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68 reviews for:
Confessions of a Scary Mommy: An Honest and Irreverent Look at Motherhood: The Good, The Bad, and the Scary
Jill Smokler
3.57 AVERAGE
68 reviews for:
Confessions of a Scary Mommy: An Honest and Irreverent Look at Motherhood: The Good, The Bad, and the Scary
Jill Smokler
3.57 AVERAGE
After reading her blog, I really expected this book to be hilarious. It wasn't. It was mildly amusing.
Maybe I didn't need a whole book of keeping it real, since that's my life. This book of essays was somewhat entertaining, but the author's over the top tone makes it less funny and relatable than it could have been.
Not for the faint of heart or the sanctimommy.
Extremely funny, yet some of the confessions are heartbreaking, that moms have to hide the imperfections that make us real.
Extremely funny, yet some of the confessions are heartbreaking, that moms have to hide the imperfections that make us real.
Absolutely fabulous read, that I would recommend for all moms. I identified with a majority of it, and what I didn't, I still found interesting and entertaining. It was funny and honest. It was written in short chapters that were easy/quick to read. A great reminder that moms need to stop being so hard on each other and remember that most of us are just trying to do our best.
I'm not a mom, but I saw Jill Smokler on the Today show discussing her newest book and thought her books might be funny and interesting. Not so much. Maybe this book was relevant when it first came out, but Smokler didn't shed any new light on the trials and tribulations of mommy-hood that I haven't already heard from girlfriends or by a quick look at the internet. The only true laugh out loud moments came from some of the anonymous reader "confessions" placed at the beginning of each chapter. There was a lot of cursing in the book, and after awhile it seemed less like a tongue in cheek look at motherhood and more of just a bunch of complaints. I won't be reading her new release. If you are truly looking for an honest, humorous and heart-felt look at motherhood, I'd suggest Sparkly Green Earrings by Melanie Shankle instead. You'll feel much better about yourself after reading it; whereas Smokler's book will just leave you wallowing in bitterness.
I love this style of brash honesty, with a few bits of profanity thrown into the mix, all revolved around the "joys" of motherhood. Smokler tells a good story, and the short chapters each focus on a different topic that moms today most definitely will relate to. I appreciate her honesty, and it doesn't hurt that she adds a fair share of self-deprecation lest we begin to break one of her rules about avoiding competition in parenting by feeling jealous of her success!
I really enjoyed this one, which is essentially a collection of blog posts on mommyhood. It's honest, it's real, and it's largely a place where all mommy minds have gone. It was funny and oh so quick! YAY for QUICK!
You know, I actually really like ScaryMommy as a website, and I also liked the other Scary Mommy Book...but this one seemed really..."extra". Some of the confessions weren't just "Oh gee, I'm going against the mommy grain" but actually kind of,...well, scary and unnecessarily crass.
Jill herself has her funny moments, but this version didn't have the humor that helps you swallow the usual "scary mommy" diatribes. Instead this one was a bit more harsh and uncomfortable.
My overall review though is mostly, "Meh".
Jill herself has her funny moments, but this version didn't have the humor that helps you swallow the usual "scary mommy" diatribes. Instead this one was a bit more harsh and uncomfortable.
My overall review though is mostly, "Meh".
I should really stop reading these kinds of books because they're all the same. But I did like how every chapter starts with anonymous "mother confessions," because some of them are pretty hilarious and out there.
And that's about all I've got!
And that's about all I've got!