Hilarious. I read it quickly, and went on to read some of her other non-fiction books. She is an inspiration to heavy, clumsy women everywhere! ( )

I had the pleasure of attending two of her virtual readings in December and she read a hilarious excerpt from this book which I realized I had not read. I promptly put it on hold and enjoyed it while making gumbo which I think she would be offended by since it wasn't lasagna or something else Italian. Our backgrounds are probably why I love her stories so much but she is way more off the wall than I which makes it so much more funny. Her stories about her husband made me laugh out loud and I was thrilled to learn at her readings that she is currently working on another book which will come out this spring. It is about middle age and I'm sure will be as irreverent and hysterical as all her other books. ( )

Another comedic memoir by Laurie Notaro. This one is mostly about the time leading up to her marriage, the proposal, the wedding and finding the right dress. Then the first few years of married life. ( )

I absolutely adore Laurie Notaro. This is the third book I have read from her and she has not disappointed me yet. Spanning from her early days of dating to her life of marriage, this book left me smiling and laughing. Not because her stories are over-the-top antics but because I can relate to them so much. This may be my favorite memoir from her so far. Her constant moments of “wait, was I supposed to become an adult at some point?”, her sarcasm, and her wit left me unable to put down this book.

I have wondered how incredibly awesome it would be to hang out with this essayist and the other humorist essayist, Jen Lancaster. My amusement would never end I have a feeling. A fun, quick read and very enjoyable.
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This is the type of book I've been looking for! Recommended by a bookcrosser at a meetup, I went out and bought it the next day. Notaro's hilarious autobiography is broken into 1 1/2 - 3 page essays that I can read a bit at a time. I've been needing a book that I can pick up and put down when I can find a minute here and there to read.

Laurie Notaro's stories are about mundane daily occurrences that normal adults seemed buried in and would hardly take the time to discuss, but she turns them into outrageously funny stories. I found myself relating to her totally, even telling people some of her stories as if she were a friend, like, "Did you know that if you flush your tampons.....?" "I heard that a cat could 'just slip away' if given anesthesia for a teeth-cleaning..."

People say that you either love or hate Notaro's writing. I disagree--her stories are hit or miss with me; I'm not passionate about her either way. This particular book gets old/irritating if you read it at once as an autobiography since the topics are all over the place and she repeats some information several times as if each little chapter or essay were written at completely different times. When reading only one essay in a sitting or in random order, that feeling of being at a comedy act that I had when I read the first few chapters comes back.

If read front to back, the chapters after the wedding really dragged and I almost released it without finishing it. Don't be fooled! It gets much better starting with "Red Mice."

My favorites--the ones that had me laughing hysterically all by myself at the park (I had to close the book and hold my stomach as I was rolled over in a fit of laughter)and ones that were worth reading aloud to friends:

"White noise, white soap....." (I read this to my friend two days before her wedding)
"As time goes by"
"My mother, my self, my god" (the best)
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