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kellyhar's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Infidelity
Moderate: Misogyny and Racism
taylorbrooke's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, and Lesbophobia
issyd23's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Nora Ephron is a genius! Although I’m probably too gentile to fully appreciate her wit 5🥗
Not only was she married to Carl Bernstein (1/2 of Woodward/Bernstein who broke THE Watergate scandal) but she figured out the identity of Deep Throat and would casually name drop ‘Mark Felt’ at dinner parties. A true legend gone way too soon!!
‘I want him back’
‘What do you want him back for? You just said he was a schmuck’
‘I want him back so I can yell at him and tell him his a schmuck, anyway he’s my schmuck and I want him to stop seeing her and I want him to say that he never really loved her and he must have been crazy and I want him to die and her to die to’
‘I thought you said you want him back’
‘I do but I want him back dead’
Not only was she married to Carl Bernstein (1/2 of Woodward/Bernstein who broke THE Watergate scandal) but she figured out the identity of Deep Throat and would casually name drop ‘Mark Felt’ at dinner parties. A true legend gone way too soon!!
‘I want him back’
‘What do you want him back for? You just said he was a schmuck’
‘I want him back so I can yell at him and tell him his a schmuck, anyway he’s my schmuck and I want him to stop seeing her and I want him to say that he never really loved her and he must have been crazy and I want him to die and her to die to’
‘I thought you said you want him back’
‘I do but I want him back dead’
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
sambrigden's review against another edition
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity and Pregnancy
hydeandseek's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
While going through some serious emotional turmoil myself, I worried that this book would make me feel worse. Instead, it made me feel better, and it also immediately made me want to pick up a pen and write for the first time in months. A quick read, it made me laugh out loud and want to rewatch her movies immediately. Thank you, Nora. Can’t wait to read your essays.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
There are multiple conversations including the d-slur for lesbians, as a fair warning. Also, well-detailed descriptions of premature babies, the threat of child loss, and Caesarian sections.mariakureads's review against another edition
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Nora Ephron has a great wit and it shows in the dialogue which I enjoyed but I didn't like a single character. Not a single one.
There's nothing about them that draws me in which is hysterical because the dialogue is good. The dialogue is fantastic and well done but the characters.... The characters are just meh. The MC, Rachel, is a wet blanket that allows herself to get stepped on not just once, but multiple times in the book by different people in her life.
It made me question a lot of her choices which lead to where she is at and what the book is about that as I kept reading, I struggled with her and the people in her life that feel just toxic in different ways.
There's nothing about them that draws me in which is hysterical because the dialogue is good. The dialogue is fantastic and well done but the characters.... The characters are just meh. The MC, Rachel, is a wet blanket that allows herself to get stepped on not just once, but multiple times in the book by different people in her life.
It made me question a lot of her choices which lead to where she is at and what the book is about that as I kept reading, I struggled with her and the people in her life that feel just toxic in different ways.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Medical content, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship
arcadering's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Infidelity
cytipton's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Look, Meryl Streep narrates this book, and I would listen to Ms. Streep read the telephone book so I reccomend this book on that alone. It is also a charming and entertaining book in its own right. That said keep in mind that it was published in 1983 and thus has some very not PC commentary. Definitely has some racist, homophobic, misogynistic and elitist flavors at moments. Still I enjoyed the pacing and uncomfortable premise - cookbook author/memoir - and was intrigued that this is also apparently a somewhat autobiographical novel for Ms. Ephron.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Racial slurs
aliciavalenski's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity
chiaralzr's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Rachel Samstat, 7 months pregnant, discovers that her husband is having an affair and that he's not planning to put an end to it. Interesting story, especially since it's autobiographical, but full of outdated jokes. The audiobook narrated by Meryl Streep was great.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy