{"id":136,"date":"2014-10-13T12:00:26","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T16:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=136"},"modified":"2014-10-25T13:03:18","modified_gmt":"2014-10-25T17:03:18","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-04-i-didnt-come-here-to-make-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-04-i-didnt-come-here-to-make-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 04 &#8211; I Didn&#8217;t Come Here to Make Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <em>I Didn&#8217;t Come Here to Make Friends<\/em> by Courtney Robertson. Listen to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-04-i-didnt-come-here-to-make-friends\">the podcast<\/a> to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/actors.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-137\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/actors-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"Actors Anonymous by James Franco\" width=\"148\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/actors-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/actors.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/badfeminist.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-138\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/badfeminist-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/badfeminist-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/badfeminist.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/disasterartist.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-139\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/disasterartist-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero\" width=\"149\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/disasterartist-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/disasterartist.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0544114531\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0544114531&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=PPZRFLM4BPSMPHVG\"><em>Actors Anonymous<\/em> by James Franco<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0062282719\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0062282719&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=AGM3E64ELKDUQWXZ\"><em>Bad Feminist<\/em> by Roxane Gay<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1476730407\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1476730407&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=HORMGMD2CSPG4FPW\"><em>The Disaster Artist<\/em> by Greg Sestero<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/hunger.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-141\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/hunger-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/hunger-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/hunger.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/kardashian.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-140\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/kardashian-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kardashian Konfidential by the Kardashians\" width=\"175\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/kardashian-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/kardashian.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/order.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-142\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/order-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Order by Matt Fraction\" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/order-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/order.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0439023521\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0439023521&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=QVAXAGAVCXBNAG4U\"><em>The Hunger Games<\/em> by Suzanne Collins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0312628072\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0312628072&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=KPJ6G3COVQGRLH4Q\"><em>Kardashian Konfidential<\/em> by Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe Kardashian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/078512795X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=078512795X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=4UV6A3SGTK3X4U5T\"><em>The Order<\/em> by Matt Fraction<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/reality.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-143\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/reality-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Reality Bites Back by Jennifer Pozner\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/reality-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/reality.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/selection.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-144\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/selection-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Selection by Kiera Cass\" width=\"142\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/selection-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/selection.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/thankyou.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-145\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/thankyou-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"Thank You for Smoking by Christopher Buckley\" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1580052657\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1580052657&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=4LUKDVE7TOICU43I\"><em>Reality Bites Back: The Troubling Truth about Guilty Pleasure TV<\/em> by Jennifer Pozner<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0062059947\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0062059947&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=5LL4A54LFU62VROG\"><em>The Selection<\/em> by Keira Cass<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0812976525\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0812976525&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=6V7EVDQAMCXH5X5I\"><em>Thank You for Smoking<\/em> by Christopher Buckley<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/burning.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-146\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/burning.jpg\" alt=\"Burning Love\" width=\"155\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rupaul.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-147\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rupaul-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"RuPaul's Drag Race\" width=\"154\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rupaul-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rupaul.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00EC9UI1Q\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00EC9UI1Q&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=EYFHTCRSPXJPZ7VY\">Burning Love (TV)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005UQQR06\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B005UQQR06&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=TAG7KTS4WGXOBGHN\">RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race (TV)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>* <em>Worst Bestsellers<\/em> <em>is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;node=1000&amp;site-redirect=&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=Z2A4ORUYFZJ4UA6Q\">Amazon.com<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(But no pressure, we\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading I Didn&#8217;t Come Here to Make Friends by Courtney Robertson. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,58,51,45,49,56,53,57,54,55,48,30,50,42,52,47],"class_list":["post-136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-burning-love","tag-christopher-buckley","tag-greg-sestero","tag-i-didnt-come-here-to-make-friends","tag-james-franco","tag-jennifer-pozner","tag-kardashians","tag-kiera-cass","tag-kim-kardashian","tag-matt-fraction","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-roxane-gay","tag-rupaul","tag-suzanne-collins","tag-the-bachelor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":148,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136\/revisions\/148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}