Category: Humor Publisher: InGenius Books, Smart Media New York
ISBN-10: 1460985826
Type: Fiction
Pages: 204
Copyright: 2013
ISBN-13: 9781460985823
A New York girl is forced by circumstances to live vicariously on Craigslist where she quickly runs into trouble...
Craigslist can be a real sharkfest! But it’s a mirror of who we actually are.
Alexandra Ares takes these two statements to their darkest and funniest place in this unputdownable satire of today’s wildest mores brazenly unleashed on America’s largest free online dating website. A zany and original New York girl trolls it for fun, love, sex, relationships and everything else, doomed to run from trouble to trouble.
Meet Emily Thompson, 25, quirky, wholesome, with a keen eye for contemporary art. One year after she moves from Buffalo to the trendy East Village, where she lands a job in an art gallery and an artist boyfriend, her life is turned upside down when she loses everything. Alone, broke and depressed, she turns to Craigslist to find - for free - everything she needs for both fun and survival. She soon discovers a wild, flawed world where everyone is either the con or the conned, and decency has flown both the laptop and the desktop. A roommate who is rarely home, turns out to be an escort, which makes Emily get on her high moral horse, but later, when Emily herself becomes an escort for a day things spiral out of control...
With her chilling wit and trademark unconventional insight, Alexandra Ares delivers a fast-paced, rakishly entertaining and ingeniously plotted soulful novel that confirms her status as one of the hottest new writers around.
Professional Reviews
ABNA Review
"A seamless merging of the latest "blog book"trend and "Bridget Jones Diary. Very funny. Many laugh-out-loud memorable lines. Originality: 5-stars. Very clean, clear voice and original writing."
Midwest Book Review - Top Reviewers' Pick
"My Life on Craigslist" is a quirky novel of romance and life, a read very much worth considering."
MadisonSays Book Blog
"My Life on Craigslist reminds me of Seinfeld...It’s funny, smart and filled with tons and tons of crazy drama... an adventure you won’t want to miss."
READERS FAVORITE:
" A fun read... Ares is a budding author who has a knack for highlighting the neurotic, maladaptive and vulnerable people in New York's vast cavern of possible characters. Emily is a lovable character... Many young adults will relate to her needs for freedom which are competing with the need for safety and comfort."
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Reviews for "My Life on Craigslist: Finalist of USA Best Books Award"
“A FUN, ENTERTAINING READ....Emily’s expeditions....on the website are certainly interesting, as they speak truth to the chaos and excitement of Manhattan.”
Kirkus Indie Review
“THIS IS THE QUINTESSENTIAL NEW YORK STORY OF A YOUNG WOMAN IN SEARCH OF HER TRUE SELF....Emily is bright and funny. The friends she picks up along the way are rakishly entertaining. So much of what occurs is beauty-fully tied up. I adored it. The Apatow films don’t do it better. This book is a d-flawless diamond, small but utterly perfect.”
Monique Raphel High, best-selling novelist
THIS BOOK IS VERY FUNNY AND WITTY! ... The author does a great job with the dialog which really moves the story along...I LOVED IT!”
A Bookish Affair
"Alexandra Ares has AN INCREDIBLE INSIGHT into the human persona and expresses HER TANTALIZING TALENT with My Life on Craigslist."
Alan Abel, the world’s most famous prankster
"VERY COOL! I can totally identify with Emily/Swan: jobless, looking for a roommate, zero money in the bank, and above all desperately seeking some sort of sexual or intimate connection that would numb the pain of this lonely existence. Bravo!"
Ismael Corpas, CL User, Film director, Los Angeles
“My Life on Craigslist will strike a chord with many and is A MUST-READ FOR ANYONE WHO USES CRAIGSLIST OR WANTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT. Alexandra Ares writes this book for the millions of people who are dependent on Craigslist as a free service that provides an exchange system.”
Todd Rutherford, The Publishing Guru
