(non)Fiction Fridays: Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me

Disclaimer: I rarely watch Chelsea Lately (my mom loves the show) and have not seen her stand-up. But, I have read all of her books. Her latest book, Lies that Chelsea Handler Told Me, has just been recently in time for beach season. These books are disturbingly hilarious, completely candid, and make you feel better about everything bad you have ever done in your life. This book is a departure from her autobiographical style of her other three previous books: Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea; My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands; and Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang. Instead, her friends and family gathered together to write a collection of short stories about the personal and/or professional hell that she has put them through since they've known her. In the case of her siblings, she has been torturing them basically since her birth.
You will laugh aloud throughout reading this book. Each chapter is short, easy to read, and makes you wish that everyone in your life was as understanding and willing to put up with your harmless shenanigans and flaws in comparison to Chelsea's all-out disdain for manners or the concept of privacy. I feel like anything is possible after reading her books because despite all her bad decisions and complete disdain for propriety, look at her--she is still very successful, has a fiercely loyal inner circle, and knows how to enjoy life to the absolute fullest. One of the contributors said they have never seen anyone laugh more on a day-to-day basis than Chelsea which is a very admirable trait in my book. Yes, these books are silly and that's the point. So lighten up and indulge in a little guilty pleasure this summer with any or all of Ms. Handler's hilarious musings.