How to Lose Friends and Alienate People (Abridged) Audiobook

" Saw the movie because I love Simon Pegg movies. I was pleasantly surprised by this book though. There were some pretty outlandish things that went on with the author and I question how this book got published if they were true. Let alone the people he talked about so candidly - it's interesting in that he talks about reputation and yet there were some things revealed in this book that would slightly tarnish said rep. In my opinion anyways. Either way, if you're a total fashionista who's into the glossy fashion magazine of New York's Conde Nast, you might be interested in learning about the inner workings of such profession. I personally stopped buying magazines because they were a waste of money and space, so now my head is filled with more useless information! But still, an interesting read with a happy ending of course. "

" This book splits you in two ways, thinking the author is just a bit of a self important idiot and feeling sorry for him, as he appears to redeem himself towards the end. Funny and cringeworthy in equal measures, 4 stars because it was like a train wreck I couldn't tear myself away from. "

" Had a little trouble getting into the book. The majority of the book was funny and some of the stuff that Toby does is just hilarious and off-the-wall stupid. The ending didn't really keep me as interested as the middle of the book either. This was my favorite line: "Some people are lucky enough to stumble across the right path straight away; most of us only discover what the right one is by going down the wrong one first." "

" Didn't really hold my interest very well. Very hard to relate with the main character or feel any type of compassion for him. "

" Inconsistent, is my one word review of Young's book. At times hilarious; at times tedious. Partly a fascinating glimpse into American culture from an outsider's perspective; partly a repetitive laundry-list of how Brits differ from Americans (as if we didn't already know). Young is amusing, but also obnoxious. You want to like him, but he's an outright jerk. Still, I guess that's what the book is all about -- a 5-year chronicle wherein a full-of-beans British journalist becomes a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, tries to take Manhattan by storm, and fails miserably due to his odious personality and colossal miscalculation of what Americans are willing to put up with vis-a-vis malapropos behavior. "

" I enjoyed this book because I thought it was funny BUT I recommended it to four others who disliked it. Some didn't even finish it. Not sure what that says about me. "

" If you starting your career read this book to learn the things that are acceptable in a civilised working environment. "

" Kind of sad. Thought-provoking. "

" I still haven't seen the movie, but when this book first came out Wes read it and loved and passed it along to me. It is hysterical!!! "

" I really enjoyed this book. It took me a while to get through, but perseverence paid off. It's well written and you can't help but just love Toby. Many of the "characters" are still in roles in publishing and you see their names all over Conde Nast publications. Even more intriguing! "

" If I could give this book no stars, I would. Not a fan, at all. "

" Toby Young was one of my favorite Top Chef judges--loved his dry wit. This memoir of his time in New York, is thoroughly enjoyable. He begins as a bright, rising star on the staff of Vanity Fair and it all goes downhill from there. "

" If you want to understand how fundamentally different Brits are from Americans, this is the book to start with. They turned it into a really bad movie but the book is still a classic. "

" (2.5). I quite enjoyed the first part, but towards the end, I could not wait to finish it and pick up something different. "

" I quit. Apparently the only thing funny or interesting about this book is its title. "

" Now that I know someone working at Vanity Fair, I know it's all true. "

" I loved this book, abmitly the only reason i read it was i had seem the movie, but it was so much better than the movie I had to give it five stars, even though it only deserived four.... "

" Absolutely hilarious! A book you cannot put down, in either sense of the word. "

" It was a mix of funny, witty, gossipy and some moments of annoying rants and bleak outlook on his life. "

" Toby Young really frustrates me. "

" Really good book on the inside workings of journalism. I really got into it at the end. "

" It's not as funny as I thought it would be given the description. At first I thought it would just be a bunch of name-dropping. There is that, but also a lot of social commentary. "

" I loved this book, abmitly the only reason i read it was i had seem the movie, but it was so much better than the movie I had to give it five stars, even though it only deserived four.... "

" Not the book I was expecting. I'd seen the trailers for the film based on it(though not the film) and expected comic rom-com chick-lit sort of book. Instead there's a lot more polical and social comment. interesting maybe but not what I expected. "

" Very entertaining if you enjoy snarkiness. "

" I still haven't seen the movie, but when this book first came out Wes read it and loved and passed it along to me. It is hysterical!!! "

" This book rocks if you have ever worked in magazine publishing! "

" 8/10. Unflatering view of vacuous American publishing. Amusing in places. "

" Or "How I Screwed Up Writing For Vanity Fair." Actually pretty interesting, although the last quarter of the book was rather dull. A pretty funny memoir, if anything. "