I Was Told There'd Be Cake
2008 collection of essays by Sloane Crosley
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I Was Told There'd Be Cake is a 2008 collection of essays by American writer and literary publicist Sloane Crosley. It was a New York Times best seller.[1]
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| Author | Sloane Crosley |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Publisher | Riverhead Books |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| ISBN | 9781436207126 |
Reception
American author Jonathan Lethem called Crosley "another mordant and mercurial wit from the realm of Sedaris and Vowell." David Sedaris called her writing "sure-footed, observant and relentlessly funny."
Kirkus Reviews called the book "witty and entertaining".[2]
The Seattle Times said "this book about nothing is riveting to the very end".[3]
The New York Observer described it as "a funny book, and also a wistful book and a touching book".[4]
A San Francisco Chronicle reviewer noted that while the book featured "sharp, self-effacing humor", the book's style reveals the author as "too clever for her own good" and "not... very, well, nice", though that by the book's end, "we forgive her deceptions".[5]