Lies that Chelsea Handler Told Me

Summary: It's no lie: Chelsea Handler loves to smoke out "dumbassness," the condition people suffer from that allows them to fall prey to her brand of complete and utter nonsense. Friends, family, co-workers--they've all been tricked by Chelsea into believing stories of total foolishness and into behaving like total fools. Luckily, they've lived to tell the tales and, for the very first time, write about them. 


This was a pretty cute book...but I didn't love it like I wanted to.


The book is told by her friends and family, which is a fun way to see the other side of Chelsea's bullsh*t. At first I was a little turned off by the book because I thought that the way she messes with her friends and lies to them was mean...but as the book went on, it was apparent that that was the way she showed her affection for her friends. Several times throughout the book, her friends say that the more she messes with you - the more she loves you. Once I got over that, I started to enjoy the book more and find it more humorous.


It was also really funny to hear everyone's opinions of Chelsea. She pees her pants when she gets really tickled over something, she drinks a lot of vodka, she whisks her friends away for beach vacations, she tips really well, and she can think of lie after lie without blinking an eye. The book kinda made me want to meet her and be her friend and endure the daily torture that she puts her friends through. The stories that her friends have about the wool Chelsea has pulled over their eyes doesn't seem like it would be that great to go through, BUT - I think once you get used to it that it would be such a fun relationship because of all the laughing and horsing around.


The major downside to the book is that the people who are sharing their stories are obviously not natural writers. A lot of times their stories don't flow together and hop from one storyline to the next. They also mention people that we haven't been introduced to. There were times that I had to go back and re-read a section to make sure that I didn't miss something...and it wasn't like I missed something, it was just that there was no transition.


Overall, it was a quick, fun read. Not her best book - but still enjoyable. 


Rank: C+