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Summary: Military Wife Gives Thumbs Up!
Review: As a wife of an Army man currently in Iraq, I was not sure if this was a good book to get, but as I started to read it I found myself in Alesia's situations. I read it cover to cover in one night. By the end I new that I too would get through this deployment. It is a wonderful book for those who really have no idea about the military deployment and all that the families left behind have to go through. Great Book. Thanks Alesia.
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Summary: Finally! A book about the REAL life of military spouse!
Review: As an army wife, I absolutely adored this book. It's the first book I've read written about military spouses that isn't full of bitterness or rank envy. Currently going through a year long deployment, I can identify with so much of this book, especially the appliances all breaking at once and the hesitation with using any more appliances for fear they will break too. As the spouse of a combat arms army man, the only parts that were hard for me to read were when her husband mentioned drinking, going to restaurants, and having a relatively normal life while deployed. However, if you're not a tired and bitter woman like me, you won't even notice. It's just so refreshing to read about our lives from the point of view of a "high functioning" wife. She's a mature, educated woman who has her own life outside of her husband's. (I'm glad I'm not the only one who balked at everything being sponsor centered at first.) To the author: A big THANK YOU! To those considering buying this book: Do it, especially if your husband is deployed or about to. Her honesty and sense of humor make you feel like you're visiting an old friend.
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Summary: "I laughed, I cried, it was better than CATS."
Review: I am a military girlfriend, and I loved this book. She catches on to everything that makes deployments hard, and though I have no kids, I laughed and cried right along as I turned the pages. If you are attached to a military man or woman, you should read this book and then give it to them so they can get a little feel for what "the other side" is like, too. If you're just looking for a good book you won't want to put down, it might just give you a new appriciation for a life you may not have understood completely before. *Everyone* should read it.
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Summary: A Wonderful Book
Review: I am a new to the world of being a military spouse(and in my first deployement at that)....this book helped me realize that i'm not the only one going through this. This book made me laugh and cry, sometimes all at once. It was well worth every penny i spent on it. Strongly suggest to read this book.
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Summary: Wonderful Read
Review: I bought this book during my husband's first deployment to keep me company on the nights when I couldn't sleep. It was a wonderful book!! I couldn't seem to put it down. It made me feel so much better reading someone else's experience. SO many things I found myself laughing out loud about because they were so true. Other times I would tear up at because I knew how she felt.
My only issues witht he book were sections where she blaimed him for being gone. That was pretty upsetting to read and took a little away from the book. Overall I think this is a great book for any navy wife to read!
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Summary: Too much whining; not my reality
Review: I bought this book expecting something better.
I'm sorry I wasted any money, but happy I got it used and paid little. Thank God all military wives are not like this one! And they are NOT. As a "retired' military wife who is the daughter of a military wife and friends with hundreds of military wives, I can say Alesia Holliday needs to stop whining and Suck It Up.
And, HELLO! --Did she not think when she married a military man that his job/duty might well keep him away from home? She wants the reader to believe she is an intelligent woman, but her whining refutes her credibility. So she had to deal with moving, yet she didn't relocate from one country to another and then to another. Many of us have --with grace and efficiency. So she had to handle her kids' illnesses, doctor appointments, school beginnings, etc. by her lonesome while her husband had all that fun risking his life flying a plane so he couldn't "do his share" of house-keeping and child-rearing? -Oh, sad whine.- She's Stateside for God's sake... not even stuck overseas in some remote base with a quack for a doctor, and minimally-supplied BX and Commisary. Maybe she epitomizes the new Whine Generation of military wives. --I hope not! Did I say DO NOT waste your money on this book? --Well don't!
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Summary: Too much whining; not my reality
Review: I bought this book expecting something better.
I'm sorry I wasted any money, but happy I got it used and paid little. Thank God all military wives are not like this one! And they are NOT. As a "retired' military wife who is the daughter of a military wife and friends with hundreds of military wives, I can say Alesia Holliday needs to stop whining and Suck It Up.
And, HELLO! --Did she not think when she married a military man that his job/duty might well keep him away from home? She wants the reader to believe she is an intelligent woman, but her whining refutes her credibility. So she had to deal with moving, yet she didn't relocate from one country to another and then to another. Many of us have --with grace and efficiency. So she had to handle her kids' illnesses, doctor appointments, school beginnings, etc. by her lonesome while her husband had all that fun risking his life flying a plane so he couldn't "do his share" of house-keeping and child-rearing? -Oh, sad whine.- She's Stateside for God's sake... not even stuck overseas in some remote base with a quack for a doctor, and minimally-supplied BX and Commisary. Maybe she epitomizes the new Whine Generation of military wives. --I hope not! Did I say DO NOT waste your money on this book? --Well don't!
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Summary: Well put & very enjoyable!
Review: I have been a navy wife for 4 years now, and a navy brat since the day I was born. So navy life is nothing new to me. After reading this book, I really knew that there were other women that have the same thoughts/praises/complaints that I did. I would recommend this to any navy wife I come across that hasn't seen or heard of it!
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Summary: Must Read!! Very inspiring!
Review: I loved this book! The email format made it a quick and fun read, and although Alesia Holliday is a Navy wife, wives of any branch or rank (and especially mothers) can relate to her experiences. The author is refreshingly honest about the daily challenges she faced during two deployments, from facing her fears for her husband's safety and caring for two sick children while she herself was sick, to the pains of abstinence, and driving an intruding raccoon out of her bedroom! I laughed and I cried, and by the time I finished the book, I felt encouraged and had a sense of peace about my own husband's upcoming deployment. I can't thank you enough, Alesia, and I'm looking forward to your future works!!!
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Summary: Brilliant! Erma Bombeck would have loved this!
Review: I sat down to read one chapter--just one--and didn't get up until I finished the book! Yes, it's THAT good! I laughed, I cried . . . and I came away with a new perspective on what the life of a military spouse entails. Alesia's honesty and candor are a refreshing change from the sometimes sugar-coated write ups we get in the media and "chicken-soup" type books. This is a must-read for co-workers, employers, family and friends of military spouses. The "top ten" lists are worth the price alone. Looking for a good read--or a great gift? Look no further!
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