It Could Be Worse, You Could Be Me, (Paperback)

from LiteraryFeline

It isn't often I pick up a book of essays to read, but occasionally I find they make good in between reading--even better than a short story collection in some ways. The essays are short and perfect for those moments when you don't have a lot of time to spare but must get in your reading. Althoug...

from GRgenius

Aa snarky look at everyday situations in life where the author questions.....what if? What if the worst happened that you imagined....what if it didn't all work out for the best.... Perhaps it would be better to expect it not to and then be happily surprised when it did...or not. Loads of fun sto...

from the1stdaughter

From the opening line, "People like to say it will all work out. But what if it doesn't?", you are instantly pulled into the self-deprecating world that Ariel lives in. She's constantly second guessing things and never moving on anything because it will definitely lead to some serious problem at ...

from writergal85

The instant I starting reading It Could Be Worse, You Could Be Me, I thought I had found a kindred sista-friend [Feminista author Erica Kennedy gave me the secret password to use that term] but also that I'd have to challenge Ariel Leve. She's published a book. That's better than I've done in the...

from LynnB

This book consists of a series of essays about the author's life and her obsessive worrying about just about everything. They are witty and funny and underneath, sometimes sad. I think I shouldn't have read this book all at once because her stories all have a similar theme -- the worst can happen...