I really do enjoy her writing. At first I was like, oh great here we go with the traditional complaints about the wedding preparation. However, it then transformed into additional funny stories that make it relatable for those who have yet to go through that process. I love how witty she is (and sometimes crude). Plus because this book is a compilation of short stories, it is easy to just pick up at any given time. (this also makes it difficult to put down... you may find yourself digging it out of your purse while you're on line at the grocery store because "hey, I can finish a story. They're short enough.")

I think these books belong on "Goodreads" most definately. Because that IS what they are. Entertaining, Good reads. :-)

Meg, Laurie's coworker said after Laurie came in distraught over her gynecologist calling her fat,] ".... I have a nice story to tell you. There was a chubby girl in my class and she used to get made fun of all the time. Then, one day, she said something that I'll never forget. She turned around and told the skinny girls who were making fun of her, 'I'd rather be a happy Magic Marker than a toothpick with boogers on it.'

Oh my God.

"Who is the Magic Marker in this scenario?" I asked. "I'm the Sharpie, aren't I, Meg? I am the Sharpie and you and Laura are the toothpicks, huh?"

"Troy's a happy Magic Marker, too," Meg offered.

This method of consoling, however, rarely works. Because you know what happens when you tell a fat person they're FAT? Well, they get sad and then they eat a cookie. They get sad and then they eat a doughnut. They get sad and then they eat a pizza. And then, the next day after you've called them fat because you "love them and want them to get healthy," THEY'RE FATTER. If you want a chunky to gain some skinny ground, tell them they look nice. Tell them they look slimmer despite the obvious bad choice of the horizontal-stripe capri pants. Give them something to work with, something to build on.

I loved this book! I laughed out loud and the Frank Sinatra/grandparents story at the end made me cry because it reminded me how much my grandparents have meant to me throughout my life. Great book Laurie Notaro!

The writing itself is decent, but I could only take the sarcasm and drama in small doses. The over-the-top descriptions and constant, "Can you believe this is happening to me?!" moments flew past funny into just plain annoying after less than ten pages.

Won't be picking up anything else from this author.

I found this book to be absolutely hysterical, so much so, that I was laughing so hard while reading it, the bed was shaking. The book is more memoirs from the author during the time she's dating her future husband, their wedding, and when they're first married. I find her writing style to be absolutely a riot, but what appeals to me, may not appeal to everyone. She's very self-deprecating and there's a lot of potty humor. Think farts and poop. Maybe that sort of humor is my level, but I do find her clever. When she realizes that her boyfriend may be the last "Good Guy" in existance, she worries that he'll leave her for someone prettier and smarter, so she keeps him in a constant state of inebriation so he won't realize what she thinks she really looks like and in between, uses her super-power of frying cutlets to win his love through his stomach. Or, the day she gets engaged, she gets a call that her ex-boyfriend has gonnorhea, and when she's at her gynecologist getting checked out, the doctor spends the entire time telling her how fat she is. Okay, doesn't sound that funny when I tell it, but when she writes it, trust me, you'll shake the bed laughing. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of this author's books.

I am super disappointed in this book. There were a few things that made me laugh, but as I read on I began to like the book less and less. Enough with the over-exaggerations, I have no idea what in this story was even true and what was just pure fantasy 'for laughs'. The tearing down of her body got pretty old quickly, there's only so many times you can whine about your thighs and hips before it gets annoying, thats what the majority of this book felt like.

I love Laurie Notaro. I want to hang out with her and exchange non housekeeping tips. This book is truly Laugh out loud funny. So if you read it on public transportation you will make the other riders nervous.

This book covers Laurie's dating, wedding and marriage. The videographer from hell will make you laugh and the story of her ailing grandpop getting out of his wheel chair to dance to ol' Blue eyes will make you misty. My favorite part is where she compares caring for a 6 month old baby to caring for a drunken male adult - comedy genius.

This is Erma Bombeck for Gen X.

What does it mean if I can relate to all of these stories of pretend adulthood?!?!?

eh... It started out seeming like it was going to be good, but it never climaxed and kind of petered out at the end. It reads more like a series of short essays than a novel. I guess if I had been in the mood for short stories, it would have been a better read for me. Quick read and sometimes very funny, but not that memorable.

this wasn't great literature, but it was far superior to the execrable i love everybody. i have made it pretty clear in other reviews that i am not a big laurie notaro fan, but when it's sitting on the free rack at a library book sale, what have i got to lose? i mean, it took me about twenty minutes to tear through it. i am extremely dubious about the story that involves her diapers-clad nephew getting his first boner. i don't really think it's physically possible for children that young to get boners, notaro is adamantly child-free, so i guess she wouldn't know, but it still bugged the shit out of me. as did all the shit about weight gain & shaving, etc etc, which i think is supposed to be funny, because, oh look, laurie thinks all that stuff is a pain in the ass! but she still buys into it to some degree & it bugs me to read about it.

she writes in her author bio that this is "miraculously," her second book. i couldn't agree more. bazooka joe chewing gum wrappers have made me laugh harder. & reading about someone else's wedding will never be interesting, even if you get drunk & kick the videographer out twenty minutes before the reception is over. that's not bad-assery in action; it's just drunken passive-aggression.

I gave this book 3 start but some chapters I felt were worth four stars. Because the book is broken up in little segments that are individual stories, I thought some were better than others. While some chapters I finished and thought..."What was the point of that...that wasn't funny at all.), there were others that I literally laughed out loud. Overall good book...quick read. Perfect in between book when you just want something light.

Loved this book. It was hilarious, I couldn't stop laughing. I loved the fact that each chapter/segment/story was only 2-4 pages mostly as I have little free time to read before bed each night,

What I love about Laurie's nutty life is that I think most of us can relate to her thoughts, shenanigans, etc.