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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
I read this as I love her fiction. However, it all felt a little self indulgent. It sounds bad but I actually don’t really care how she spent lockdown and there were several things that I disagree with which she had a heavy focus on (alcohol dependency etc). There was a tonne of repetition and contradictions.
I’m sure others would love it but it wasn’t for me
I’m sure others would love it but it wasn’t for me
inspiring
relaxing
medium-paced
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
emotional
reflective
I received an ARC of this book from the publishers via netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Dawn O'Porter a British Broadcaster Married to Chris O"Dowd is poleaxed by the death of her best friend and the swiftly following Covid Crisis. In the book's blurb it says "From reflections on grief and identity, bad hair and parenting, sleep and spirituality, to the things we can control and the things we cannot, Dawn’s daily diaries track the journey – for a hilarious, heartbreaking and highly entertaining glimpse into the new normal."
The book had the potential to examine the effects of Covid especially as it is one of the first to apply itself to the subject. Instead it is a diary of how much the author drinks and how much weed she can consume whilst "parenting" so hard that her children are not even washed for days - her words not mine.
Loc 2062 " better go stay home stay safe and stay drunk in the meantime" Loc 2242 " I am extremely hungover after Mother's day"
The best thing about this book is that it is so fatuous and pretentious that it can be speed read without missing any content. I wonder how such rubbish gets published It isn't funny and it adds nothing to the discussion of grief.
Dawn O'Porter a British Broadcaster Married to Chris O"Dowd is poleaxed by the death of her best friend and the swiftly following Covid Crisis. In the book's blurb it says "From reflections on grief and identity, bad hair and parenting, sleep and spirituality, to the things we can control and the things we cannot, Dawn’s daily diaries track the journey – for a hilarious, heartbreaking and highly entertaining glimpse into the new normal."
The book had the potential to examine the effects of Covid especially as it is one of the first to apply itself to the subject. Instead it is a diary of how much the author drinks and how much weed she can consume whilst "parenting" so hard that her children are not even washed for days - her words not mine.
Loc 2062 " better go stay home stay safe and stay drunk in the meantime" Loc 2242 " I am extremely hungover after Mother's day"
The best thing about this book is that it is so fatuous and pretentious that it can be speed read without missing any content. I wonder how such rubbish gets published It isn't funny and it adds nothing to the discussion of grief.
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Sometimes it was too much and reminded me of the problems I'm facing, sometimes it was exactly what I needed. It made me feel slightly less alone to read someone else's experience of this crazy time. On social media, everyone looks like they have it all together, the filtered version of their lives looking pretty perfect. It was nice to read someone's honest experiences of this time, warts and all.
The 3 was not to do with quality of the book as much as my reading experience. Some of this is way too fresh for me to be reading about. There were two sides to my experience so a rating somewhere in the middle seemed appropriate.
The 3 was not to do with quality of the book as much as my reading experience. Some of this is way too fresh for me to be reading about. There were two sides to my experience so a rating somewhere in the middle seemed appropriate.
A book about nothing... it was painfull to read about such empty, superficial thoughts. Not a good thing for feminism when a woman can only write about her hair and alcohol in the middle of an epidemic and an introspective period.
I‘m really torn on how I feel about this. Parts of the book had me laughing out loud, nodding and crying but others felt so distant. It felt a million miles away from me and I was wondering why I was listening. For example, the piece about the pets - I don’t have any and didn’t resonate with it at all. The author is also based in the U.S so the coronavirus lockdown played out a little differently. That said the pandemic isn’t a front and centre theme, more the life within.
Overall, it was interesting to hear another experience of lockdown life and I do like the work of O’Porter. This book wasn’t too long so I persevered and I didn’t hate it.
The author talks a lot about her friendship with Caroline Flack and the grief she experiences following her death. It was heartbreaking to hear parts of this story but enlightening and comforting too.
Middle of the road rating because I just can’t make up my mind.
Overall, it was interesting to hear another experience of lockdown life and I do like the work of O’Porter. This book wasn’t too long so I persevered and I didn’t hate it.
The author talks a lot about her friendship with Caroline Flack and the grief she experiences following her death. It was heartbreaking to hear parts of this story but enlightening and comforting too.
Middle of the road rating because I just can’t make up my mind.