Amusing & Insightful.
587826
I really enjoyed it.  I was a fun read!  Amusing and insightful.  Planning to use it as a stocking stuffer and white elephant gift this Christmas.  Should make a great conversation piece.
1294602
Clever and entertaining.  Interesting way to view other peoples (creatures) perspective.
1602656
Enjoyed her insight and appreciated her sharing. Basic functions and questions are answered with wit and knowledge.  Thank you for sharing..
3170558
Easy to read yet insightful. I personally like the humor in the book
1390816
Interesting, humorous, informative, insightful, believable and astounding.
2121359
Funny......relateable......and so very true. Throughly enjoyed reading it! Would recommend this to college kids as well as my adult freinds. All will find it funny and relateable. Some may even recognize themselves!
2767880
There are a lot of amusing books out there that consist of compilations of funny or crazy or unbelievable stuff. So you get funny inappropriate auto-correct compilations, or collections of rejection letters, or anthologies of misspelled signs, and so on. Many of them are amusing enough, but they are one trick gags and are cut and paste.

  Chris-Rachael Oseland takes a different tack. What she has written is a generous, affectionate, insightful memoir of her experiences with on-line dating, punctuated by some hilariously and almost unbelievably insane email comeons. This kind of thing could easily end up being very depressing, or the author could wear out her welcome  through a combination of whining, self-pity, and condescension. But no, Oseland is a calm and insightful grown up and her tale is one of optimism and resigned good humor without any saccharine or treacly aftertaste.

  It's hard, but not that hard to write shocking humor or ba-dum-dum-dum humor about life and dating. It's almost impossible to be funny and engaging while writing about one's own life and dating. To do that, with a light touch, in a relatable and inviting way is almost impossible. But it seems to me that Oseland has pulled that off.

  For what it's worth the "Look Inside" sample for this book is pretty generous, and it will give you a fair sense of the author's approach and style. So, if you're looking for an engaging companion for a few hours, this might be worth a look.

  Please note that I found this book while browsing Amazon Kindle freebies. I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.
890529
It's not often I find a book so amusing. I've read & re-read this book and will most likely continue doing so for years to come.
1065151
If you have ever had anxiety or wondered about it, this book will interest you.

Funny & Insightful:  What is so wonderful about this book, is the courageous honesty of the author and how FUNNY it is. Isn't reality funnier than fiction? From his crazy Jewish Mother who is a psychotherapist, his youthful ordeal as a writer for The Atlantic and his romantic antics, the book is hysterical.

He makes all kinds of mistakes (like all of us) and then has excruciating panic attacks. I felt guilty laughing at his pain and suffering until I realized I was laughing "with him" about this crazy life we are all in.

I think this book provides a service in looking at anxiety square in the face, not shirking from it. It takes guts. How he made a tale of anxiety not boring and full of joy it the talent of a great writer. Very enjoyable read.
1102609
Enjoyed the wry sense of humor and insights in to a lifestyle that many aspire to.  Sean's sense of humor is rampant throughout the book, along with keen sense of what appeals, particularly to the Airstream community.
2402662
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. This book made me laugh and made me think. I love how the author discusses a wide range of issues, many of which deal with human behavior, with his trademark wit (those who are familiar with his blog will know what I mean). Though I can't imagine anyone not liking this book, I think those who have an interest in human behavior will especially enjoy the author's insights.
4098339
I loved this book! Who knew tht a book about how communication shapes society would make you laugh out loud?  But it's more than just entertaining.  It's also insightful.  I learned a lot.
1787570
Saw this on Stephen Colbert and it seemed like it would be an amusing read. It is indeed humorous, even laugh out loud funny in parts. Jacobs' has a keen eye for popular culture and his intertwining of those observations with more serious matters lends a style that is quite engaging.

Yes, it's light-hearted and his "experiments" are obviously vehicles to generate comic material. But, there's more going on here. You can definitely read this as a serious review and critique of various ethics and self improvement topics. Even the experiments that aren't specifically about self improvement contain bits of introspection about human behavior that border on profundity. I found myself ricocheting from laughter to contemplation. So much of popular non-fiction is affected with a bewildering sense of self-importance with hundreds of pages of filler  around a single idea that would be a worthy subject of a magazine article, but shouldn't have been expanded to book length (I'm looking at you Malcolm Gladwell). For me, at least, a book like this that presents a variety of those kinds of ideas is an excellent way to learn about those topics. Jacobs' critical assessment and humorous observations on various lifestyle issues can be counted on to be revealing about the true benefits of the techniques and entertaining at the same time. This might be a worthwhile new genre in non fiction.

Oh, by the way, I wrote this because I like seeing my words on amazon.com.
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As she exposes her vulnerability, the author draws one into her circumstance... from her annoyance to the routine of life; the temporal Jekyl & Hyde character shift that happens to many living in NY; humorous imagination; her sense of compassion for the single mothers & children due to her own life dilemma; to the doubts, fears, self-pitty, anger, bitterness and recentment that life in general brings our way.

Despite her life frustrations, her peace comes from God as she admits to wholeheartedly trust in Him with her future.  Reading "Rantings of Christian Woman," had me smiling, and even chuckling a few times at her humorous description of Hispanic mishaps,  language and culture.

Whether your present life is similar to hers, or if you need a reminder that life is not as bad as when God is in control; this book encourages us to embrace the low moments, and it's okay to rant about them... rant on... give your fruatrations to God, wholeheartedly trust in Him and move on.
2789663
Not for the easily offended, but those with a sense of humor and the clarity to recognize the grains of truth delivered with comedic exaggeration will enjoy the irreverent look at today's world.
4560482
Very clever and insightful. The realities of getting old are revealed with humor without pity. It reminds you to stay engaged with life while you can. Don't waste a minute.
2513115
ENJOYED THE HELPFUL INFORMATION.  WRITTEN IN DETAIL WITH HUMOR