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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
My favorite Fulghum book, especially the essay on weddings. Not to be missed: the hilarious "Mother of the Bride" from hell, the sitcomesque Catholic-Jewish wedding battle, and the touching story of two in-laws who find late life romance.
I liked some parts more than other, but overall it was very pleasant and heartwarming book. I understand why so many people here love Fulghum so much.
This book was recommended to my fiancee and I by our marriage counselor as a way to add some levity and humor to the stress of wedding planning. I read the introductory story (from whence came the title) online as a preview, and I was cackling out loud just about every paragraph. The story about the wedding gone awry (not a bride-zilla but a mother-of-the-bride-zilla) was especially poignant for the time in my life that I read it; what a hilarious reminder of what's really important about your wedding day -- getting married (and eating cake, obviously). Robert Fulghum has a gift for conveying humor in writing, which is a difficult task. His pacing and narrative choices are spot on. And each chapter is its own little vignette, so this book is super easy to digest with small chunks of reading every day. Keep it on your nightstand, but a word of warning -- don't read while your spouse is sleeping next to you, because your giggling will shake the bed and wake them!
This was all the rage when it was first published. I don't usually run to jump on the bandwagon, but I did with this title. I really enjoyed these delightful essays.