Allison Pearson

Very good. Lost some steam once it got to the 90s but the little girl / hero worship stuff was good and took me right back to my own pre-teen years. (My own adult meeting of my teenage crush happened while watching the NYC marathon and seeing Pat LaFontaine run by and I got to scream & wave and he waved back. I was way too happy about that.)

I’ve known quite a few Kate’s and they’re all as terrible as our protagonist. An awful story about an awful person. I do want to give the second book a try, if for no other reason than I bought it from a bargain bin ages ago and feel obligated.

DNfing at 25%/page 101. Strange adolescent fangirling that isn't particularly interesting. The other side of the coin is really interesting, but I'm already concerned and uncomfortable about the age gap.

This was scrumptious, though I felt that it was kind of sad how her marriage dissolved without much care. But at the same time, hilarious. I'm a bit young to be caring, but we do need more women's fiction dealing with menopause, and returning to work after kids, and all that fun jazz.