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Everything Is Perfect When You’re A Liar
(2012)
Kelly Oxford

I recently told someone in my online book club that I don’t generally just pan a book – usually I try to find something in it that someone will like. Kelly Oxford has made me eat my words.

This is probably one of the worst books I’ve ever read. Non-fiction, particularly humorous memoir (is this a memoir?) is especially dangerous when you have a degree and are a licensed psychological examiner. Sometimes it is very hard to turn off the personality disorder radar. There is a very fine line between funny and narcissistic, but in the case of Everything is Perfect When You’re a Liar, the line is left far in the dust. This book just oozes narcissism. As in, you kind of want to wash your hands when you’re done just in case it rubbed off on you.

I could go on with a list of reasons why I didn’t like this book, but I’d rather make it quick: it isn’t funny, it’s loaded with foul language, and Mrs. Oxford is almost painfully unlikable. I picked up this book on a Nook Daily Find, so I wasn’t really aware of her or her Twitter or Tumblr fame, but based on this, I don’t really get it. Not recommended.