The following is Evangeline’s review of the second book she read this past weekend…The second book I read, Are you there, Vodka? It’s me Chelsea by Chelsea Handler is a book of humorous essays looking back at various points in her life. From her days in elementary school, making up outrageous stories about being a movie star to her DUI and overnight stay in the Los Angeles Women’s Prison, Chelsea Handler keeps you laughing from cover to cover. This book is not for the faint of heart, however. She uses strong language and openly talks about using alcohol and drugs; hence the title. She also doesn’t hold anything back when talking about her family and the men that she dates. For instance, she talks about how cheap she thinks her father (the used car salesman) is, but she does so in an endearing manner. One of the funniest stories takes place after she has decided she needs to eat better and get into shape. She gets a boxing trainer and starts working out several times a week. She becomes more confident and cocky. So cocky, in fact, that she decides to confront these three girls who call her names in front of her home. Only, she’s on the losing end of a fight with three Los Angeles teenagers and winds up cowering in the bushes a couple of blocks from her house after she ran away from the girls. All the while, she’s wondering if they stole her car and contemplates how to get to the police station on her roller blades. Chelsea Handler is a stand-up comic and actress, who was one of the stars of "Girls Behaving Badly" and has starred in her own Comedy Central special. Her first book, My Horizontal Life was a bestseller.
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