How Did You Get This Number

How Did You Get This Number (2010) by Sloane Crosley. The essays in this book are funny, original and entertaining. They can also be surprisingly moving, as is "Off the Back of a Truck," the tale of a failed romance; and "Lost in Space," the story of Crosley's learning disabilities. Most of the essays are autobiographical, telling about childhood pets; trips to Portugal, Paris and Alaska; and life as a New Yorker, out of which she gets a lot of mileage. Her writing style is a little hard to penetrate at times, but I think this is more from my lack of familiarity with it than from any fault with her skill as a writer. I really enjoyed this book, and my first instinct on finishing it was to read it again. Grade: B+