What: The concept of Bitter with Baggage Seeks Same is pretty awesome. Little plastic chickens are placed in intricate dioramas that are humorously captioned. The execution is awesome-er because creator/author Sloane Tanen is very funny, whether the tableaus involve shopping, airport shuttles, Cinderella, or, erm, what appears to be a lost scene from one of the Saw movies.
Comparable to: OK, yes, this is a novelty book, so, you know, Cake Wrecks, Awkward Family Photos, Regretsy, etc. Except this didn't start as a blog.
Representative quote: "The prince's perverse fantasies were beginning to take their toll on Cinderella. Oh well, back to Barneys." [Don't you want to see the diorama that goes with that caption?]
You might not like it if: You have a chicken phobia.
How to get it: Bitter with Baggage Seeks Same makes a great gift. (For that matter, so do Tanen's follow-up books: Going for the Bronze and Hatched.) Plus, if you buy it for a friend, you can read it for yourself before you wrap it. Also, you can buy prints of Sloane Tanen's work through her website.
I'm still looking for my big and delicious husband.
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