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Summary: Broke Diaries
Review: The Broke Diaries: The Completely True and Hilarious Misadventures of a Good Girl Gone Broke, was on a list of books that I had to choice from for my assignment in economics class. I chose this book because the title interested me. When I picked this book to read I was expecting it to be boring and unentertaining. Later, when I read the book I found myself wrong and the book to be extremely funny and well written. The author, Angela Nissel shares some very funny stories about being broke; she goes on a date with a man who raises and cooks chickens just so she can get a free meal. She also shares stories about ways to keep your self busy for free; nature walks, and poetry readings. Before I read this book I would have said this book does not look appealing to me and it is not a book I would choice to read on my spear time. Now, after I have read the book, I not only enjoyed it, but I would recommend it to anyone who likes to read easy, funny, true stories. Who knows, you might even get some creative and helpful ideas on how to live broke.
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Summary: If you're reading on the bus people will look at you funny!
Review: THIS BOOK WAS LAUGH OUTLOUD FUNNY! I heard about this book from a friend and decided to read it for an economics project, I couldn't put it down! I've been broke and have felt broke but Nissel takes it to a whole other level. Everything from washing her hair with mayonnaise to a guy leaving a "turd" in toilet right before she had to use her bathroom is covered! Nissel turns situations other people may cry over and writes these situations so you cry from laughter! I have gotten funny stairs when reading this book in a public area because I can't contain my laughter! Short entries, easy read, fun read. Why wouldn't you read a book like this? I can't think of a reason; if anything I've picked a few tips for when I go to college. Talk about every cent counting!
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Summary: Entertaining and Hilarious!
Review: Wow! What a novel concept...take your tales of woe about being a broke college student and turn them into what just might end up being a best-selling book.The names have been changed to protect the innocent, and although it reads like Mad magazine at times, Angela Nissel's debut novel, The Broke Diaries is a fascinating non-fictional novel about one sistas struggles to survive financially during her tenure at the University of Pennsylvania. She was bright enough to be selected to attend an Ivy League school now she has to be smart enough to survive the financial challenges. Written in a witty and hilarious tone, the reader witnesses up close and personal Nissel's senior year as a broke college student at a prestigious university. We live vicariously via Nissel as she experiences her first check cashing joint, sweet-talking the utility company man, using super glue to fix her car and scheming to get free books for her classes...actually securing anything FREE is an adventure in itself. Her antics will make you LOL, say "no she didn't do that" and for some we will reminisce about our prior years as a broke college student. Although I must caution that some of the antics in this book should not be taken seriously-after all to be a broke student is one thing-to be a broke student in jail is an entirely different manner. The Broke Diaries is an entertaining description of Angela Nissel's life as a college student and a guide book I recommend for any student going off to college this fall. Reviewed by Yasmin
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