Funny, sad, poignant and hilariously written
932543
This the best book I've read in a long time. Rosie takes what by anyone's standard is a horrific and traumatic childhood, owns it and shows how she doesn't let it define her. She's brutally honest and hysterically funny. After reading it I now know I'm an anti-cool girl too.
4221238
Hilarious and heartbreaking all tied into one.
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In Mommy Tried To Kill me Suzy Soro takes the reader on a brilliantly dark, witty, and often times poignant virtual tour that includes caring for her ailing mother in France, her life in Hollywood, and her own emotional roller coaster world of standup comedy. She careens around decades of time and space with the same surefire dramatic and sarcastic genius of Vonneguts Slaughterhouse-Five. Ms. Soro has found a way to deal with the sensitive and painful reality we all have to face when caring for a parent whose health and mind begins to fail. She does so with wit, wisdom, and the perfect balance of humor and self-realization. Each paragraph is chocked full of hilarious and intelligent one-liners that tells you that this is a comedian at the top of her literary game.
2239153
This is a great read! It's funny and poignant and insightful - and did I say "funny"? Mr. Sahud has a twinkle in his eye and compassion in his heart, and that life-view makes for a collection of short stories that will move you and stay with you. Read it in one sitting or come back to it again and again, buy it for yourself or buy it as a gift... Whatever you do, buy it and enjoy!
4271392
Loved this book. It was funny and sad and very well written. I recommended this book to my friends. Great title.
4621237
This is a book that will make you laugh and cry  at the same time.  It is deeply moving and the same time is written with a great sense of humor.  I loved the writing style - very precise, with not a wasted word, and with a humor injected in every phrase. Characters are very memorable.  It should translate very well on a screen, so I hope to see it as a movie soon.
3686074
It is funny, sad, irreverant and Tom Cox's writing style is a wonderful blend of wit and sarcasm will keep you glued to the book. I haven't had such a good time reading about a man's tribulations in life and Cat Handling. If you're a follower of The Bear or Tom Cox on Twitter, you're going to love this book!
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Jill A. Davis somehow manages to write hysterically funny stories about the oddest people in a manner so smart and lucid that the reader is left chuckling with every page - while at the same time falling in love with the zany heroine of her latest book, Emily Rhode ('or Road' or 'Rowed' or even 'Rode', depending on the state of mind and at times acerbic patter of this marvelously created character).  This is a book that sparkles with witty prose, high and low humor, and surprisingly a sensitive degree of philosophy about the current condition of life we are all living.  The balance between funny and touching keeps the scales even, making the reader laugh at situations that in themselves are not at all funny - unless you have the perspective of Emily 'whatever'.

Emily is a trained lawyer whose career is put on hold with the sudden hyper-dramatic news of her mother Joanie's lump.  No, cancer isn't funny, but Joanie is such a wildly entertaining character that when Emily moves in to care for her, all goes slightly bizarre. We meet the father Jim who left the family when Emily was very young and for whom she has no concern, the spendthrift airhead sister Marjorie who treats the world like a shopping party, Rick the boyfriend of Emily to whom she cannot commit, Perry her gay therapeutic friend, and Paul her therapist whose sessions contain some of the most hilarious (and most insightful) moments in the book.  Divided into very short, titled 'chapters', Davis ably lets us get close to Emily by exploring her foibles and her perception of the world and her family by means of what could be stand-up comedy routines - until the sadness peaks through.  Marriage, therapy, death, fatal illnesses, fidelity, menial jobs for overeducated people, failed relationships - all are grist for Davis' keen mind and wit.

An example of Davis' writing:  'As she's lying there waiting for surgery, I imagine a cancerous Pac-Man - or Lady Pac-Man - running through her body eating up her healthy tissues, her life, expanding its mass and taking over.  Devouring the flesh that nurtured me, or longed to. I want to scream. And I'm mad that I'm of a generation that can best relate to parent's cancer to a video game.' And that is only a short tidbit of the superb writing by Jill A. Davis.  This is a smart book, exceedingly well written, and one of the most entertaining reads of the year! Now in paperback... Grady Harp, January 08
4861234
I dearly loved this book. Who is this author?  I don't even know how I came upon this book. I am utterly impressed. It is funny and sharply written and poignant and powerful.  It's also a fast read.  I want to read it again.
2120290
This woman can WRITE. So many people put out books, so few of them should. Every word of this is a joy to read. My boyfriend is Italian, and her description of visiting her grandparents' village had us both doubled over. I laughed hysterically, I had tears through a lot of it, I finished it in an afternoon, and I'm a happier person because of it. Buy this book.
4398900
Funny, touching, intelligent, great story line. This is a well written, poignant story with more depth and humor I'd have expected.  Will. Be looking for more a to read by this author!
3730807
I love, love, love this book!! Even after reading it umpteen times, the stories still make me laugh at the shenanigans of Jimmy and his gang of misfits. Well written, great insight into the mind of a boy. Poignant, funny, memorable. Looking forward to the next book!!
2779611
Honest, funny and heartbreaking! Well worth the read.
4757755
I expected this to be a laugh out loud funny book from beginning to end. About 1/4 of the way through I found myself in tears. Not only is it incredibly moving but it explains some valuable life lessons that we often need to hear. I recommend this book to anyone of all ages, gender, sexual orientation and background.
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I absolutely loved this book! It's funny, sad and touching and a very satisfying read.  I picked it up looking for light humor and this book was so much more.  It's incredibly funny - I laughed when I read and had to quote bits and pieces to my family because I felt somebody else had to hear. Then you cry when you reach the second part of the novel - and then laugh some more.  I read it weeks ago and still think about it.

What is really, truly sad is there's only one Walsh sister left.....
496020
This book is laugh-out-loud funny, but with Stewart has a poignant side to his writing and he captures parts of life that other people miss. Stewart is masterful at using self-deprecating humor, but in a wry way that allows readers to see themselves in his struggles and hilarious life-situations. The essay on hot yoga left me in tearsso funny!
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The writing is just so good that sometimes I have to pause and review how this author has just expressed a thought I've had myself without such clever delivery. And the story is poignant in a way that really speaks to me after I've left my 20's and my friends have started to drop off, one by one to husbands and babies. Her funny and dead-on references remind me of the Apatow/Rogen movies-brilliantly witty but tender at the same time. I can't wait to read what this author writes next!