an amazing story so much better to hear

absolutely relentlessly inventive and incisive story that Miranda July's reading takes to the next level by revealing and allowing the humour to show through.

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Beautifully strange, strangely beautiful

I loved this book!

Full of odd, funny imagery.
Interesting characters just this side of acceptably bizarre.
So dirty at times I had to switch to headphones even inside the house!
The narration was fantastic.
Book hangover for days & desire to read everything July has ever written...

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So funny - brilliantly read

Bizarre, brilliant, deeply funny while also being kind of heart-breaking. Author reads and she is perfect. Very dry, unusual comic manner.

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Funny and disturbing

A unique literary voice, a story like no other. Funny, disturbing, intriguing and touching. A very human story. July rocks.

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Loved it

The strangest book I have ever ‘read’ but it was compelling. A bit graphic in places which made for an uncomfortable listen but it became clear that this was an important part of the development of the story.

Well read by the author. I’m not sure if anyone else could have given it the justice it deserved.

*Spoiler alert*
It had the ending I was hoping for. Made me teary, just as the imagined scene had earlier in the book.

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Los Angeles Surreal

I really wasn't sure what to expect. It was a crazy story but I think I stuck with it because I know crazy people like this in LA who are into reiki and past life regression. I'm from LA so I can "stereotype" with ease. I know all these people. It was like Murakami does Venice Beach

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My All-Time #1 Favourite

I read it once. I read it once more afterwards. I am still unable to remove it from my i-pod.
I made it listen to my friend. She hated it. What does it give to anyone, she asked, this novel about disturbed, crazy, broken and agressive people? It does give certainly. It's our magnificent world in a nutshell, I would say. A wity game of mirrors, of I think that you think that I think that you thinks, a very wise pacing, outstandingly skilled writing. Miranda is clever and sees through you. And she is the best narrator of her own things. Give it a try if you can, and remember: if it doesn't catch you after ten minutes, this is not for you. Because the quality of the prose is the same all over the text.
Bon courage!

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A phenomenal book

This is an incredible read/listen. To hear Miranda July performing the book herself is great, with all her iconic expressions and inflections.

The story itself edges just up to bizarre but still manages to feel grounded. The way the plot weaves and pulls together is masterful and I had a tear in my eye by the end. Maybe even did a little air punch for Cheryl!

I can't recommend it enough. It's up there, definitely one of my top ten.

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What it is to be alive

It has moments of weirdness, but in the end it is touching and very human. I enjoyed it.

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Wonderfully weird and intimate

I loved this book, and everything else I've heard or read from Miranda July. Her characters are strange, troubled, deeply flawed, and endearing, and she reveals their inner worlds in very relatable way

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