I will admit that at first I was a little apprehensive about this book. I had seen Chelsea Handler's TV show, Chelsea Lately, and wasn't that fond of it. I found her humor to be a little tacky and the guests on the show to be unintelligent and not very interesting. However, when I saw this title at a used bookstore, My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One Night Stands, I couldn't resist picking it up. After all, there is nothing gay men like more than slutty women.
The book is a collection of stories involving men that Handler has had sex with (or in some cases, almost had sex with). Some of the stories are more engaging than others, but when Handler gets rolling with a funny story she tells it with a high level of smart-ass wit that should keep you glued to the pages. She tells stories of getting caught observing her parents have sex, having a drunken romp with a little person (whom she refers to as a "nugget"), her affinity for vodka, and sex during her years at a community college. I really enjoyed these stories as Handler could easily be replaced with a gay man and they would still make sense.
This book is a fun, summer read. For a gay man, it feels like a naughty conversation you would have with a fag hag. If you are looking for some mindless entertainment involving stories about penises and alcohol, this book is for you. After reading this I can say that I finally get Chelsea Handler and her style of humor. I can now tune in to Chelsea Lately and laugh along with her audience at the dumb jokes she makes at the expense of The Kardashians, knowing that Handler is probably much more intelligent than they are.
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