I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood by Jessi Klein

3.92 AVERAGE

jessbslide's review

3.75
emotional funny reflective medium-paced

kikitamone's review

2.0
Girl…..

lindsaykelley's review

1.0
When I saw the title and description for this book I was very excited- I’m desperate for some humor about middle age and mothering. This book was nothing like that and I actually dnf’d which is very rare for me. I didn’t find any of the stories funny, but just complaining. It’s also more about the infant/young years which are far behind me.
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jessac's review

4.0
funny lighthearted

hatama02's review against another edition

5.0
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

makcrowley's review

emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

leighhfc's review

4.0
4.5⭐ I DEVOURED this book.
Honest, hilarious (painfully so at times), relatable, and an incredibly accurate dive into modern motherhood. I have had the same thoughts/experiences as approximately 90% of this book... even down to Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, and Tik Tok.
The butterfly - I lived (and loved) that one too!

sofaleana's review

4.0
emotional funny reflective medium-paced
I really enjoyed this book. It was funny and super relatable from beginning to end. 

courtandspark's review against another edition

5.0
I loved this. I laughed so hard I cried, happy cried and pandemic cried. I’m a sucker for stories about motherhood and this one hit a lot of notes that resonated with me.

miny01's review

2.0
I wanted to like this book, but honestly really struggled to get past the first few chapters. I didn’t find any redeeming qualities to her “hot mess mom” persona she was trying to portray. With almost every resource available to her, it’s really difficult to relate to her as a mom with few resources. She’s got a night nurse and a nanny, and she wants to complain about how tired she is? Yea sure? Ultimately, rather than be a relatable collection of shared experiences and lessons learned, this is more of a collection of bitching and moaning without any insight or redemption. I’m exercising my right to not waste time finishing books I’m not enjoying just to finish them and returning this one to the library.