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Lump It or Leave It Kindle Edition

by Florence King (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 26 ratings
The misanthropic essayist takes a caustic look at topics including higher education, traditional values, feminist obsessions, and advice to the South.

Lump It or Leave It, Florence King’s latest volume of rapier-edged contemplations on American tomfoolery—er, values—takes on everything from the hazards of fame to the joys of menopause, with all the bile and brio that has made her the nation’s most beloved misanthrope. From college professors (“incapable of earning a living with either their minds or their hands”) to the South (“if at first you don’t secede, try, try, again”) to the US government (“the crude leading the crud”), few fools remain unskewered by the reigning Queen of Spleen.

“Opinionated and entertaining, King . . . here discourses widely and vigorously on American ways. Little escapes her stiletto wit. . . . These scattershot essays reach their targets.” —Publishers Weekly
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  1. Print length
    197 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    St. Martin's Griffin
  4. Publication date
    August 15, 1991
  5. File size
    1.0 MB
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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Opinionated and entertaining, King ( Reflections in a Jaundiced Eye ) here discourses widely and vigorously on American ways. Little escapes her stiletto wit: the prevalence of the "slangy suffix, -istok?/not sure what you've done, but given that it is you who has done it, I'm sure it is ok.gs "; the best 15 years of a woman's life, "from 50 to Social Security"; the "graves of academe" where college professors masquerade as teachers; fellow countrymen whom she divides into "whatters" and "whyers." Personal agitations to which King also applies her nonconformist slant include traditional southern values and book reviewing, the latter topic evoking a tart acknowledgment of being wrong in her judgments once in a while. These scattershot essays reach their targets.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

Clever and observant, King is a professional Southerner. Here she describes only the lowest common denominator of Southern culture--misogyny, narcissism, incoherence--and so is as much a national commentator as a regional one. While the industry standard for such a book is Nora Ephron's Crazy Salad (LJ 8/75), these ramblings essays are more like a Joan Rivers monolog: King proudly and half-accurately describes herself as "a mean lady." At its worst, the book tries to wring a laugh out of the Howard Beach tragedy; at its best it describes the dreariness of reviewing books written by popular female authors.
- Molly McCluer, Alameda Cty. Law Lib., Oakland
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007RP79T6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martin's Griffin (August 15, 1991)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 15, 1991
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.0 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 197 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 26 ratings

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"...and very individual voice about just about everything is compelling, witty and a great read. I have every bit of her writing I can get my hands on." Read more

"What is not to love about Florence King? She is acerbic and irreverent, yet amazingly accurate in pinpointing human behavior...." Read more

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"...Other than those, it was a truly great, funny, southern triumph!" Read more

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"...voice about just about everything is compelling, witty and a great read. I have every bit of her writing I can get my hands on." Read more

"...Other than those, it was a truly great, funny, southern triumph!" Read more

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