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Dec 23, 2016lukasevansherman rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I liked Sloane Crosley's first collection of essays, "I Was Told There Would Be Cake," and liked parts of her first novel, "The Clasp," which was inspired by Guy de Maupassant's classic short story "The Necklace." "How Did You Get This Number," her second book of essays, treads familiar ground, but with diminishing returns. Her voice was more sardonic in "Cake," while here it comes off as a little complacent and even (trigger word) privileged. Like writing about a trip to Paris: "My friend Louise had sublet an apartment in Paris for a month." Must be nice. In other essays, there's the ever popular kooky family (We had lots of pets!) and the classic New Yorker complaints, which feel like jokes from "Seinfield." Like, "What's the deal with rent in Manhattan? Sure is expensive!" or "What's the deal with taxi cabs? They stink!" Disappointing.