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Author, screenwriter and director Nora Ephron offers a series of humorous essays on what it means to be an aging woman.
Knopf, 160 pages
08/01/2006
$19.95
ISBN: 0307264556
Nonfiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Essays
Humor
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The average user rating for this book is 6.5 (out of 10) based on 20 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
M P gave it a10:
by the first couple of chapters, i felt a true kinship to Nora Ephron! .. by the end, i decided that Nora Ephron was, indeed, my long-lost quirky but favorite jewish aunt, whose knack for documenting the oddities & humor of life's moments had been genetically passed on to me, her 27 year old african american niece who is also, in fact, in love with New York City! I can't wait to read it again. (I had no idea I am what is called a "Mouse Potato"!) Having said that, from reading some of the other comments, I do believe you have to possess a certain type of sensibility on "life" to really feel so passionately about her book. and i can totally see how a more conventional thinker wouldn't dig it...
Jane D gave it an8:
I really did enjoy this book, just finished it yesterday. Such great insights into aging and many times I felt like she was reading my mind! I am eager to read more of her works.
Anne W gave it a1:
I began reading this book, anticipating laughs and smiles. None came! It was tiring to force myself to fionish th efirst essay and noen of the others held my attention for very long. But I have seen several newspaper and magazine articles about how to smooth neck wrinkles and hide them, so maybe the book wasn't written in "vain".
Susan J gave it a1:
This book was a total disappointment. I expected so much more from such a talented writer. It was an exceptionally boring read and came across as nothing more than a hastily assembled collection of rather depressing odds and ends that have taken place in Ms. Ephron's life. This offering is just a gratuitous cash-in on a talented career that really fails to deliver the goods.
Kathy F gave it a5:
Either I am not old enough or have not done enough to appreciate this book. I have however written down some of the books that did cause "reading rapture".
Mary S. gave it a2:
I received it as a gift. I didn't think very much of it...a waste. From the title, I never would've chose it on my own.
Judy V gave it a10:
I loved this book! Absolutely loved this book! I did not even realize that I could so completely relate to a woman who lives halfway across the world from me, and who is from a pretty different background, but I swear, she and I must be twins. I wish I could move to New York City and be her best friend. Maybe I could have little imaginary conversations with her as I cook meals for dinner parties. Forget that I don't cook at all and never have dinner parties. Maybe I will learn to cook and start to have dinner parties, just so I can have imaginary conversations with her. Maybe I can have imaginary conversations with her about the fact that I don't cook. I'm sure she would say it's all right.
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