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The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club
- True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Introducing Laurie Notaro, the leader of the Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club. Every day she fearlessly rises from bed to defeat the evil machinations of dolts, dimwits, and creepy boyfriends - and that's before she even puts on a bra.
For the past 10 years, Notaro has been entertaining Phoenix newspaper readers with her wildly amusing autobiographical exploits and unique life experiences. She writes about a world of hourly-wage jobs that require absolutely no skills, a mother who hands down judgments more forcefully than anyone seated on the Supreme Court, horrific high-school reunions, and hangovers that leave her surprised she woke up in the first place.
The misadventures of Laurie and her fellow Idiot Girls ("too cool to be in the Smart Group") unfold in a world that everyone will recognize but no one has ever described so hilariously. She delivers the goods: life as we all know it.
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- Julia Valentin
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Sweet and funny
I wont say I cried tears of laugher, but I can say that
this book made a bad day brighter. Careful with the chapter transitions though, they happen quite fast. other than that I really enjoyed this.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Sarah Schultz
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Acceptable, but not great.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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- Lady Undine
- 04-17-12
Poor to Mediocre
Some of Notaro's book is funny, but I found her comments about her neighbour children and their mother spoiled this narrative for me. These comments seem strangely incongruent in the broader context of this narrative. On the one hand, the writer aims to present herself as flawed (a lot of her humour is directed at herself); on the other hand, she seems to moralize when discussing this family, without seeming to give any consideration to the sorts of socio-economic circumstances that make it difficult for some people to have what many would perceive as the perfect nuclear family. The comments she makes about the two little girls and their mother are irritating and didactic.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Lindapet2
- 03-17-17
LAUGHED OUTLOUD
I cannot remember when I have enjoyed a book so much! Funny, clever , witty...
I saw myself in so many of the stories. Hilary Huber as the narrator is pure pleasure to listen to.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Jenni and Tony
- 12-22-16
Great story, dry reader
When my wife was reading this book she would burst out laughing. While listening to this I heard some of the same stories that would bring tears to my wife's eyes, but when delivered here it barely brought a chuckle.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Balwees
- 03-25-15
Really funny, perfect narrator!
Very witty writing paired with the perfect voice. Huber always delivers, but she has really nailed this snarky character.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Marisela
- 03-23-15
Not as good as Fat Bride
The narrator does an excellent job. However this novel wasnt as good as Fat Bride.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Meh. Maybe funnier with a different narrator
- By TK on 12-19-22
By: Laurie Notaro
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Housebroken
- Admissions of an Untidy Life
- By: Laurie Notaro
- Narrated by: Laurie Notaro
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 133
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 120
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Story4 out of 5 stars 120
Number-one New York Times best-selling author Laurie Notaro isn't exactly a domestic goddess - unless that means she fully embraces her genetic hoarding predisposition, sneaks peeks at her husband's daily journal, or has made a list of the people she wants on her Apocalypse Survival team (her husband's not on it). Notaro chronicles her chronic misfortune in the domestic arts, including cooking, cleaning, and putting on Spanx while sweaty (which should technically qualify as an Olympic sport).
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful
- By Carlie on 07-28-16
By: Laurie Notaro
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Autobiography of a Fat Bride
- True Tales of a Pretend Adulthood
- By: Laurie Notaro
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 50
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Story4 out of 5 stars 43
In Autobiography of a Fat Bride, Laurie Notaro tries painfully to make the transition from all-night partyer and bar-stool regular to mortgagee with plumbing problems and no air conditioning. Laurie finds grown-up life just as harrowing as her reckless youth, as she meets Mr. Right, moves in, settles down, and crosses the toe-stubbing threshold of matrimony.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Hilarious
- By MissSusie66 on 05-10-12
By: Laurie Notaro
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It Looked Different on the Model
- Epic Tales of Impending Shame and Infamy
- By: Laurie Notaro
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 74
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 63
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Story4 out of 5 stars 65
Everyone's favorite Idiot Girl, Laurie Notaro, is just trying to find the right fit, whether it's in the adorable blouse that looks charming on the mannequin but leaves her in a literal bind or in her neighborhood after she's shamefully exposed at a holiday party by delivering a low-quality rendition of "Jingle Bells."
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very entertaining!
