Not Proud: A Smorgasbord of Shame [Paperback]

Scott Huot (Editor), GW Brazier (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 25, 2005

'I put poison ivy on my ex-husband's underwear so he would think he had a disease.' 'Sometimes I have people over for dinner. When it comes time to serve the food, I always serve myself just a little bit more. I don't know why. I just have to have the most.' 'I dumped a guy once because I hated his voice. He was very good looking, but when you're in a long-distance relationship, a voice really does count for a lot.' NotProud.com creators Scott Huot and GW Brazier selected more than 250 of the most compelling anonymous confessions from their widely popular website. Part confessional, part peep show, this can't-put-down collection - categorized by the seven deadly sins (and the catchall 'Miscellaneous') - showcases the poetic, pathetic and occasionally bizarre thoughts and behaviours of everyday people. From fondling statues, to vengeful cat-food sandwiches, to an unabashed celebration of cheese, "Not Proud" feeds our inner voyeur with an array of the best and worst of human behaviour.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment; 1St Edition edition (January 25, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689877978
• ISBN-13: 978-0689877971
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 3.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,319,178 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious, pathetic and just plain perverted, January 21, 2005

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Papa Hemingway - See all my reviews

This review is from: Not Proud: A Smorgasbord of Shame (Paperback)

I am proud to say I've been visiting notproud.com since it came out in 2000, and was pretty excited about getting this new collection. I actually have their original book from 2003 which was only available online (I think..) and appears sold out. There are repeated confessions from the earlier one (including the one that explains the green skittle on the front, hehe), but there are a lot of great new ones that would take you a million years to find on the actual site.

There's a lot of other online confession sites out there now, but IMO there's always been something about the starkness of notproud.com where there are no casino ads and bloggy chatter that just gets the juiciest, most honest confessions out of people. It's like a sacred space, where people admit unholy things. Anyway, what can I say - i'm a fan!

Oh yeah, part of the fun for me is going through the book to see if one of my own online confessions made it in. No luck so far, but I like to think maybe I'll be naughty enough next time!

5.0 out of 5 stars Reading secrets..., May 14, 2008

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Nancy Barok "Until next time..." (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Not Proud: A Smorgasbord of Shame (Paperback)

I really enjoyed reading this book. I suppose the voyeur in me liked reading about the secrets of others. It made me want to make a list of things I could contribute to a second edition. I'm relieved to have not had much material to share.

4.0 out of 5 stars involved, January 28, 2006

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J. McGugan "Celesjess" (Murfreesboro, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Not Proud: A Smorgasbord of Shame (Paperback)

have you ever thought of something and then wondered if you were a bad person for thinking it? you arent the only one. this book has collected confessions and wishes from many people-maybe one of those people is you!