Everything Is Perfect When You're a Liar

Everything Is Perfect When You're a Liar by Kelly Oxford, 317 pages

Kelly Oxford has had an imperfect life, full of embarrassing mishaps and crazy stories. But then, so have we all. However, Oxford's anecdotes seem just a little crazier and a little funnier than most of the stories a lot of people would come up with. Who else would be able to spin out a yarn about flying from Edmonton to Los Angeles for a long, pot-fueled weekend for the sole purpose of tracking down a Titanic-era Leonardo DiCaprio? (Spoiler alert: she never finds him.) And while I'm sure all of us had fantasies of directing backyard versions of Star Wars when we were kids (no? Just me then.), I doubt any of us stood up in front of the whole elementary school to announce an open casting call for Chewbacca, to be held in our own dining room after school. But Kelly Oxford did, to hilarious and somewhat cringe-inducing results.

This is a funny book. There were several times when I chuckled out loud. However, there were also several times when I thought, "Geez, Kelly, TMI!" Cuz really, I would have been perfectly fine not hearing about the time she had to give herself an enema at the hospital. Also would have been fine with fewer stories about puke. It's because of those TMI stories that I can't really give this book a solid recommendation. If tales of bodily fluids are totally your thing, go for it. Otherwise, steer clear.