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Summary: Hillarious, Poignant and Fun
Review: Excllent read! The NY Times review of this title made me laugh so hard that I cried and I immediately got my hands on a copy--the book doesn't disappoint. While most working mothers might find it hard to identify with Kate Reddy's endless travel and lofty career as a fund manager, her inner dialogue will seem eerily familiar as will her hurried and skittish relationships with those she loves (children, husband, friends, mother, sister, etc.) This is a totally hillarious and perfect book for stressed out, career-juggling, shoe-addicted mommies everywhere who will laugh out loud as they recognize themselves dashing from home to office and back in a blur and the emotional wreckage that lies in the wake. Highly recommended.
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Summary: A Must Read
Review: I Don't Know How She Does it is full of insight and wisdom. AND it's a funny, smart and compelling read. You've got to read this book! Julia at girlwise.com
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Summary: Absolutely Delicious
Review: I am a working woman who is thinking of becoming a working mother one day. Pearson's book put it all in perspective with that dry British humor. The book portrays the physical and mental struggles of juggling home and work. It does not neglect the needs of the mother as a woman also. Kate Reddy is the woman many aspire to be. The one who has it all but may die trying to keep it together. Pearson also goes deep beneath the surface to explore why the character wants it all by going back to her own relationship with her mother. At no time does the book become preachy or sappy. It is a straight forward, at times edgy and laugh out loud funny narration of what it takes to be a mom at home and to hang on to everything else you built up before the kids took over.
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Summary: She Did It!
Review: Allison Pearson somehow found the balance herself in this delightful first novel. It is at times laugh-out-loud funny and at other times strikingly deep. I walked away liking and admiring Kate and wishing this novel didn't have to end. Another wonderful debut to join the ranks of Alice Sebold's Lovely Bones and Kirk Martin's Shade of the Maple.
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Summary: What a Whiner!
Review: This woman has a partner, a nanny, and a well - paid job that gives her international travel (sans child) as a perk. So - WHAT IS SHE WHINING ABOUT??? If you are a single mother like me, you'll find this book not only annoying, but insulting. This woman needs to get some perspective on how hard it really can be, to parent a child.
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Summary: Has Allison Pearson been spying on me??
Review: I just devoured this book on a guilt-ridden business trip and identified so strongly with the character of Kate. It was the first time I have heard the working mom's voice articulated so clearly. I laughed out loud repeatedly on the plane and ultimately felt a little better about the decisions I have made in my life. A must-read.
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Summary: Disappointing, I don't know why I read it
Review: The book caught my attention with the early scene of Kate "distressing" a mince pie to make it look as if she made it. I have done something similar with chili in the not too distant past. (HINT: 10 cans of Hormel + 1 chopped onion + 1 chopped jalepeno (sp) pepper = 1 well received "homemade" potluck contribution). Unfortunately, I found myself wanting to shake her out of her competitive, self-absorbed circus. The book dragged a bit in the last third and the ending was a major disappointment as well. Yet, as a working mom, there were some scenes that were classic. I laughed til I cried when her daughter drew a picture of her with "a lovely hat" that turned out to be roots. The description of the "Muffia" unfortunately rang true - although it seemed to me that the "Muffia" were merely stay-at-home Kates who were just competing in a different realm. I guess my disappointment is due to the fact that I was hoping for someone a bit more of a kindred spirit and less of a person I hope that I am never like.
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Summary: Last time I read a book recommended by Oprah
Review: I respect and enjoy Oprah but I continually am disappointed in her book picks. I guess we are on different pages so to speak as far as literature is concerned. The woman in this story does try to have it all with Marriage, kids and work but her choices obviously are tearing her apart and then the introduction of infidelity disappoints and ruins the hope the book would end well. I know it's just a story so I'll just say "bad choice". It drug for pages and finally stops, but doesn't end. Wish I had my 20 something dollars back. I really don't recommend this one. Sorry Oprah.
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Summary: The Complete Truth
Review: This book is one of the greatest I have ever read! Kate's life is the life of many modern women, no mattter if you do or don't have children. The first time I read this, I was on a career path similar to her's at EMF. If you pick up this novel for no other reason, read the "list" near the end, and it will tell the truth about working mothers. Now that I am a mom, I understand her frustrations and anxities, even if she has a nanny. Honestly, I do not know any woman that will not emphasize with Kate Reddy's life, her choices, and their reprecussions.
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Summary: I Just Didn't Like Her
Review: Yes, the book is humorous. Yes, the writing is, for the most part, intelligent. But Kate Reddy is just plain impossible to love (or even like). She is whiny, selfish, critical, and prone to martyrdom. I expected the heroine to be one I related to. Instead, I just wanted to slap her.
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