For this week's review, I going to discuss the book "I Was Told There Would Be Cake" by Sloane Crosley, which is a collection of essays in the similar vein of authors like David Sedaris or David Rakoff who write essay about their own (and by extension their families) neurosis and idiosyncrasies. I enjoyed a majority of the essays, they weren't as funny or outlandish as those by David Sedaris but also none were as sad as some of his essays. The majority of the essays in the book are about single life in New York like balancing jobs that don't really go anywhere, moving to a new apartment, and dealing with possible illnesses. There are a few essays that I really identified with about growing apart from friends from high school and feeling guilty about spending less time with some of your friends. I know that there are some days when I feel like I haven't made an effort to stay in contact with people that I spent time with everyday in high school or shared interests with in college. Overall, the book was quite enjoyable and I recommend getting it from the library (maybe not buying it).
Don't worry, I won't be posting only book reviews, there will be a regular post in the next few days!
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