You Must Go and Win: Essays

Unexpected, fun, insightful.

The author.

The author was an excellent performer.

Yes definitely. It really brightened my long car journey today.

This book made me laugh out loud and think about my own life in a new way.

Yes, I'd recommend this to any one who is young of heart, or could use a good laugh.

I love the freshness of listening to something say out loud what I would probably be thinking. Her humor is self-deprecating and pointed. I really enjoyed hearing anecdotes about the various cultures, especially the Italians with their 10 cups of black espresso daily while living with Mama until well past the age of 40. Like that.

Her voice delivers the story in a natural speaking voice.

Wearing Your Cat Like A Hat, and other Ways to Be Stunning.

I think it would make a really funny and interesting movie, with all of the changes in locale, people, and rustic living conditions. Loved it!

Hilarious! For anyone who has ever had dealings in foreign countries, with art students, with music snobs, and/or with hipsters, etc., this book gets it. It really just nails it.

only if they already like Simone or her musical niche. I didn't finish it.

Simone's narration was nice

narration was fine

no

It passed the time - when I wasn't feeling confused about the sequence of events anyway.

that's it?

I liked her reading style. I'd listen to her read another one.

The story is not in chronological order. It is very jarring to try to mentally piece it together in the right order. I thought there were some fun and cute adventures in the story, but overall it wasn't as fun or funny as Mr. Gaiman claims. Maybe if you are more familiar with the author and/or her friends you'd relate to the book better.

This is a very funny book. Worth listening! I laughed a lot, and could sympathize with Alina.

I really enjoyed her lightly self-deprecating sense of humor and the colorful Russian flavor in her writing, especially after reading The Tiger, which was quite descriptive of far eastern Russia/Russians but in a different way.

I loved this book, although I broke it up instead of listening to it in one sitting. I enjoyed turning it back on when I wanted a giggle but I was not willing to commit hours to it. Simone has a way with words that is a joy to listen to. I am usually wary of an author narrating their own books but in this collection it just works.

It started off pretty fun, with lots of laugh out loud moments, but then tailed off and became less interesting. It wasn't bad, just not great, and certainly not as insightful as Gaiman led us to believe.