Insightful look at the inner workings of the female mind from one of the best comics in the business. I’ve been a long-time fan of Iliza, since her Last Comic Standing days. This book has only cemented my fan-ness and my admiration has only grown while reading this book. And now I will admire her not only for her hilariously funny stand-up but the straight-shooting, grace, and, yes, humor with which she has dealt and continues to deal with both her struggles and her triumphs.

I received a copy this book via NetGalley and have voluntarily decided to provide an honest review.

Girl Logic is part self help book, part memoir and part humor. Iliza Shlesinger is a very humorous writer and tries to explain the way girls think and feel. She gets it spot on in a lot of ways, especially regarding over analyzing, although the book runs the risk of overgeneralizing to all women.

Girl Logic, the Genius and the Absurdity by Iliza Schlesinger was received direct from the publisher. Iliza is one of those comedians that can poke fun at anything and it would be funny. I also had the privilege of seeing her live and meeting her after the show, so she will always have a special place in my heart in that she did not charge extra and she was not an @$$ to meet. Her book was just as I expected, thoughtful and not boring. If you have a daughter, grand daughter, niece etc, I recommend you buy this book for them, but watch out, the language in this book is rated R.

4 Stars

I don't really know what I was expecting from this book which is part memoir, part advice book.. I've never seen Iliza Shlesinger's stand up before but I heard her featured on the 2 Dope Queens podcast, which I love, and I really liked her. When they mentioned she had a book coming out, I was excited to read it.
The parts I liked the best were Iliza's observations on life as a female comedian. I was shocked (although sadly I shouldn't be) to hear about how she'd been treated by her male counterparts. She puts across her feelings and experiences fairly and without asking the reader for pity. I also liked when she spoke about her interesting upbringing and how it formed her as a woman and gave her the drive she has to succeed in entertainment.
The book however lost me in the middle when it became a how-to guide on love and dating for straight cis-women. I'm wasn't interested in how to text a guy who is not that into me, or how a pair of designer trousers may potentially change my life.
Shlesinger's strengths came from writing about events that were personal to her and her reactions to them. I found her generalisations about womankind a bit too broad and some of the advice gave a bit off the mark, in my opinion.
I'd recommend this book if you're a fan of her stand up and know her humour, or if you enjoy reading light advice books. Sadly, it just wasn't for me.

Even if you have not seen Iliza's stand up you will love this book. Iliza enters the crazy beautiful world of the female mind with a refreshing and honest look at why we think the way we do. Her stories and experiences may be completely different than mine but it was comforting to realize how similar we think through the process of life. "Like when 'Girl Logics' tells you to hold onto those clunky combat boots you bought your freshman year of high school, because YOU NEVER KNOW." It was hard to make it passed a page without chuckling out loud, and I already know so many women who need the confidence boost from Iliza's book. Sometimes we need a reminder that we are not crazy for waiting on love until after 30, and why being a guys' girl is great but we need other women in our lives too.

There is a burgeoning wee sector of the book world for books like this - written by sassy women to inspire other sassy women. In this case, Iliza's candor and humor help elevate it from the rest. I'd recommend this especially for university-aged young women and young professionals - women on the cusp of knowing their place in this world, but perhaps still in need of some guiding voices.

As a note, a review copy of this novel was provided on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not effect my opinion in any way. Thank you! Review also posted here.

Ah! I'm disappointed in myself too for not finishing this bad boy. I really wanted to like this one! Sometimes, it's like comedy doesn't translate to page easily, for me, and while I enjoy Iliza Shlesinger's humor (somewhere between casually and a fan) Girl Logic just didn't do it for me.

In fact, it was one of those books where I was at a stand-still for quite a while before just finally closing it and shrugging. Not everything is going to be my cup of tea and that is fine. It happens. Iliza deserves better than that but it does happen.

Here's the thing: her particular brand of humor is not going to be for everyone. Like all comedic timing, there can be off-putting content expressed and that's okay. Sometimes you can look past things, sometimes you can't. While I had several moments of genuine witch-cackling in the pages that I read, it was not enough to compel me to read it further. You know when you like a book just fine but the sparks aren't at your finger tips? That's what Girl Logic was for me, at the end of the day, and that sucked.

That being said... fans of Shlesinger will appreciate her standup style in the form of paper but it will also gather new fans for her. Because at the end of the day--she does funny well. And people who do funny well, will get that attention for it. Most comedians can be very point blank in their humor and have this sort of intellect to them that will catch you off guard.

A lot of times, that's what Iliza Shlesinger's humor does. It catches you off guard in the best way possible. Which is why I encourage you to pick up this book if you have a sense of humor.

Regardless of my review, it could very well be that book that causes you to spit up your coffee like an idiot. This is what her standup does for me. I spit up my coffee. Shit happens.

