Lap Dancing for Mommy: Tender Stories of Disgust, Blame and Inspiration

Erika Lopez is a very funny woman. She says the things that we only think about and never say aloud. This book is short and can be read in an hour, but it's really funny! I highly reccomend this book if you enjoy almost peeing your pants with laughter.

I love Erika Lopez. She seriously has me going- men, do I really need them, and why?! Any love life is fraught with perils and inconsistencies, and ego-deflating self-doubts, and "Lap Dancing For Mommy" pokes some serious phallic phun at that. It is more centered on visual humor, to some extent, falling back on graphic yet stimulating cartoons. I was somewhat disappointed at the brevity of the book; I was left wanting more, more, more! But what was there, especially towards the end with the longer essays, was really nice.

I picked up this book after searching and searching for it. I'd already read They Call Me Mad Dog! and Flaming Iguanas, and loved both. Anyone who's read her should read this; this collection of stories and comics cannot be labeled. It's insane, and albeit, a little uneven. But hey - parts of it are more than worth it, like Erika's personal quest for guy-guy porn, and her charmingly witty quest for acceptance as a Puerto Rican bisexual. It's completely worth reading, but let me simply warn you that you may want to ease into this book. It's not for the faint of heart.