Product Description: Every company he works for goes bankrupt within a month. His landlord just kicked him out. His parents think he's a failure. He can barely scrape up enough pennies to take the subway. Oh, and he's still dealing with his fiancée leaving him on national TV.
Welcome to the world of Will Leitch.
In this hilarious, poignant collection of his award-winning Internet columns (with all new material), Leitch takes us on journey from small-town Illinois to the madness of Manhattan and back again.
A well bred man I think the world has become so rude and so wrapped up in it's self. This book is refreshing we all felt so many of these things, deep down. I personally know Will Leich and had the joy of working with him. He is a great person and brought up to be polite. Thanks for my chance to "rant". Thumbs up Will!!!
Honesty Must Not Be The Best policy It seems like most of the 1-star reviews for this book were written by people who complained that Leitch wrote too clearly about his life experiences or that he used real people (or very thinly disguised real people) as his characters. Based on the writing, I bet all those 1-stars even came from the same person, and probably someone Leitch knew. Maybe someone who didn't like what was written about him.
My thoughts: this book was pretty funny, but if not an out-and-out knee slapper, it was the type of book that drags you into the characters so that the smaller things become funnier as you become more familiar. I'd recommend it to anyone, and I've read Sedaris and Hornby too. And if those bad reviews weren't from someone with a vendetta, I'm wondering where they learned to read.
If you don't find this funny, there's something wrong with you. I read the other reviews of this book and, honestly, THEY are full of crap. This book is hilarious and insiteful. If you're looking for a novel or some non-fiction, then don't buy this book. If you're looking for a good relaxing read with no pressure and some great stories about a complete loser; buy this book.
Will Leitch's stories range from the very familiar to the very strange. He's a fantastic story-teller and this book proves it.
*yaaaaaaaaaaaawn* A singular and often stifilingly boring literary version of reality television, Leitch's book is the next phase in America's obsession with watching stupid people embarrass themselves. "Life as a Loser" is nothing more than an egotistical rant in a vain and somewhat pitiful attempt to gain popularity and sympathy through a lifetime of dissapointment. What separates this book from its electronically broadcasted brethren is one key component: good editing. Leitch's drawn out diatribes and abhorrent use of language leave the audience suffering from more than his self-effacing semi-biography. I have only one question: if it is obvious that Leitch has had such a horrible time living his own life, why would I want to waste my time reading about it?
Narcisstic crap Don't bother. This book is not funny and I agree with the other reviewer from Boston. Leitch was probably pleasuring himself while writing 90 percent of the pages. That's probably why the spelling was so bad. Don't waste your money or time. You could be pleasuring yourself instead of reading about Leitch do it. If I could have given it zero stars, I would have.
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