Moral of the story is: this book wasn't my cup of tea. Or cup of coffee, if you want to get technical. I'm still smad about it. Don't let that intimidate you from it. Girl Logic has the potential to throw you off your game and laugh your ass off, and you should give it that chance to do so.

3.5 Stars, I think this book didn't connect with me as well is because I can get pretty bored with Biography type books. I do like Iliza Shlesinger as a comic and think shes really funny. I did give this a chance and got to about half way through because I really wanted to like it but I am more of a fantasy novel reader. So I think if this is your genre of book and you are familiar with Iliza or follow her on social media I think this book would be for you. I didn't dislike it but just couldn't keep me reading it either.

Bright and hilarious, just like her stand-up shows. Would recommend if you enjoyed Amy Schumer's book.

3.5 stars. I have watched her stand up, and this reminded me an awful lot of that. There is some strong language content that readers should be aware of also. I thought parts of the book was funny and interesting but had a hard time really get into it and wanting to finish it. Thank you NetGalley and Iliza Shlesinger for allowing me to read this book and write a honest review.

110% love Iliza and everything she does, this book was no different. Both funny and insightful, I learned a lot about myself and why girls think the way we do. I've actually met Iliza in person and this book screams her personality. Definitely a must-read for women in their 20s and older.

This book sounds like the perfect girls night out! You have the weird friend, the hot one who gets attention, the voice of reason, the cray cray one and finally the one who let's it all out. The one who you always love but a tiny bone in you knows that if you are playing russian roulette you'd never call her because the girl speaks truth!
Iliza draws from her own experiences and in a funny way, sometimes she's brutal, and sometimes she eases in an example that had me thinking "yeah, I've seen that with my girls" or "I've felt like that."
The writing though is not as crisp and precise as one part of me wished it was and this was mostly evident in the writer's descriptions of situations she found herself in, a part of me didn't want to read all that and kept saying "get to the point," but in some scenarios I laughed reading through her experiences.
I've never seen her live and maybe I should check out any clips of her on YouTube. I got a copy of this book from NetGalley and it had me, and if there's one thing that had in stitches was Iliza's "My handy list of clothing items that are simply never OK."

I just could not get into Girl Logic. I didn't find it funny. It seemed repetitive and mostly about sex. There was no depth, nothing to grab me and say "keep reading, don't put me down." I would not recommend this book to anyone. I'm sorry, I really wanted to like it.

Let me start by saying that I'm older than the intended audience by their age over again. But, in spite of a few cringing moments that mostly have to do with what this volume says about the state of things out there for women these days, I would recommend this volume to a young woman who is looking for some support in navigating the waters of young adulthood. Overall, I found the messages to be empowering, even when I disagreed with bits here and there.

I loved the sound of Shlesinger's part memoir, part humorous take on life. With a funny collection of essays and observations on women's approach to many aspects of life, I thought this would be a light-hearted read that I could nod along to.

'Girl Logic' refers to the logic that us women have, where we obsess over tiny details in every situation, mostly about things that men might not necessarily notice. Now I can look over the fact that Shlesinger has generalised all women and lumped them into the same category, as I <i>chose</i> to pick up this book and read it. What I was faced with however, where some <i>vaguely</i> humorous observations, but nowhere near the 'subversively funny' I had been promised. Maybe it would have helped if I was familiar with the author's comic stand-up work before having read this book.

There was a major detail that put me off early on in the book; as a huge advocate for mental health, I can't abide the misuse of mental health terms. When Shlesinger (very inappropriately) made reference to a multiple personality disorder: "In so many TV shows the main character suffers from a multiple personality disorder - a wife, mother, cop, alien..." - now those who are familiar with mental health will know that a multiple personality disorder is not a thing, and I hate to see these terms used incorrectly. I would hope that Shlesinger would take note and reconsider using such terminology.

I'm afraid this book just wasn't for me - perhaps I had far too high hopes for something much funnier than it turned out to be, so that's not to say you won't fare much better with this book.

I enjoyed this a lot. Contrary to what some people might say, you definitely don't have to already be a fan of Ilza's stand up to enjoy this. I find her supremely relatable in a best-girlfriend kind of way.

I do feel like the book got better as it went on -- especially when she spoke about past experiences that weren't about hookups. Her insight to being the only woman on tour during 'Last Comic Standing' was emotional and raw...and familiar for any woman who's had to navigate such terrain. The final chapters made the whole book worth it, I wish more of this pseudo-memoir focused on this. Sure, the silly bits on texting was funny to read but came across more vapid than informative.

Overall, Iliza is at her best when she's speaking to you like a true friend and that really came through, especially in the later chapters. It also solidified this for me: I need to see her live standup.