie Award Nominee, Humor, 2013

For fans of Tina Fey and David Sedaris - Internet star Jenny Lawson, aka The Bloggess, makes her literary debut.

Jenny Lawson realized that the most mortifying moments of our lives - the ones we'd like to pretend never happened - are in fact the ones that define us. In Let's Pretend This Never Happened, Lawson takes listeners on a hilarious journey recalling her bizarre upbringing in rural Texas, her devastatingly awkward high school years, and her relationship with her long-suffering husband, Victor.

Chapters include: "Stanley the Magical, Talking Squirrel", "A Series of Angry Post-It Notes to My Husband", "My Vagina Is Fine. Thanks for Asking", and "And Then I Snuck a Dead Cuban Alligator on an Airplane".

©2012 Jenny Lawson (P)2012 Penguin

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Alas, poor Jenny…
"Just like the taxidermized, Yorick-like mouse on the cover, Let's Pretend This Never Happened is awkward, weird, and hilarious—as is the writer, Jenny Lawson, of The Bloggess fame. Her narration, too, makes this listen truly sing—quite literally when she belts out the chapter titles like a manic, singsong opera star. The whole package is so genuine and vulnerable that I frequently laughed to the point of tears as she regaled her experiences dealing with anxiety, depression, and social missteps. This is a title that could only be written by Lawson herself."
Sean T., Audible Editor

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amazing!

this book is absolutely amazing the fact that she laughs about her life even when it has scarred her Jenny is my new favorite author but makes it even better that she narrated it herself!

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Hilarious story, hilarious narration

Where does Let's Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is a great memoir by Jenny Lawson, strengthened because it is narrated by the author. About halfway through the book, I felt as though Lawson and I were sitting down for coffee and she was telling me her life story. There were points that I wondered where she was going to go with this book (would it be all light and airy?) when she introduced a harsh dose of reality - and how she dealt with it using humour.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Jenny Lawson, please make good on your promise to do 'Book 2'

What about Jenny Lawson’s performance did you like?

Lawson is honest, raw and hilarious. Make sure you listen to the outtakes also. I love her blog, and was happy to hear the person behind it.

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

Yes - and I listened to it in a short time period. Funny vignettes make this easily digestible.

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Funny and honest but occasionally grating

I'm a fan of the Bloggess and put aside her second book to listen to this one. I enjoy her voice (literal and figurative) but I dread the end of each chapter because she sings the title of each new chapter loudly and deliberately off-key. When I'm listening to the book aloud and a new chapter starts, I cringe and wait for my husband to ask what the heck I'm listening to.

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My favorite

This book was amazing. I love her thought process. I laughed so hard I almost peed my self and the extra chapter was so worth the purchase.

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Great summer read & work-out book

Is there anything you would change about this book?

No

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

I thought that she might be a few steps away from feeding pigeons in the park for several hours of the day, but it was pretty funny.

Have you listened to any of Jenny Lawson???s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This is her first one, isn't it?

Was Let's Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) worth the listening time?

Absolutely. Not that long, either.

Any additional comments?

Usually, when a narrator tells the reader that he or she is crazy, what that really means is that he or she is quirky, onconventional, etc. In this case however, you realize that she's not kidding. And you love that.

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Charming, witty, honest-everything to love

Where does Let's Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

To be fair, I've already been enthralled with the blog from The Bloggess for a few years now. When I found out she wrote a book, I actually joined audible to purchase it! And I was not at all disappointed. I would say this is in my top two memoirs that I've had the pleasure to listen to. (Tina Fey charmed me as well;)

What did you like best about this story?

The honesty and truth make this beautiful. Life IS messy. Our brains and bodies do crazy things and it's refreshing to be reminded that other people are in the same boat! Told in a very humorous way.

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The Funniest Book I have ever listened to.

Would you listen to Let's Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) again? Why?

OK, she is zany, certainly crazy but unquestionably brilliant. Smart, weird and wonderful this book is non stop laugh out loud. Just buy it and enjoy.

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Absolutely Hysterical

If you could sum up Let's Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) in three words, what would they be?

LAUGH OUT LOUD

What did you like best about this story?

Probably the fact that I could relate to many of the stories. I'm not sure what that says about me. :D

What about Jenny Lawson’s performance did you like?

I don't think anyone else could tell these stories like Jenny does.

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

I laughed out loud a bunch. Some moments were so good that I played them for the other women in my office.

Any additional comments?

I felt good listening to Jenny's stories...partly because I could relate, partly because they illustrate funny things about most people, and partly because she's such a good storyteller.

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My stomach hurt from laughing

What did you love best about Let's Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir)?

I love that it seems so 100% genuine. I feel like Jenny Lawson is now one of my best buddies. She was hysterical, often inappropriate and that was awesome.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The talking squirrel. You have to read it and find out why.

What does Jenny Lawson bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The actual feelings off the book. I just wish that I could have seen the pictures!

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

I laughed. A lot. I had to stop listening while I was driving because I almost crashed. My son thought that I was crying because I was howling with laughter.

Any additional comments?

Buy it. It was frigging hilarious.

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Freaking hilarious!

I love this book! A constant laugh from beginning to end. Love Jenny's sense of depraved humor.

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