I Don't Care About Your Band: What I Learned from Indie Rockers, Trust Funders, Pornographers, Felons, Faux-Sensitive Hipsters, and Other Guys I've Dated |  | Author: Julie Klausner
Publisher: Gotham
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ISBN: 1592405614
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Publication Date: February 2, 2010
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Product Description
In the tradition of Cynthia Heimel and Chelsea Handler, and with the boisterous iconoclasm of Amy Sedaris, Julie Klausner's candid and funny debut I Don't Care About Your Band sheds light on the humiliations we endure to find love--and the lessons that can be culled from the wreckage.
I Don't Care About Your Band posits that lately the worst guys to date are the ones who seem sensitive. It's the jerks in nice guy clothing, not the players in Ed Hardy, who break the hearts of modern girls who grew up in the shadow of feminism, thinking they could have everything, but end up compromising constantly. The cowards, the kidults, the critics, and the contenders: these are the stars of Klausner's memoir about how hard it is to find a man--good or otherwise--when you're a cynical grown-up exiled in the dregs of Guyville.
Off the popularity of her New York Times "Modern Love" piece about getting the brush-off from an indie rock musician, I Don't care About Your Band is marbled with the wry strains of Julie Klausner's precocious curmudgeonry and brimming with truths that anyone who's ever been on a date will relate to. Klausner is an expert at landing herself waist-deep in crazy, time and time again, in part because her experience as a comedy writer (Best Week Ever, TV Funhouse on SNL) and sketch comedian from NYC's Upright Citizens Brigade fuels her philosophy of how any scene should unfold, which is, "What? That sounds crazy? Okay, I'll do it."
I Don't Care About Your Band charts a distinctly human journey of a strong-willed but vulnerable protagonist who loves men like it's her job, but who's done with guys who know more about love songs than love. Klausner's is a new outlook on dating in a time of pop culture obsession, and she spent her 20's doing personal field research to back up her philosophies. This is the girl's version of High Fidelity. By turns explicit, funny and moving, Klausner's debut shows the evolution of a young woman who endured myriad encounters with the wrong guys, to emerge with real- world wisdom on matters of the heart. I Don't Care About Your Band is Julie Klausner's manifesto, and every one of us can relate.
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 My favorite book of 2010 -- A perfect Valentine's Day gift February 2, 2010
D. Jargowsky (Los Angeles, CA)
27 out of 33 found this review helpful
What can I say? I LOVED this book. If you are a fellow comedy nerd that enjoys the likes of David and Amy Sedaris, Paul F. Tompkins, and John Hodgman, you will not be disappointed. When I first picked up my wife's reviewer's copy I expected an entertaining bit of chick lit, and ended up stumbling upon my favorite memoir set in the time that I went to high school and college. It was like getting a chance to peek through the diaries of the girls I dated in my teens and twenties (albeit much funnier, wiser, and insightful).
I recommend that any guy who reads this review buy a copy for the special lady in your life for Valentine's Day (unless, perhaps, that lady happens to be your mom).
I look forward to hearing and reading more from Julie in the years to come.
let's start our own band, and care about it instead! February 20, 2010
H. Newberry (BKNY)
16 out of 21 found this review helpful
If you don't like this book, you are probably a dude in a band who is defensive and probably didn't get past the title page, or you are a groupie dating someone in a band and haven't evolved enough emotionally to "get it." The point of this book, despite first appearances, is not to call guys losers because they're in bands or what have you - the point is to encourage young women to focus their attention on their own pursuits, making themselves the center of their universe - rather than some guy they probably don't even care that much about, or who they definitely wished they hadn't cared about given the benefit of hindsight.
Writing as someone who wasted most of her 20's infatuated with many a "dude" who didn't deserve my precious youthful skin, let alone time, energy or worship, I wish this book had been around then. It's not a self-help book, it's a self-awareness book. A self-cherish book. It's like The Writer's Way without the homework and required discipline. It's like a sleep-over with a friend who has girrrrrrrl, sooooo been there, and now pretty much has what you want.
I personally want a do-over on many of my 20's dating choices, and this time I will appreciate the elasticity in my skin and wash my face every night, and not wake up depressed because some loser isn't into me. But in lieu of a time-machine, I'll take a cup of cocoa and Klausner.
High-larious February 20, 2010
B. Varney (Columbus, Ohio USA)
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
I loved this book. I knew a little about Ms. Klausner when I picked this up, but after finishing, I'm a fan for life. Although the caring part of me wanted to spare her the horrors contained within the book, the larger, more callous part chortled, snorted, gasped with laughter, and on more than one occasion, had to remove my glasses to wipe tears of laughter away. It's still early in the year, but I'm going to go ahead and call I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR BAND the funniest book of 2010.
If you are a women who has ever dated a guy, you must read this book. July 12, 2010
FRS8
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I didn't want to read this book when a friend not only suggested I should, but also bought me a copy so that I would. I don't like chic lit. I don't like sap. And I don't like dating books. But I absolutely loved this book! I didn't want to put it down. I am now on Amazon writing this review after buying 5 more copies so that I can give one to each of my girlfriends. Hell, while I'm at it, I should buy copies for the guys too. They could stand to learn a thing or two. Not many of us have dating lives as prolific and colorful as Julie's, but we can each relate to the type of guys she's talking about, and more importantly, the type of behavior we women exhibit in the presence of those men. Thanks, Julie, for empowering us via your lessons learned.
Hilarious and so real! March 5, 2010
Amanda Caswell
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is everything I hoped it would be. It is a hilarious and relateable take on dating. I have had so many similar situations the author had and it made it even more real for me. I loved how Julie made a lot of nerve-touching situations funny. Sort of a "hey girl, shake it off" approach to stuff that might keep a single girl down. Seriously, this book was therapy for me! Half-way through, I had enough courage to break up with a guy I was in a bad relationship with. This book is that awesome. I dog-eared it a lot because of all the excellent points she makes. It's not meant to be a self-help book, but it sure good be one! Buy this book! Read it twice.
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