- By Yolanda S. Bean on 09-08-13
By: Laurie Notaro
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 120
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful
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- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 50
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Story4 out of 5 stars 43
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4 out of 5 stars
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Hilarious
- By MissSusie66 on 05-10-12
By: Laurie Notaro
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We Thought You Would be Prettier
- True Tales of the Dorkiest Girl Alive
- By: Laurie Notaro
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 31
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Story4 out of 5 stars 31
She thought she'd have more time. Laurie Notaro figured she had at least a few good years yet. But no---it's happened. She has officially lost her marbles. From the kid at the pet-food store checkout line whose coif is so bizarre it makes her seethe "I'm going to kick his hair's ass" to the hapless Sears customer service rep on the receiving end of her Campaign of Terror, no one is safe from Laurie's wrath. Her cranky side seems to have eaten the rest of her---inner-thigh Chub Rub and all.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A hilarious look at life
- By MissSusie66 on 05-10-12
By: Laurie Notaro
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Excuse Me While I Disappear
- Tales of Midlife Mayhem
- By: Laurie Notaro
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 200
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 183
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Story4 out of 5 stars 183
Laurie Notaro has proved everyone wrong: she didn’t end up in rehab, prison, or cremated at a tender age. She just went gray. At past fifty, every hair’s root is a symbol of knowledge (she knows how to use a landline), experience (she rode in a car with no seat belts), and superpowers (a gray-haired lady can get away with anything). Though navigating midlife is initially upsetting—the cracking noises coming from her new old body, receiving regular junk mail from mortuaries—Laurie accepts it. And then some.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Meh. Maybe funnier with a different narrator
- By TK on 12-19-22
By: Laurie Notaro
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There's a (Slight) Chance I Might Be Going to Hell
- A Novel of Sewer Pipes, Pageant Queens, and Big Trouble
- By: Laurie Notaro
- Narrated by: Susan Denaker
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 208
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 83
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Story4 out of 5 stars 84
When her husband is offered a post at a small northwestern university, Maye Roberts is only too happy to pack up and leave the relentless Phoenix heat for the lush green quietude of Spaulding, Washington. But when you're a childless 30-something freelance writer who works at home, making new friends can be quite a challenge. Her attempts to do so lead her to enter a kooky beauty pageant - and to uncover a sinister mystery.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Is it over yet?
- By NateNV on 09-17-07
By: Laurie Notaro
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It Looked Different on the Model
- Epic Tales of Impending Shame and Infamy
- By: Laurie Notaro
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 74
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 63
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Story4 out of 5 stars 65
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very entertaining!
- By Yolanda S. Bean on 09-08-13
By: Laurie Notaro
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Housebroken
- Admissions of an Untidy Life
- By: Laurie Notaro
- Narrated by: Laurie Notaro
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 133
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 120
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 120
Number-one New York Times best-selling author Laurie Notaro isn't exactly a domestic goddess - unless that means she fully embraces her genetic hoarding predisposition, sneaks peeks at her husband's daily journal, or has made a list of the people she wants on her Apocalypse Survival team (her husband's not on it). Notaro chronicles her chronic misfortune in the domestic arts, including cooking, cleaning, and putting on Spanx while sweaty (which should technically qualify as an Olympic sport).
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful
- By Carlie on 07-28-16
By: Laurie Notaro
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Autobiography of a Fat Bride
- True Tales of a Pretend Adulthood
- By: Laurie Notaro
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 50
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 42
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 43
In Autobiography of a Fat Bride, Laurie Notaro tries painfully to make the transition from all-night partyer and bar-stool regular to mortgagee with plumbing problems and no air conditioning. Laurie finds grown-up life just as harrowing as her reckless youth, as she meets Mr. Right, moves in, settles down, and crosses the toe-stubbing threshold of matrimony.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Hilarious
- By MissSusie66 on 05-10-12
By: Laurie Notaro
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We Thought You Would be Prettier
- True Tales of the Dorkiest Girl Alive
- By: Laurie Notaro
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 36
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 31
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Story4 out of 5 stars 31
She thought she'd have more time. Laurie Notaro figured she had at least a few good years yet. But no---it's happened. She has officially lost her marbles. From the kid at the pet-food store checkout line whose coif is so bizarre it makes her seethe "I'm going to kick his hair's ass" to the hapless Sears customer service rep on the receiving end of her Campaign of Terror, no one is safe from Laurie's wrath. Her cranky side seems to have eaten the rest of her---inner-thigh Chub Rub and all.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A hilarious look at life
- By MissSusie66 on 05-10-12
By: Laurie Notaro
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Excuse Me While I Disappear
- Tales of Midlife Mayhem
- By: Laurie Notaro
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 200
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 183
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Story4 out of 5 stars 183
Laurie Notaro has proved everyone wrong: she didn’t end up in rehab, prison, or cremated at a tender age. She just went gray. At past fifty, every hair’s root is a symbol of knowledge (she knows how to use a landline), experience (she rode in a car with no seat belts), and superpowers (a gray-haired lady can get away with anything). Though navigating midlife is initially upsetting—the cracking noises coming from her new old body, receiving regular junk mail from mortuaries—Laurie accepts it. And then some.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Meh. Maybe funnier with a different narrator
- By TK on 12-19-22
By: Laurie Notaro
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There's a (Slight) Chance I Might Be Going to Hell
- A Novel of Sewer Pipes, Pageant Queens, and Big Trouble
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- Narrated by: Susan Denaker
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 208
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 83
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Story4 out of 5 stars 84
When her husband is offered a post at a small northwestern university, Maye Roberts is only too happy to pack up and leave the relentless Phoenix heat for the lush green quietude of Spaulding, Washington. But when you're a childless 30-something freelance writer who works at home, making new friends can be quite a challenge. Her attempts to do so lead her to enter a kooky beauty pageant - and to uncover a sinister mystery.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Is it over yet?
- By NateNV on 09-17-07
By: Laurie Notaro
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 74
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very entertaining!
- By Yolanda S. Bean on 09-08-13
By: Laurie Notaro
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