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Barbara the Slut and Other People by Lauren Holmes is a humor available to read on EtoBox.
What is Barbara the Slut and Other People about?
Named a Best Book of 2015 by NPR, Bustle , Lit Hub , Book Riot , and Publisher's Weekly "Holmes trains a precise lens on the millennial generation's mixed bag of manners, mores, and machinations... In [these] beautifully brazen stories, worlds collide in fresh, imaginative ways." — Elle A fresh, honest, and darkly funny debut collection about family, friends, and lovers, and the flaws that make us most human. Fearless, candid, and incredibly funny, Lauren Holmes is a newcomer who writes like a master. She tackles eros and intimacy with a deceptively light touch, a keen awareness of how their nervous systems tangle and sometimes short-circuit, and a genius for revealing our most vulnerable, spirited selves. In "Desert Hearts," a woman takes a job selling sex toys in San Francisco rather than embark on the law career she pursued only for the sake of her father. In "Pearl and the Swiss Guy Fall in Love," a...
Who reads Barbara the Slut and Other People?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Lauren Holmes
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780008123055
- Category
- humor
- Subjects
- Short Stories, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.55 / 5 (161 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13