Amy Cohen

I enjoyed this book. It was sort of like having a long conversation with a grumpy but funny friend.

I felt like Amy Cohen did a really good job of keeping her tone light even when faced with the more serious events in the book. There were a few moments where I thought I might lose her as a character I liked - mostly when she was ruminating on her married friends and whether people who have kids really *are* that busy. (answer is yes - but you can't know that until you go through it.) Anyway - she kept my attention - and I was pretty amused the whole way through. It is a fast read - good to bring to the pool or the beach.… (meer)

Eh. What can I say? I found this book in the dollar bin at Books-a-million, and frankly, didn't read the cover well enough to realize it was a memoir. To be honest, at times it felt like fiction. The author is obviously funny and that comes across in some really amusing descriptions and anecdotes (I especially liked the descriptions of and her interactions with her parents). But I must admit that at some point I started to feel like maybe I should just abandon this book. It is depressing, sad even. Though ironically, since I am a 36 year old married woman with 3 kids, it made me want to be single in Manhattan. Maybe I just felt like I could be a better single person than her? Overall I just wanted to finish the book. I found her too neurotic for me, and that's saying a lot! It also might have been an easier read if I was Jewish and had a greater understanding of that culture. I don't know how I feel about this book overall, but I can say that I'm happy it's done.… (meer)