it's a good thing I got a preorder discount I guess! Maybe I just didn't know what to expect and was hoping I would be satisfied with whatever this book would end up being. I knew the true crime aspect was going to be toned down a lot, which I honestly didn't mind, but something about K&G's "guidance" kind of bothered me. I also wasn't a fan of how this book felt more like a self-help advice column than a memoir. In fact, buy three.") Yuck, that just rubs me the wrong way (and I did buy it!). (Example: In the introduction to the book, Karen begins by thanking the readers for being supportive of K&G, but about a paragraph into the thank-you states: "Bless us all, but mostly the people who actually spent money.quit getting your finger grease all over our beautiful, pristine publication and just buy it. Reading her jokes on paper, however, made me cringe. Karen, for example, typically makes me laugh out loud whenever I listen to an episode. One other disappointing thing about the writing was that the humor aspect didn't seem to stick the landing as well as it does in the podcast. I know that many people do enjoy that type of writing style (which is fine), but it's not my cup of tea. Unfortunately, that really is how this book was written it's very informal and sounds like something you would read on a blog, not in a book. I have listened to K&G's podcast for a couple of years now and love it, but I didn't feel like their speaking voices translated well to writing.
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