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Book Review of I Was Told There'd Be Cake: Essays

I Was Told There'd Be Cake: Essays
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Helpful Score: 3


Well written and funny ... sometimes, as a couple of essays seemed pointless to me, and others were obviously highly exaggerated for effect, if not invented. The quirky-family-upbringing (plus post-nest adult) wave, started years ago by Sedaris, is collapsing from the weight of all the piggybacking; Crosley's work seems like an attempt to cash in before the wave hits the shore. Fun read? yes; must read? Nope!