The Resume

(September 26, 1949- )
Born in Los Angeles, California
Author of ‘A Thousand Acres’ and ‘Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Novel’

Why she might be annoying:

She wrote an article belittling the people of red states as 'rednecks.'
She continued teaching writing workshops at Iowa State University even after she moved out to California.
She said of the Bush administration 'In a just world, these people would be taken out and shot.'
When Lawrence O'Donnell wrote a post calling John Edwards a 'loser' she accused O'Donnell of being paid by Karl Rove when she found out he wasn't a Republican.

Why she might not be annoying:

She wrote a book about Charles Dickens.
She is a pulitzer prize winner.
She received an A.B. at Vassar college and an MFA & PHD at the University of Iowa.

Credit: Jack Magic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Bernard Goldberg's 100 People Who are Screwing Up America (Ranked: 89)
• Entertainment Weekly's 100 Best Books [1983-2008] (Ranked: 93)
• I Attended Vassar
• Jack Magic's Profiles [Series 01]
• Look at Me, I'm in the Bathroom
• Look at Me, I'm Reading
• Profiles 24001-24250 (Ranked: 24023)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 44 Votes: 43.18% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 27 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 32 Votes: 81.25% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 40 Votes: 67.50% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 24 Votes: 41.67% Annoying