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Say It Again In A Nice Voice
by
Meg Mason
′Mothers. Those women with purses the size of meat trays that hold an entire deck of school portrait photos and a chequebook, make a casserole without a recipe, make the tightest bed you′ll ever sleep in and only swear under extreme duress. How, how, would I go from me to that?′
At 24, Meg Mason was newly married to a man ′essentially indistinguishable from a young Matt Dam...more
At 24, Meg Mason was newly married to a man ′essentially indistinguishable from a young Matt Dam...more
Paperback, 304 pages
Published
July 1st 2012
by Harper Australia
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I think I wrote this book. I am sure that I wrote this book.
This is the story of motherhood. It follows a young woman from late pregnancy through to the fifth birthday of her second daughter. The author has this amazing ability to capture the truth. She peels off the layers and manages to tell anecdotes that capture all of your emotions. I kept highlighting, and giggling, and burying my head in the book to muffle my screams of "yes yes yes".
I kept passing the book to my husband saying things li...more
This is the story of motherhood. It follows a young woman from late pregnancy through to the fifth birthday of her second daughter. The author has this amazing ability to capture the truth. She peels off the layers and manages to tell anecdotes that capture all of your emotions. I kept highlighting, and giggling, and burying my head in the book to muffle my screams of "yes yes yes".
I kept passing the book to my husband saying things li...more
It's been a while since I've bestowed a five star rating but this book is defintely worth it. You know how people claim books to be "laugh out loud funny"... in reality I reckon I've laughed out loud (not just on the inside) while reading very very few times. Sure you might find something quite witty and amusing but to make you actually burst out into an audible fit of giggles, that writer really has to be something else.
Meg Mason is definitely something else, and despite the synopsis suggesting...more
Meg Mason is definitely something else, and despite the synopsis suggesting...more
It has been a very long time since I have read any book (not just of this genre, but of any genre) that is as well-written, entertaining, enlightening and insightful as this absolutely gem from Meg Mason. I'm not a mother myself but am still well entrenched in that world, and was continually impressed at how she managed to perfectly articulate the myriad new scenarios women face once we step on the irreversible journey that is motherhood.
She is delightfully candid, hilariously self-deprecating,...more
She is delightfully candid, hilariously self-deprecating,...more
A friend lent this to me, and to be honest, I wouldn't have read it otherwise as I expected the usual chick-lit supermum (it's so hard but so rewarding) stuff. So I was very surprised when I started to read this and found myself continually laughing out loud. I haven't laughed so much since Bill Bryon's "Downunder".
The writer flicks a little back and forth with timelines and some of the nicknames used can get confusing, but you soon learn that is her personality and therefore it isn't a problem...more
The writer flicks a little back and forth with timelines and some of the nicknames used can get confusing, but you soon learn that is her personality and therefore it isn't a problem...more
Awesome book! A funny, honest and terrifying look at motherhood. This book should be read by any woman thinking of taking the plunge, and every new or newish mum. The first to prepare you slightly for what's about to hit you with the force of a speeding train. The latter, so you can take a look at your life through the eyes of someone who is really good at describing it. As a new mum, I found this book very accurate and amazingly entertaining. Thank you Meg!
I only read 2 chapters of this book as it had to go back to the library. There was nothing wrong with the writing, which was clever, but it's not my sort of book - the author came across as a spoilt brat and the style seemed shrill and forced. (Quite unlike Bringing up Bebe, which I liked). So it has gone back to the library without regret.
Meg Mason, I hope you read these reviews, because I want to thank you for your wonderful book. Being a Mum to very young children is a tough gig. Your raw and humorous book cemented the fact that things do indeed get easier...and made me feel like less of a ninny for finding it all so hard at times!
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!! A book for anyone who has or has had a baby, toddler or Nerd (as Meg calls them) at some stage. An honest, funny, laugh-out-loud true... oh so true!... story of motherhood with none of the sugar-coating! I related to it all, although I've never used a potty in Russia(!!), and it helped me through the first crazy weeks of my third child's life... it was like therapy... I wasn't going as mad as I thought in my sleep deprived state & I could cope with the deman...more
This is THE mummy memoir by which all others should be judged. The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Meg Mason, I will read anything you write. You have climbed into my body and lived my life. Bravo.
Meg Mason had me at her dedication. For the Magnets. I loved this book so much that by the time I got to the end, I wished I was one of her magnets.
Say It Again In A Nice Voice makes you want to read it again and again in any voice. Because either you've had children and you can relate to every perfectly chosen word or unfortunate moment OR you know funny when you see funny in print form. Meg Mason is funny. David Sedaris/Anne Lamott/Caitlin Moran funny. But not without substance. This book is...more
Say It Again In A Nice Voice makes you want to read it again and again in any voice. Because either you've had children and you can relate to every perfectly chosen word or unfortunate moment OR you know funny when you see funny in print form. Meg Mason is funny. David Sedaris/Anne Lamott/Caitlin Moran funny. But not without substance. This book is...more
A humorous take on motherhood.
It was entertaining and I think a lot of parents would be able to relate to it.
Worth reading.
It was entertaining and I think a lot of parents would be able to relate to it.
Worth reading.
Took me a bit to get into it but once i did it was an enjoyable read, although it put me off having anymore children lol. The style of writing drove me batty at times but all in all, it was good. There are definitely some funny moments and alot all mothers can relate to ! :)
A very funny and relatable book, nice easy to read style, I swear she was privy to my life!
Really funny and realistic!
Sometimes seemed slightly precious and occasionally a bit nasty, but otherwise very good!
Sometimes seemed slightly precious and occasionally a bit nasty, but otherwise very good!
motherhood has never been more hilarious
The writing was frustrating at times, but I'm sure that every mother could relate to at least part of this book. I laughed out loud at so many of her stories - a recommended read.
Just a short review - I have so much jobs! Hahaha.
I really wanted to love this book, but I had a love hate relationship with it. Laugh out loud funny in spots, and frustrating filler in others
Laugh out loud hilarious. Only more so.
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