I Was Told There'd Be Cake

Sloane Crosley

Jun 2008 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Sloane Crosley

4.3

6 reviews

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6 hr 8 min

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Wry, hilarious, and profoundly genuine, this debut collection of literary essays is a celebration of fallibility and haplessness in all their glory. From despoiling an exhibit at the Natural History Museum to provoking the ire of her first boss to siccing the cops on her mysterious neighbor, Crosley can do no right despite the best of intentions-or perhaps because of them. Together, these essays create a startlingly funny and revealing portrait of a complex and utterly recognizable character that's aiming for the stars but hits the ceiling, and the inimitable city that has helped shape who she is. I Was Told There'd Be Cake introduces a strikingly original voice, chronicling the struggles and unexpected beauty of modern urban life.

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4.3

6 reviews

TankGurrrL

July 25, 2020

Almost as good as Laurie Notaro!!

Buster Blair

April 13, 2020

Hollie vffdcc

About the author

Sloane Crosley’s essays and criticism have appeared in The New York Times, New York Observer, the Village Voice, Playboy, Teen Vogue, Salon, Black Book, Radar, Maxim, and The Believer. She is also the associate director of publicity at Vintage/Anchor Books in New York.

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