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Look Alive Out There
Sloane Crosley
★★★★· Published 2018· 257 pages· read 2018
Sloane Crosley's essays are dry, self-deprecating, and very funny. Great to dip into.
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An older woman tells her daughters about the summer she spent performing alongside — and falling in love with — a now-famous actor. My friend Anna said her husband adored this book just as much as she did — impressive, considering he typically reads business non-fiction.