My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One Night Stands

Chelsea Handler

Apr 2013 · Sold by Grand Central Publishing

About this eBook

In this raucous collection of true-life stories, Chelsea Handler recounts her time spent in the social trenches with that wild, strange, irresistible, and often gratifying beast: the one-night stand.

You've either done it or know someone who has: the one-night stand, the familiar outcome of a night spent at a bar, sometimes the sole payoff for your friend's irritating wedding, or the only relief from a disastrous vacation. Often embarrassing and uncomfortable, occasionally outlandish, but most times just a necessary and irresistible evil, the one-night stand is a social rite as old as sex itself and as common as a bar stool.

Enter Chelsea Handler. Gorgeous, sharp, and anything but shy, Chelsea loves men and lots of them. My Horizontal Life chronicles her romp through the different bedrooms of a variety of suitors, a no-holds-barred account of what can happen between a man and a sometimes very intoxicated, outgoing woman during one night of passion. From her short fling with a Vegas stripper to her even shorter dalliance with a well-endowed little person, from her uncomfortable tryst with a cruise ship performer to her misguided rebound with a man who likes to play leather dress-up, Chelsea recalls the highs and lows of her one-night stands with hilarious honesty.

Encouraged by her motley collection of friends (aka: her partners in crime) but challenged by her family members (who at times find themselves a surprise part of the encounter), Chelsea hits bottom and bounces back, unafraid to share the gritty details. My Horizontal Life is one guilty pleasure you won't be ashamed to talk about in the morning.

Ratings and reviews

If you're on the fence about buying this, just get it. Even non-fans will find this hilarious. I definitely think writing is one of Chelsea's strengths after reading three of her books. I found myself laughing out loud during some parts. It is a light read; something I pull off the bookshelf when I want to cheer myself up and crack up all over again.

I read this book while i was in jail. Its the funniest book ever . Ms. Handler is a great story teller and should always be known for her comic genius. She sure made jail alot better place for me. It made me laugh my ass off .ut was great.

It was a great read, not as funny as Uganda Be Kidding Me. I don't think I laughed as hard as I did with the rest of the pages as I did with the first three.

About the author

Born in Livingston, New Jersey, to a Jewish father and a Mormon mother, Chelsea Handler is the youngest of six children. She is the star and host of E!'s Chelsea Lately.

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