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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
As a collection of columns, this book is obviously less focused than [b:How to Be a Woman|10600242|How to Be a Woman|Caitlin Moran|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327903507s/10600242.jpg|15507935], but still made me laugh out loud on the bus, in a restaurant and at work. It's divided into sections of vaguely related material, and each piece has a brief intro to keep things cohesive. There are serious bits about poverty, libraries and feminism, plus domestic scenes (why she thinks goodie bags for kids' parties are ridiculous) and celebrity interviews (Lady Gaga, Keith Richards).
Moran is a spectacular humor and pop culture writer. She's witty, self-deprecating, and precise. This book did feel a big thrown together, and not every section really felt necessary, but all of it was fun to read, and it was a great book for me to have while I was traveling for a weekend. How To Be a Woman is a seriously wonderful book, and Moranthology was lighter and still as deftly written, so I love it as well. I want to read more from her, ALWAYS!
A little more disjointed than "How To Be a Woman" but still a pretty solid collection of essays with subject matter ranging from light to heavy.
This book is pretty enjoyable, but if I am being honest nothing can ever touch her other memoir "How to be a woman." This book, Moranthology, contained more essay musing bits that we are already familiar with from her other book, as well as long excerpts from pieces she has written for other publications. I would probably call this book a worthy companion volume to 'How to be a woman', because it's nice to get a little bit more out of a topic Moran has mentioned once before. Pretty good, entertaining, decent airport read.
i really love her natterings and ramblings
i admire her because i want to BE her...as in she's a journalist just stating her opinion and people listen to her..although she does get hate mail as well as positive letters but she has a lot to say on random things from fangirling about Sherlock and Doctor Who to why libraries and the welfare state is awesome.
also her childhood is so messed up so she has so many crazy stories.
but the thing i loved most were the convos with her husband late at night...coz it just makes me think that it might be something i'd do...hehe
the thing i hated was that she hates charlie and lola and i LOVE CHARLIE AND LOLA.
haters gonna hate
but yeah caitlin moran is one awesome person
i respect her views even if i don't agree with all of them but i love her style of writing and oh this book is funny. =D i had to try n not laugh out loud on the train...it was tough.
yes this in non-fiction
yes it is awesome
yes this will make a good gift for lots of girls and women and even men
Happy Reading
i admire her because i want to BE her...as in she's a journalist just stating her opinion and people listen to her..although she does get hate mail as well as positive letters but she has a lot to say on random things from fangirling about Sherlock and Doctor Who to why libraries and the welfare state is awesome.
also her childhood is so messed up so she has so many crazy stories.
but the thing i loved most were the convos with her husband late at night...coz it just makes me think that it might be something i'd do...hehe
the thing i hated was that she hates charlie and lola and i LOVE CHARLIE AND LOLA.
haters gonna hate
but yeah caitlin moran is one awesome person
i respect her views even if i don't agree with all of them but i love her style of writing and oh this book is funny. =D i had to try n not laugh out loud on the train...it was tough.
yes this in non-fiction
yes it is awesome
yes this will make a good gift for lots of girls and women and even men
Happy Reading
I didn't completely finish this. Overall enjoyable, but I just didn't feel the need to finish it. Preferred How to Be a Woman.
I adore Caitlin's style of writing and these articles were all witty, entertaining and often remarkably insightful. I cannot agree with her on everything, of course (can anyone agree with someone on everything?) but she has a way of writing that even made my Tory boyfriend giggle and agree that "David Cameron is a C3PO made of ham".
The only thing stopping me from giving it 5 stars is probably a personal preference, but it's more of a dip-in-and-out kind of book than a straight read, and I found it hard to read straight through because of the jumping from topic to topic. Otherwise great.
The only thing stopping me from giving it 5 stars is probably a personal preference, but it's more of a dip-in-and-out kind of book than a straight read, and I found it hard to read straight through because of the jumping from topic to topic. Otherwise great.
I don't think I can find words in the English language to describe my love for Caitlin Moran and her writing style.
Halcyon days, when Boris being just Mayor of London seemed a scary prospect.
I really enjoyed this collection of columns from Caitlin Moran. I have never read Moran's columns before, so thankfully each and every one was new to me. Although not all columns subjects were specifically to my taste, I could find something interesting in each one.
One thing I do like about Moran is how passionate she is about the things she is interested in and loves. I shared in her swooning over the BBC show Sherlock (and Benedict Cumberbatch), I felt moved by her ode to Elizabeth Taylor, and I particularly liked any column where she referred to fond memories with her family as a child and when married.
Above all, my favourite column was the one she wrote about the Royal Wedding. I was sitting at the kitchen table reading it and struggling until I couldn't help but start giggling and shaking with laughter, tears running down my face. Every time I tried to calm myself down I just set off again in my hysterics. It got to the point where my brother told me to go sort myself out. So thanks Caitlin Moran, I really needed something to cheer me up.
If you have read Caitlin Moran's work in the Times for a long time, I probably wouldn't recommend this as you may well have read a great deal of it before. However, for relatively new fans like me, I would say get this 100 percent. It's uplifting and witty, and there will be a gem for each and every one of you.
One thing I do like about Moran is how passionate she is about the things she is interested in and loves. I shared in her swooning over the BBC show Sherlock (and Benedict Cumberbatch), I felt moved by her ode to Elizabeth Taylor, and I particularly liked any column where she referred to fond memories with her family as a child and when married.
Above all, my favourite column was the one she wrote about the Royal Wedding. I was sitting at the kitchen table reading it and struggling until I couldn't help but start giggling and shaking with laughter, tears running down my face. Every time I tried to calm myself down I just set off again in my hysterics. It got to the point where my brother told me to go sort myself out. So thanks Caitlin Moran, I really needed something to cheer me up.
If you have read Caitlin Moran's work in the Times for a long time, I probably wouldn't recommend this as you may well have read a great deal of it before. However, for relatively new fans like me, I would say get this 100 percent. It's uplifting and witty, and there will be a gem for each and every one of you.