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Statements: True Tales of Life, Love, and Credit Card Bills
Presents a humorous look at the author's life as a single, advertising executive in New York City as told through copies of her credit card bills for those years.
208 pages, Hardcover
First published July 26, 2005
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June 13, 2007
You know you have a shoebox full of receipts in your closet. Now what if you looked back through them, what would they tell you about your life? Amy knows...
March 29, 2023
Cute, predictable after you get the gist...
May 20, 2008
Ugh. You'd think this would be hilarious - this is the same girl that had that CD out a couple years ago of answering machine messages from her NYC Jewish mom. There was so much she could have done with this book idea, but it was really dumb. I only recommend it if you want to see what a lame, aging single woman in NYC does with her money.
August 2, 2014
Meh. The author was funny, but it just fell flat for me.
Oh, and to the editor of this book:
*"Carefully" and "all" have two ls, not three.
*Please learn the difference between "around" and "a round" before your next assignment.
Sincerely,
A fellow editor who has no idea who you got to be an editor at a publishing house
Oh, and to the editor of this book:
*"Carefully" and "all" have two ls, not three.
*Please learn the difference between "around" and "a round" before your next assignment.
Sincerely,
A fellow editor who has no idea who you got to be an editor at a publishing house
June 26, 2009
---- my year-end summary of charges statement from Visa (broken down into categories) was eye-opening. Borkowsky uses several years worth' of Am Ex statements for a comic review of her love life and foibles.
February 28, 2012
A very quick and easy read. It's broken up into essays that are supposed to be true accounts of her life...yet some are funny but over exaggerated. I give her props on the idea behind the book (the use of credit card statements as a diary). 2 Stars!
February 11, 2008
VERY quick read. Too quick? I read it basically overnight. Nothing toooo much to hang onto. Couldn't get into it.
June 24, 2008
Funny, breezy!
March 22, 2009
Super simple, super fast read... entertaining enough. As a former girl who could tell her own life story via credit card statements, I chuckled through Amy's adventures.
October 19, 2015
Like the Canadian one, I wanted it to be better. I liked her first one much more.
July 26, 2010
Read this book for book club. Fun to read!
Funny-fun premise. That you can trace someone's past by their credit card statements!
Funny-fun premise. That you can trace someone's past by their credit card statements!
February 24, 2011
Stupidest excuse for a book ever. A tale of a woman's very uninteresting life through credit card receipts.
August 31, 2011
Hilarious read! Makes you really think about all of those things you buy & regret over the course of your early 20s!
February 16, 2013
A funny look at life through one's credit card statements. A financial diary of sorts with misadventures, dating fiascoes, and almost-triumphant successes and a dash of humor to boot.
December 20, 2015
A light, humorous, and easy read!
December 23, 2013
It's a really neat idea and a cute, fast read.
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