Sara Barron is really not afraid of embarrassing the hell out of herself for the sake of a good story. Unlike the Olivia Munn memoir I just finished, in which Munn constantly has this tone of “Oh, I’m such a dork, such a loser, ha ha ha” which makes her seem desperate to be laughed with, not at, Barron simply lets you laugh without coaching it to make herself seem better. After all, there’s an entire chapter in this book devoted to her horrific flatulence, […]
People Are Unappealing: Even Me by Sara Barron
I thought I had read Sara Barron before, but I guess I’m mixing her up with someone. Possibly Sloane Crosley. Or Sara Benincasa. I’ve read a lot of humorous memoirs written by funny women this year, courtesy of my sister’s bookshelf and Barnes & Noble addiction, and I think this was one of the better ones written by someone I’ve never heard of before. Sara Barron’s memoir runs a pretty familiar comedy route: weird parents, awkward upbringing, a move to New York full of bad decisions […]
The Harm in Asking
I read Sara Barron’s previous memoir, People are Unappealing, and don’t remember much about it but when I saw this is my “recommended reads” on Amazon I figured I would give her a try. In The Harm in Asking Sara Barron focuses on “everyday life,” pulling from her childhood up to present day with varied results. The first section of the book isn’t great, there are a lot of bowel movement references… Once Sara begins fixating on whether or not she could be come a […]