It Sucked and Then I Cried : How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown, and a Much Needed Margarita (Paperback)

from freddlerabbit

Written with Dooce's trademark sardonicism, honesty, and CAPITAL LETTERS FOR HUMOUR, this book shouldn't disappoint anyone who is a fan of the blog. However, it read a little differently than I'd expected. The book is billed as a description of how she suffered through postpartum depression and g...

from howifeelaboutbooks

Very funny book. I laughed out loud in many parts, then calmed down, re-read the sentence, and laughed again. It was entertaining and enjoyable. I must admit, as a single woman, this book was better than birth control: Armstrong talks openly about her pregnancy and giving birth, including bodily ...

from miki

There were parts of this book that I really enjoyed, but there were also places where I'd quickly lose interest. I'm usually someone who gets *very* sucked into books, but I found myself putting this book down every few pages. At first I thought that maybe the book would just hold together better...

from dickmanikowski

I've been a fan of Armstrong's DOOCE blog for years. While I remember her announcing that this book had been published (and a second one has, too), it was in one ear and out of mind . . . until I found the volume on the New Books shelf of my local library. This book reminded me of why I find myse...

from iamexhumed

To me, this was the baby memoir to end all baby memoirs. Nothing that I've read before, or since, compares to this. Especially Jenny McCarthy's baby book, which I read about 20 pages of before realizing she's not nearly as funny as she thinks she is, and then I couldn't put up with her anymore. T...