Publisher's Weekly Review
"I hate the slogans in cheaper restaurants, like 'have it your way.' My way would be in a better restaurant where the tables and chairs aren't chained to the floor." The ineffable Joan Rivers does, indeed, hate everything, and this hilarious account details all the reasons why. In this audio edition, Rivers proves very quickly that age has nothing on her and that she hasn't lost even a half step as a performer. Her delivery is perfect, her comedic timing as strong as it's ever been, and she reads with all the passion and inspired vision of her live performances. It's easy to listen to Rivers ramble on about everything that pisses her off, because more often than not-despite her star status-most people will likely agree with everything she says. Be it her hatred of cities where people are nice or her loathing of the Happy Meal, Rivers is equally passionate and opinionated on every subject she discusses. Hilarious and undeniably original. A Berkley hardcover. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
A humorous tirade on nearly everything and everyone. Rivers (Men Are StupidAnd They Like Big Boobs, 2008, etc.) is back with an entertaining rant on how she hates nearly everything and everyone, especially herself. Nothing is sacred to Rivers as she delivers one-liners on the whole shebang of human existence. From birthing a child, having sex, getting married, growing old and dying, to living in cities, eating in restaurants and travelling to foreign lands, the author gives readers her unusual perspective on each scenario. On manners: "I hate people who blow their nose at the dinner table and then look in their hankie. What do they think they're going to find?" On dating younger men: "I'll never be a cougar. I don't like younger men. I don't ever want to wake up in the morning and wonder, Is this my date or did I give birth last night?" On cities: "I hate San Francisco because I not only left my heart there but my hairdresser." Show business, nature, even the slogans each state uses to promote itselfnone are immune to Rivers' often-caustic jesting. Relentless in her pursuit, the author is sure to offend everyone at some point in this book, regardless of the comedic intent. The only thing missing is the sound of a drum roll and cymbals to feel as though one is sitting in a nightclub watching a live comedy marathon. The book is best read in small, random batches, with a large martini in hand. A raucous, biting look at life.]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Library Journal Review
Rivers is back with her trademark raunchy humor. This time she muses on the people and things that she hates, which listeners soon understand includes just about everything. From babies to the elderly, no one is immune, including Jesus and Anne Frank. Hilarious in one sentence and shocking in the next, the dialog is definitely R-rated. Rivers herself narrates in her stand-up routine fashion, placing appropriate vitriolic emphasis every time she begins a sentence with, "I hate." VERDICT This is not for the easily offended, but fans of Rivers and caustic humor will enjoy it.-Phillip Oliver, Univ. of North Alabama Lib., Florence (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.