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Highlights
- Cynthia Kaplan takes us on a hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking journey through her unique, uncensored world--her bungled romantic encounters and unsung theatrical experiences; her gadget-obsessed father, her pill-popping therapist, and her eccentric grandmothers; her fearless husband, whom she engages in an ongoing battle over which of them is the most popular person in their apartment; and, of course, her vengeful, power-hungry one-year-old son.Kaplan's voice is a lot like the one in our heads--the one that most of us are only willing to listen to late at night . . . maybe while locked in a closet.
- Author(s): Cynthia Kaplan
- 240 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Women
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Comprised of 21 autobiographical tales, "Why I'm Like This" begins with a hilarious send-up of Kaplan's last year at "Queechy Lake Camp" and ends with a tour-de-force about the cruelly unfufilled life of the truffle pig.Book Synopsis
Cynthia Kaplan takes us on a hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking journey through her unique, uncensored world--her bungled romantic encounters and unsung theatrical experiences; her gadget-obsessed father, her pill-popping therapist, and her eccentric grandmothers; her fearless husband, whom she engages in an ongoing battle over which of them is the most popular person in their apartment; and, of course, her vengeful, power-hungry one-year-old son.
Kaplan's voice is a lot like the one in our heads--the one that most of us are only willing to listen to late at night . . . maybe while locked in a closet. What a relief it is that someone finally admits that she is afraid of nearly everything; that she is jealous even of people whose lives are on the verge of collapse; and that she has, at times, tried to pass for a gentile.
Review Quotes
"Quick-witted, neatly written and unapologetically grandiose...in the spirit of Dorothy Parker...[Kaplan] renders weird and rowdy scenarios with style." -- New York Times Book Review
"This is a charming collection of essays in the spirit of David Sedaris..." -- John Searles, The Early Show on CBS
"A fresh voice with a bright future." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Knee-slapping hilarious...Fans of David Sedaris or Anne Lamott will appreciate (Kaplan's) quirky way of looking at life's intricacies." -- USA Today
"Funny, sweet, weirdly life-affirming and painfully true..." -- Jerry Stahl, author of PERMANENT MIDNIGHT and PLAINCLOTHES NAKED
"Cynthia Kaplan's gift is her ability to take on life's absurdities and come out a winner." -- Debra Ginsberg, author of WAITING and RAISING BLAZE
"Kaplan consistently amuses while cutting surprisingly deep." -- Booklist
"When Kaplan is funny, she's very funny...Well worth reading." -- New Orleans Times-Picayune
"One of downtown's coolest actors . . . you'll laugh until you can't breathe." -- Time Out New York
"Cynthia Kaplan is very funny. These piece are very, very funny." -- Laura Zigman, author of Animal Husbandry and Her
"WHY I'M LIKE THIS is an impressive debut and Kaplan has a wonderfully natural comedic style." -- Detroit Free Press
"WHY I'M LIKE THIS is a collection of personal essays that are as funny as they are poignant." -- Paper Magazine