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Life As a Loser [Paperback]

Will Leitch (Author), Tom Perrotta (Author)
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

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Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2005
Every company he works for goes bankrupt within a month. His landlord just kicked him out. His parents think he's a failure. He can barely scrape up enough pennies to take the subway. Oh, and he's still dealing with his fiancée leaving him on national TV.

Welcome to the world of Will Leitch.

In this hilarious, poignant collection of his award-winning Internet columns (with all new material), Leitch takes us on journey from small-town Illinois to the madness of Manhattan and back again.

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About the Author

Will Leitch has written for The Sporting News, The New York Times, and other national publications. He currently co-edits the Web site Blacktable.com

Product Details

  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Arriviste Press, Inc. (May 15, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0974627003
  • ISBN-13: 978-0974627007
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,994,476 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Honesty Must Not Be The Best policy March 22, 2006
By Annie N.
Format:Paperback
It seems like most of the 1-star reviews for this book were written by people who complained that Leitch wrote too clearly about his life experiences or that he used real people (or very thinly disguised real people) as his characters. Based on the writing, I bet all those 1-stars even came from the same person, and probably someone Leitch knew. Maybe someone who didn't like what was written about him.

My thoughts: this book was pretty funny, but if not an out-and-out knee slapper, it was the type of book that drags you into the characters so that the smaller things become funnier as you become more familiar. I'd recommend it to anyone, and I've read Sedaris and Hornby too. And if those bad reviews weren't from someone with a vendetta, I'm wondering where they learned to read.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars If you don't find this funny, there's something wrong with you. January 20, 2006
By Steve Schmid
Format:Paperback
I read the other reviews of this book and, honestly, THEY are full of crap. This book is hilarious and insiteful. If you're looking for a novel or some non-fiction, then don't buy this book. If you're looking for a good relaxing read with no pressure and some great stories about a complete loser; buy this book.

Will Leitch's stories range from the very familiar to the very strange. He's a fantastic story-teller and this book proves it.
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7 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing but laughs December 24, 2003
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
This book makes you want to go visit Mattoon, home of much of these stories. The people there seem infinitely more pleasant than those in New York, and they're funnier too. Plus, any baseball fan will relate to just about everything in there. My only problem: There's some weird sexual stuff in there, without warning. You're reading about Little League baseball, and then bam you're in a Penthouse forum. that was scary.

But a great read. Funny, funny stuff.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars A well bred man
I think the world has become so rude and so wrapped up in it's self. This book is refreshing we all felt so many of these things, deep down. Read more
Published on July 25, 2006 by Rachel Katz Mattox
1.0 out of 5 stars *yaaaaaaaaaaaawn*
A singular and often stifilingly boring literary version of reality television, Leitch's book is the next phase in America's obsession with watching stupid people embarrass... Read more
Published on June 30, 2004
1.0 out of 5 stars Narcisstic crap
Don't bother. This book is not funny and I agree with the other reviewer from Boston. Leitch was probably pleasuring himself while writing 90 percent of the pages. Read more
Published on June 29, 2004
1.0 out of 5 stars Narcisstic crap
Don't bother. This book is not funny and I agree with the other reviewer from Boston. Leitch was probably pleasuring himself while writing 90 percent of the pages. Read more
Published on June 29, 2004
2.0 out of 5 stars Book as a Loser
It's one thing to crystallize elements, occurances, and people from your real life into your art by reshaping, rethinking, or at least renaming them; it's another to just pick them... Read more
Published on April 30, 2004
1.0 out of 5 stars Whingey and self-obsessed
I was hoping that I'd like this book--after all, Tom Perrotta, author of 'Election" and the recent well-reviewed "Little Children", wrote the forward. Read more
Published on April 29, 2004
4.0 out of 5 stars Easy like Sunday Morning...
So, initially the book was given to be by the publisher at a holiday party and I lost it. I felt obligated to replace it and read it. Read more
Published on April 15, 2004 by John Burke
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, but sloppy copyediting, boring design
Will Leitch's writing is honest, funny, lively, and engaging. The only thing I don't like is the book's sloppy copyediting (obvious grammatical errors, inconsistent smart/straight... Read more
Published on March 12, 2004
1.0 out of 5 stars why are you doing this?
Will has an amazing knack for describing details about people's personal lives in his columns, despite that few, if any of them, have given him permission to do so. Read more
Published on February 13, 2004
1.0 out of 5 stars decency, anyone?
Will has an amazing knack for describing details about people's personal lives in his columns, despite that few, if any of them, have given him permission to do so. Read more
Published on February 13, 2004
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