Lea's Book of Rules for the World

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Summary: If you're easily offended...
Review: ...then STEP RIGHT UP...True to her style, (thank God!) Lea manages to offend people from every walk of life, and it couldn't be funnier. Everybody needs to be poked at, and Lea's just the woman to do it. I found her stream-of-consciousness writing both dizzying and wonderful. Her dialogues with Mary were hysterical, as were her asides, and her short stories - "Mama Mia", and the one with the aliens -both almost killed me. The footnotes alone are worth the price of the book, not to mention her illustrations- they're hilarious. She's witty, sharp as a tack, playfully insightful, tacky, tasteless, dirty... WONDERFUL! Really makes you want to know Lea in everyday life, if you could handle it. Thanks, Lea! Loved it! The only thing that would make this better is hearing Lea read it aloud - BOOKS ON TAPE?

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Summary: Reruns...I hate reruns
Review: Bsaically this book is a composition of her live shows, which if you have seen, are way funnier live than in print. If you haven't seen her live, or heard one of her CD's then you might be interested, but much of "Leaville" is lost in the translation from live to print. Without the screaming and the faces and the body language it just isn't as funny.

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Summary: Reruns...I hate reruns
Review: Bsaically this book is a composition of her live shows, which if you have seen, are way funnier live than in print. If you haven't seen her live, or heard one of her CD's then you might be interested, but much of "Leaville" is lost in the translation from live to print. Without the screaming and the faces and the body language it just isn't as funny.

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Summary: Lea Rules!
Review: Call it a happy accident of browsing, but I found this book a week or so ago and picked it up and it had me laughing out loud in the book store.

Before and after reading it, I wouldn't categorize myself as a major fan of Lea. But, it was a welcome tonic at the time for me.

Her various remarks are often provocative, crude...call them whatever you like. This woman doesn't mince words.

Yeah, she has an opinion. Shouldn't you?

In a culture where people are so afraid to step on others' toes, it is purely delightful to read comic essays like these.

Maybe more people should see the world like this -- with humor and with a willingness to knock a pedestal out of the way when the thing or person on it doesn't deserve to be there.

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Summary: Thank you God for Lea Delaria!
Review: Lea Delaria is the class clown you wish you had in high school. She can always be counted on to speak what everyone else is thinking (particularly those of us who were born WASPS). If you could bottle that special thing she has I would be first in line to buy it.

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Summary: Gut-Bustingly, Side-Splittingly Funny!
Review: The book is just like Lea Delaria in person - sly, bawdy, and uproariously funny, full of life and juice and good stuff that drips down your chin. Totally recommend it, especially to anyone who is smart, deviant, or both.

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Summary: Kiss This!
Review: What a wonderful stream of consciousness experience. I would love to have a conversation with Ms. Delaria because I think it would keep me going for a week, trying to figure out just how many groups she has offended, but in a cute way. This is a great read and I was unable to put it down until I finished it. I wish it were longer, but I bet a sequel lurks deep within her, if nothing else! Being a Canadian, I especially loved her view of us. Keep the journals going.