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Joan Rivers and the Audiobook
May. 6th, 2010 01:35 pmPhrases you should never hear from an audiobook while driving to lunch:
”To plump up the labia majora for a younger looking vulva, your best option is a fat transfer.”
I’m sure you’re wondering what the hell I’m listening to in the car. The other day at Borders I bought the audiobook of “Men Are Stupid . . . And They Like Big Boobs: A Woman's Guide to Beauty Through Plastic Surgery” by Joan Rivers and Valerie Frankel.
I bought it because:
a. It was on clearance.
b. Joan Rivers has always been a favorite comedienne of mine.
c. I like listening to audiobooks in the car.
After I started listening to it, I found that it wasn’t so much a comedy book, but a frank discussion about plastic surgery with some comedic bits and real life examples from Joan's own experiences thrown in to the mix. While it wasn’t what I thought it would be, it really is interesting to hear how certain plastic surgeries are done -- the risks involved, the costs they incur, how to find a good surgeon, etc. Plastic surgery sure as heck isn’t for the light-hearted or poor. Everything seems to run into the thousands of dollars.
It’s not as funny as I’d like, but she does dish on some celebrities. My only beef is that the big reason that Joan gives for having the surgeries done is “the rewards, the rewards…,” by which she means the way they make you feel. I do think if it makes you feel better then do it, but so many people go overboard to get that euphoric feeling repeatedly.
And there are the bits that make me cringe. Listening to Joan talk about the surgeries involving the lower female bits isn’t appealing, especially when Joan's raspy voice sounds very much like someone’s grandmother. A grandmother with collagen-filled lips.
”To plump up the labia majora for a younger looking vulva, your best option is a fat transfer.”
I’m sure you’re wondering what the hell I’m listening to in the car. The other day at Borders I bought the audiobook of “Men Are Stupid . . . And They Like Big Boobs: A Woman's Guide to Beauty Through Plastic Surgery” by Joan Rivers and Valerie Frankel.
I bought it because:
a. It was on clearance.
b. Joan Rivers has always been a favorite comedienne of mine.
c. I like listening to audiobooks in the car.
After I started listening to it, I found that it wasn’t so much a comedy book, but a frank discussion about plastic surgery with some comedic bits and real life examples from Joan's own experiences thrown in to the mix. While it wasn’t what I thought it would be, it really is interesting to hear how certain plastic surgeries are done -- the risks involved, the costs they incur, how to find a good surgeon, etc. Plastic surgery sure as heck isn’t for the light-hearted or poor. Everything seems to run into the thousands of dollars.
It’s not as funny as I’d like, but she does dish on some celebrities. My only beef is that the big reason that Joan gives for having the surgeries done is “the rewards, the rewards…,” by which she means the way they make you feel. I do think if it makes you feel better then do it, but so many people go overboard to get that euphoric feeling repeatedly.
And there are the bits that make me cringe. Listening to Joan talk about the surgeries involving the lower female bits isn’t appealing, especially when Joan's raspy voice sounds very much like someone’s grandmother. A grandmother with collagen-filled lips.
