What's great about this book? The writing, the writing, the writing. Her fabulous humor, her honest portrayal of the first year of being a mother, her honesty about her baby not having a father, her grief at her friend's diagnosis, the way she hysterically talks about Republicans, the support so many give her, and especially her true deep belief in a loving God (though it completely contrasts with who she is) and watching her faith ebb and flow.

What is not so good? The language...too often, and so much of it that is actually took away from my enjoyment of the book. That she mostly talks about raising her son for the first year and while I enjoyed that, and felt a connection to her, I sort of felt like, been there, done that...it gets better and worse in lots of ways, life goes on. I would have liked it more if I had just had a baby or especially if I had just had my first. I guess so many other sides of her life sounded so interesting, I wanted more than just a baby journal. I was actually kind of glad to see her son's first birthday come.

That being said, she's an AMAZING writer (funny, witty, honest, and genius) and I'd like to read other things she's written (anyone have suggestions?)If you just had your first baby, I think you'd adore this. Overall, about a 3.5.