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Tiny Ladies in Shiny Pants: Based on a True Story
By Jill Soloway
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From the creator and director of Transparent and Emmy-nominated writer for Six Feet Under comes a hilarious and unforgettable memoir.
When Jill Soloway was just thirteen, she and her best friend donned the tightest satin pants they could find, poufed up their hair and squeezed into Candies heels, then headed to downtown Chicago in search of their one-and-only true loves forever: the members of whichever rock band was touring through town. Never mind that both girls still had braces, coke-bottle-thick glasses and had only just bought their first bras—they were fabulous, they felt beautiful, they were tiny ladies in shiny pants.
Now that Jill is all grown up and a successful writer and producer, she can look back on her tiny self and share her shiny tales with fondness, absurdity, and obsessive-compulsive attention to even the most embarrassing details. From the highly personal (conflating her own loss of virginity and the Kobe Bryant accusations), to the political (what she has in common with Monica and Chandra), to the outrageously Los Angelean (why women wear huge diamonds and what they must do to get them), Tiny Ladies in Shiny Pants is a genre-defying combination of personal essay and memoir, or a hilarious, unruly and unapologetic evaluation of society, religion, sex, love, and—best of all—Jill.
When Jill Soloway was just thirteen, she and her best friend donned the tightest satin pants they could find, poufed up their hair and squeezed into Candies heels, then headed to downtown Chicago in search of their one-and-only true loves forever: the members of whichever rock band was touring through town. Never mind that both girls still had braces, coke-bottle-thick glasses and had only just bought their first bras—they were fabulous, they felt beautiful, they were tiny ladies in shiny pants.
Now that Jill is all grown up and a successful writer and producer, she can look back on her tiny self and share her shiny tales with fondness, absurdity, and obsessive-compulsive attention to even the most embarrassing details. From the highly personal (conflating her own loss of virginity and the Kobe Bryant accusations), to the political (what she has in common with Monica and Chandra), to the outrageously Los Angelean (why women wear huge diamonds and what they must do to get them), Tiny Ladies in Shiny Pants is a genre-defying combination of personal essay and memoir, or a hilarious, unruly and unapologetic evaluation of society, religion, sex, love, and—best of all—Jill.
Editor's Note
Funny girl...
The comedian and creator of the Golden Globe-winning show “Transparent” brings their perspective on life, love, and Los Angeles to the page in this hilarious memoir.
Author
Jill Soloway
The creator and director of critically acclaimed series Transparent, Joey Soloway (previously Jill Soloway) is an Emmy-nominated writer and coexecutive producer for HBO’s Six Feet Under and creator of Sit n’ Spin, a night of comedic storytelling in Los Angeles.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Written by one of the writers of “Six Feet Under,” (my favourite show) I wanted to like this book. I didn’t. Jill Solloway makes many attempts to be funny and according to the back cover, a lot of people thinks she is, but not me.I don’t know, maybe it’s because I’m not Jewish, so I don’t fully appreciate the Jewish jokes that grace every second sentence. Or, maybe it’s because I’m not a mother, so I don’t understand all the motherhood references. I don’t think it’s either though. I think the author had many interesting experiences to write about but failed to deliver. She talks about growing up as a non-practicing “Jewess,” her and her sister being the only white kids at school, her parents splitting up, her sister coming out, the birth of her son and meeting her husband, among others. Yet, not once in the telling of these stories did I ever feel empathy. I didn’t care. I was just wondering when the chapter was going to be over.Her writing style resembled more of a blog entry than a personal essay. Maybe that was the point? I just thought it sounded very self-indulgent. Like she wrote it to herself, about herself.I didn’t hate everything about the book though. It was a light easy read, which I was going for. I did find her life to be interesting, even though she sounded like a friend who wouldn’t stop talking about herself. I did like the chapter she wrote about dogs and the appendix was helpful for those who want to get into the business.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I really enjoyed this book of essays by Jill Soloway. I loved the glimpses into her life and how it has turned her into the feminist that she is today. I love that it's filled with humor and quirkiness and an ability to take feminist theory and mak...more I really enjoyed this book of essays by Jill Soloway. I loved the glimpses into her life and how it has turned her into the feminist that she is today. I love that it's filled with humor and quirkiness and an ability to take feminist theory and make it simple. The idea that all women shouldn't be afraid to be feminist and to care about sex and themselves without horrible labels and fears.And okay, it's amusing. Written by someone who has a dark sense of humor that I tend to enjoy.(less)
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I liked this book it was funny in a sad sort of way.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Says what she thinks, mincing no words. Great read
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