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    <body><![CDATA[another book from the school of goofy funny memoirs. think laurie notaro, &amp; then refresh your memory of my distaste for her shtick (she's like a modern-day female dave barry! not too funny). cummings's writing is a touch more sophisticated than notaro's, but not by a lot. i mean, i guess i knew what...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73739095">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Quinn Cummings' writing style. She's snarky and funny and sarcastic. Her metaphors and use of language are beautiful. I hope to publish something this good someday. And I'm not just saying that because I interviewed her for my blog ( <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.nannygoatsinpanties.com/2009/08/ngip-quips-with-quinn-cummings-author.html" title="http://www.nannygoatsinpanties.com/2009/08/ngip-quips-with-quinn-cummings-author.html">http://www.nannygoatsinpanties.com/2009/...</a> ). I really enj...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67999605">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Raising a child and a significant other is not easy.  Raising a child and a significant other while under the influence of being a former child star is still not easy, only funnier.  Braving the actor infested streets of LA, a mouth that has a mind of its own, painful clumsiness, and summer camp man...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69785699">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Quinn's book!<br/><br/><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://qcreport.blogspot.com/2008/11/wow.html" title="http://qcreport.blogspot.com/2008/11/wow.html">http://qcreport.blogspot.com/2008/11/wow...</a><br/><br/>Have to admit that I'm biased: I've been reading the QC Report for years, and she never fails to make me snort with laughter or tear up, often in the same post. So when I heard about the book, I was both excited and leery...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39041526">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I REALLY loved this book.  Quinn's writing is hysterically funny, as well as touching.  Her life is just everything you would never expect from a &quot;former child star&quot;-which is quite refreshing.  A great book for any Mom to read...]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a great book! It's been a long time since I laughed out loud while reading a book. Each chapter is a delightful experience. Hope you enjoy it as much I did.  Ms. Cummings knows how to write and to entertain.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&quot;Erma Bombeck with an edge.&quot;  <br/>--<em>USA Today</em>  <p><em>&quot;Some might ask if it is worth a dollar to have your daughter crawl under the folding table in the laundry room with the Hand-Vac and get at the dust bunnies. Oh, yes, I say to you. Oh yes.&quot;</em>  <p>Meet Quinn Cummings. Former child star, mother, and modern woman, she just wants to be a good person. Quinn grew up in Los Angeles, a city whose patron saint would be a sixteen-year-old with a gold card and two trips to rehab under her belt. Quinn does crossword puzzles, knows every cheap Mexican restaurant in the city, and has deeply held beliefs on what makes a good margarita. And she tries very hard to be the Adult--the one who saves the world, the one everybody calls for a ride to the airport--but somehow she always comes up short.  <p>In <em>Notes from the Underwire</em>, Quinn's smart and hilarious debut, she tackles the domestic and the delightfully absurd, proving that all too often they're one and the same. From fighting off her prowling cat Lulabelle to her failure at crafts, she's never without a dash of brilliance. Witty, slightly sarcastic, and keenly observant, Quinn Cummings provides insight into an often chaotic, seldom perfect universe. The book, like the author herself, is good-hearted, tremendously funny, and really good company.</p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Funny and touching essays from the Little Girl from The Goodbye Girl :grin: She's left that life behind though and the stories are very relatable -- Hey! I'm clumsy, too! Hey! I like to rescue animals, too! ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&quot;Erma Bombeck with an edge.&quot;  <br/>--<em>USA Today</em>  <p><em>&quot;Some might ask if it is worth a dollar to have your daughter crawl under the folding table in the laundry room with the Hand-Vac and get at the dust bunnies. Oh, yes, I say to you. Oh yes.&quot;</em>  <p>Meet Quinn Cummings. Former child star, mother, and modern woman, she just wants to be a good person. Quinn grew up in Los Angeles, a city whose patron saint would be a sixteen-year-old with a gold card and two trips to rehab under her belt. Quinn does crossword puzzles, knows every cheap Mexican restaurant in the city, and has deeply held beliefs on what makes a good margarita. And she tries very hard to be the Adult--the one who saves the world, the one everybody calls for a ride to the airport--but somehow she always comes up short.  <p>In <em>Notes from the Underwire</em>, Quinn's smart and hilarious debut, she tackles the domestic and the delightfully absurd, proving that all too often they're one and the same. From fighting off her prowling cat Lulabelle to her failure at crafts, she's never without a dash of brilliance. Witty, slightly sarcastic, and keenly observant, Quinn Cummings provides insight into an often chaotic, seldom perfect universe. The book, like the author herself, is good-hearted, tremendously funny, and really good company.</p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Pretty nice collection of essays. I believe taken from her blog. She's a reformed child star who has lead a pretty normal, if spastic, life. I thought I'd be annoyed by her, but she's actually pretty endearing.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was O.K.  I think Quinn Cummings has the makings to be a very witty author.  I look forward to future books as she polishes her writing.  I do want to check out her blog.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Awesome. Almost as good as Laurie Notaro. In some places, just as good. ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&quot;Erma Bombeck with an edge.&quot;  <br/>--<em>USA Today</em>  <p><em>&quot;Some might ask if it is worth a dollar to have your daughter crawl under the folding table in the laundry room with the Hand-Vac and get at the dust bunnies. Oh, yes, I say to you. Oh yes.&quot;</em>  <p>Meet Quinn Cummings. Former child star, mother, and modern woman, she just wants to be a good person. Quinn grew up in Los Angeles, a city whose patron saint would be a sixteen-year-old with a gold card and two trips to rehab under her belt. Quinn does crossword puzzles, knows every cheap Mexican restaurant in the city, and has deeply held beliefs on what makes a good margarita. And she tries very hard to be the Adult--the one who saves the world, the one everybody calls for a ride to the airport--but somehow she always comes up short.  <p>In <em>Notes from the Underwire</em>, Quinn's smart and hilarious debut, she tackles the domestic and the delightfully absurd, proving that all too often they're one and the same. From fighting off her prowling cat Lulabelle to her failure at crafts, she's never without a dash of brilliance. Witty, slightly sarcastic, and keenly observant, Quinn Cummings provides insight into an often chaotic, seldom perfect universe. The book, like the author herself, is good-hearted, tremendously funny, and really good company.</p></p></p>]]>
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