Life As a Loser [Paperback]

Will Leitch (Author), Tom Perrotta (Author)

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: #1,717,321 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

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Annie N. "Annie" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Life As a Loser (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.

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

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Steve Schmid "just my opinion." (Hopatcong, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Life As a Loser (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.

7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing but laughs, December 24, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Life As a Loser (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.