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Wallflower at the Orgy
Wallflower at the Orgy | Nora Ephron
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From her Academy Awardnominated screenplays to her bestselling fiction and essays, Nora Ephron is one of Americas most gifted, prolific, and versatile writers. In this classic collection of magazine articles, Ephron does what she does best: embrace American culture with love, cynicism, and unmatched wit. From tracking down the beginnings of the self-help movement to dressing down the fashion worlds most powerful publication to capturing a glimpse of a legendary movie in the making, these timeless pieces tap into our enduring obsessions with celebrity, food, romance, clothes, entertainment, and sex. Whether casting her ingenious eye on renowned director Mike Nichols, Cosmopolitan magazine founder Helen Gurley Brownor herself, as she chronicles her own beauty makeoverEphron deftly weaves her journalistic skill with the intimate style of an essayist and the incomparable talent of a great storyteller.
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Nikki_E
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sophierayton
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Outdated and irrelevant, but Ephron is such fun it was enjoyable anyway.

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jmtrivera
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Mehso-so

To be honest, I was interested in very few of the essay topics. However, I like Ephron's writing style and sense of humor. As all of these essays are from the 1960s, this was also a fascinating look at pop culture from the time. It sometimes feels a lot more recent, and sometimes it seems another world. I kind of wish I'd read it an essay at a time instead of all at once, and I wouldn't reread it, but it reminded me why I like Ephron's writing.

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jmtrivera
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Last day of school. I actually made it! #teachersofLitsy

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jmtrivera @TheFunkyBookworm @JoScho Thanks very much! 🙆‍♀️ 6y
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HotMessJess You have my attention 7y
Bookalong This one is on my tbr pile 😊 7y
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