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Abby Has Issues
This book of essays taken from AbbyHasIssues.com allows the (obviously brilliant) reader to relive the author’s goal of becoming a Consolation Prize Wife, or having her eyebrows waxed without the inherent paranoia that accompanies hot liquids being plastered on her face. From the birthday she was blindfolded and forced to hunt for her presents in the backyard, to her grandma’s dating advice and rules on nursing home Bingo etiquette, Abby also shows how humor can be hereditary--whether you like it or not. Writer Abby Heugel reminds you that yes, we all have issues. And hers will make you feel normal.
160 pages, Paperback
First published November 18, 2011
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December 22, 2019
Wonderful! Made me laugh out loud.
:) Great book to read, but why are so many words required to post a review for this book,? I do not know...
:) Great book to read, but why are so many words required to post a review for this book,? I do not know...
July 22, 2014
A series of short essays tied together by Abby Heugel’s wit and humor are gathered into a single short volume titled Abby Has Issues. Don’t we all? Thought you were alone in the stuff that happens to you? Well, think again, and see your issues through the laugh-out-loud humor of Abby’s lens. Or, recall the poignant moments with your own grandmother as you join Abby with hers in the nursing home surrounded by the characters who make up that community. Abby’s view of the everyday is unique, funny, a bit sarcastic, and in her own way, downright charming. She’s like a Southern Belle, but with lots more personality because she has that steel magnolia thread running through her prose as she describes life like it really is. Love her. Love her talent with prose. Love the way she allows me to see the humor in what usually frustrates. Abby is the person I wish lived next door to me. You will, too. Grab this book today. You’ll be glad you did.
March 20, 2015
Dear Abby,
I bet you've never heard that before. (I'm clever.)
I love your book. I felt like you were writing to me, about me, and for me alone. I know you weren't but I'll pretend. That thing about the magazines though? That's just scary. How did you know?
I am going to write a glowing, if kind of obscure, review of your book on goodreads. I'll tell everyone how funny you are and how they need to read your book. I'll tell them not to read it in public unless they are prepared to snort and laugh and get funny looks. I'll tell them that your grandma is awesome and makes me long to be an old lady. I'll tell them that, if nothing else, they should read your blog.
And then I'll remind them that you are so funny and that the book is worth the extra money so that you will continue to write and amuse us.
Because I guess it is about me like always.
Love,
Katie
I bet you've never heard that before. (I'm clever.)
I love your book. I felt like you were writing to me, about me, and for me alone. I know you weren't but I'll pretend. That thing about the magazines though? That's just scary. How did you know?
I am going to write a glowing, if kind of obscure, review of your book on goodreads. I'll tell everyone how funny you are and how they need to read your book. I'll tell them not to read it in public unless they are prepared to snort and laugh and get funny looks. I'll tell them that your grandma is awesome and makes me long to be an old lady. I'll tell them that, if nothing else, they should read your blog.
And then I'll remind them that you are so funny and that the book is worth the extra money so that you will continue to write and amuse us.
Because I guess it is about me like always.
Love,
Katie
December 6, 2013
The typos were extremely distracting. I could tell that each chapter or essay was just copied and pasted from a random blog post - no continuity. Abby has her funny moments, and I'm looking forward to reading her more recent book of blog posts, as I presume the references will be fresher. In this collection, Abby just told us endless disjointed anecdotes from her childhood. Not knowing Abby at all, they weren't all that special, humorous, or endearing to me. Although, I did find it sweet when she told stories about her grandmother. But she even made her grandmother into a character that was clearly an exaggeration of her real self. When I have to suspend my disbelief about characters in a blog entry, it's not all that funny.
July 12, 2013
I can't believe I didn't write a review for this back when I originally read it. Now that her follow-up book is out, I shall be better about telling people how special Abby is, as a writer.
She is quiet, slick, and clever. She is strange, awkward, and relatable. She is a quality writer with a light hand, taking you places with a smile and heart, without you realize how swooping of a ride it is.
Sure, Abby has some issues, but she's willing to keep working on them and letting us watch as she goes. For that, I am ever so appreciative.
She is quiet, slick, and clever. She is strange, awkward, and relatable. She is a quality writer with a light hand, taking you places with a smile and heart, without you realize how swooping of a ride it is.
Sure, Abby has some issues, but she's willing to keep working on them and letting us watch as she goes. For that, I am ever so appreciative.
May 30, 2015
this book is comprised of VERY funny short stories (blogs) written about various, everyday occurrences. Even though I have a seemingly short attention span, I was able to breeze through this book due to the constantly changing subject matter from one story/blog to the next. I absolutely LOVE Abby's humor and will most definitely order the sequel to this book. I highly recommend it if you love a good laugh! :)
February 4, 2015
There's some funny and some sweet and some that didn't amuse at all.
April 2, 2015
I enjoyed the reading of this book of essays, enough to buy the second. No higher recommendation than that.
January 30, 2012
I think that everyone should read this book because I love Abby and her issues are hilarious.
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