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I Know You're Out There : Private Longings, Public Humiliations, and Other Tales from the Personals
I Know You're Out There Private Longings Public Humiliations and Other Tales from the Personals
Author: Michael Beaumier
Filled with wry humor and observant wit, this collection offers a bitterly funny examination of human relationships from the unique perspective of the editor of personal ads for the "Chicago Reader."
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ISBN-13: 9780307338099
ISBN-10: 0307338096
Publication Date: 8/29/2006
Pages: 224
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  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 21 ratings
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed I Know You're Out There : Private Longings, Public Humiliations, and Other Tales from the Personals on + 211 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Ugh. I kept waiting for the book to develop a plot. The characters are vacuous, hollow, without substance and the narrator is self-centered and superficial. Maybe I'm just a geneation too old for this kind of narcissistic writing, but I would have flunked it as a piece of creative writing back when I taught English. No stars from me.
reviewed I Know You're Out There : Private Longings, Public Humiliations, and Other Tales from the Personals on + 23 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I expected more personal ads and less about the writer's personal life. It was an okay book but not one that I'd read again.
reviewed I Know You're Out There : Private Longings, Public Humiliations, and Other Tales from the Personals on + 41 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I thought this book was okay. I think I was expecting a little bit more about the personal ads and less about the authors life. It was an interesting perspective on his role at the newspaper and the changes as newspapers are being bought out and the focus on making money more than journalism
electricbluebird avatar reviewed I Know You're Out There : Private Longings, Public Humiliations, and Other Tales from the Personals on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
The book jumps around too much to too many topics - very unfocused. The author should have stuck to the personal ads and saved his personal life stuff for memoir. I would not recommend.
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moondance120 avatar reviewed I Know You're Out There : Private Longings, Public Humiliations, and Other Tales from the Personals on + 422 more book reviews
A strangely bittersweet look at personal ads. Very much like early David Sedaris works. 3 stars
mommytsunami avatar reviewed I Know You're Out There : Private Longings, Public Humiliations, and Other Tales from the Personals on
This book made me laugh out loud! Written in a light, comical style - very entertaining.
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Very funny . a look into the world of personal ads


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