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Magnificent timing for reading this book, as I have only recently begun thinking about my neck. I identified with the author's trouble keeping her purse organized. Funny and relatable, even for the situations I've never experienced (apartment hunting in NYC).
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I keep a big, soft spot in my heart for Nora Ephron, and another big soft spot for autobiographical sketches, so I really enjoyed this little volume. To completely live the cliche, I read the stories in a Lush bubble bath, glass of wine in hand, and was not disappointed by the experience. Reading Nora is like a long chat with my mother: comforting, silly, and occasionally marked with an awkward overshare.
Ephron's collection of essays is an easy read but a little uneven, with some essays far more entertaining than others.
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This was fine, I guess. Easy reading, conversational, but it just left me flat... why can't all essayists be Ann Patchett, hm?
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Some of the essays in this collection felt dated and tone-deaf in 2023. Others obsessed about things that I'm not very invested in (my neck, for instance!) A few were quite entertaining and/or touching. My favorite, of course, was about the joy of reading.
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I will be the same at 65. Nora Ephron is frantrastermic and tells the truth about things that suck and/or are great. I'd like to meet Nora Ephron.
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Nov 02, 2024
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