I met Ann at a book festival in Kentucky, and she was quirky, smart, sweet, and spectacularly frank. These being my favorite qualities in a person, I I met Ann at a book festival in Kentucky, and she was quirky, smart, sweet, and spectacularly frank. These being my favorite qualities in a person, I liked her instantly. This book is the same - it's essentially a story circle with each member of the knitting circle getting a chance to tell their own story, and it's great. I cried. I laughed. I dug it. Felt like I was hanging out with a bunch of strangers, and then suddenly got to skip the small talk and delve right into everyone's Most Important Story Ever - which, being a writer, is what I want out of almost all social events I attend. ...more
Not only is Laura a wonderful human being, she is also a wonderful writer. This book is one that no matter who I give it to, the recipient feels that Not only is Laura a wonderful human being, she is also a wonderful writer. This book is one that no matter who I give it to, the recipient feels that it is about them. No small feat. It's tender, funny, raucous and fulfilling at once, and anyone who has ever been lost - particularly in their late 20's - should get on this book. Now.
I can't wait for Laura's next book, The Divorce Party. It cannot be published soon enough for me. ...more
What can I say about Madame Carlip, other than that I find her to be exactly like her book: warm, generous, bizarre, and funny as hell. She gives up tWhat can I say about Madame Carlip, other than that I find her to be exactly like her book: warm, generous, bizarre, and funny as hell. She gives up the goods. She's profoundly loving. She's willing to take anyone she cares about along on her adventures. Basically, this woman rocks the house and paddles the boat. I am thoroughly lucky to have her as a friend. Read her book. It's the perfect thing for plenty of the people in your life. It will make you feel better about everything you've ever done in your own weird way. ...more
Josh manages to create a wry heartbreaker of a book out of some really unlikely pieces. There's plenty of bawdy humor in this book, but also a lot of Josh manages to create a wry heartbreaker of a book out of some really unlikely pieces. There's plenty of bawdy humor in this book, but also a lot of tenderness, which is Josh in a nutshell. A great guy, a great writer, and I am so very pleased to be his friend. Even though I am jealous that he was able to wear a corset with a 22-inch waist. And I'll never look that good in platform boots. ...more
It's so great when you make a new friend and then the friend also turns out to be a terrific writer. This book is seriously funny - the sequence of atIt's so great when you make a new friend and then the friend also turns out to be a terrific writer. This book is seriously funny - the sequence of attempting to breed pigeons completely cracks me up, and it's also educational. I don't eat meat. Haven't for a long time - and so my knowledge of the ways of meat and what various cuts are, etc, is pretty damn limited. This book taught me a bunch of things about eating, cooking, and foraging for fascinating things in the wilds of...everywhere, including cities. Highly recommended. Also read his other writing - he does a lot of magazine stuff, and his voice is wry, informed, and just generally terrific. ...more
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