I Lick My Cheese: And Other Real Notes from the Roommate Frontlines [Hardcover]

Oonagh O'Hagan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2009

Like the bestsellers PostSecret and Found, I Lick My Cheese appeals to the voyeur in all of us and presents uncensored evidence from everyday lives. Presenting four-color reproductions of all kinds of notes between roommates along with her own witty commentary, Oonagh O’Hagan humorously reveals the ridiculous experiences, twisted battles, and petty desperation of people who have to live together. From the bedroom to the living room and all the filthy kitchens and bathrooms in between, every imaginable trial is on display here: bongs accidentally left out for visiting grandparents, panty-sniffing creeps, ham theft, and things stored in refrigerators that really, really shouldn’t be.
 
Originally published in the U.K., where it was a big bestseller, I Lick My Cheese has been revised and Americanized to be the ultimate support-group-in-a-book for those suffering from enforced cohabitation.

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About the Author

Oonagh O’Hagan is an acclaimed designer and lecturer in fashion at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, London and UCCA. She created the website www.roommatesanonymous.com, which inspired the book.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Abrams Image (April 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810983621
• ISBN-13: 978-0810983625
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #954,620 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Meh August 11, 2009

By Kab00m

Format:Hardcover

The notes featured in the book are mostly funny, but other things detracted from the enjoyment. Some of the handwriting is hard to read. Occasionally there are minor obstructive differences between British and American English. But the thing that virtually suffocates the book's humor is the author's commentary which appears beside each note (doubling the pages). They have all the effect of dissecting a good joke to find out why it's funny -- when done, nothing funny remains. They are as fun as getting drunk with a grammarian.

This would be a good gift for former roommates or those currently suffering by such hands. If you want a rich compilation of notes and the like that demonstrate the comedy and tragedy of our discarded thoughts, try Davy Rothbart's Found series. For something specific to roommates, try College Humor's "Roommate Confessions."

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing June 15, 2009

By Rich

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

When I received an email about this book, I thought "how could this be anything but entertaining?" Well, it's not - yet. The notes themselves are mildly amusing, but the comments the author has attached to each take away from them, they do not add to them at all.
Don't waste your money.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I laughed so hard that milk came out of my nostrils... March 24, 2009

By Richard Cumming

Format:Hardcover

Have you ever had a roommate? Did you hate them? Were they annoying? Don't feel so bad. It can always be worse. This book is proof.

It contains reproductions of real notes written by real roommates. Or, at least that is what we are led to believe. They seem real. Some of them are very funny. Others are troubling. It's a fun read. Laugh. Or cry.