Sometimes I Feel Like a Nut

from SilversReviews

Perfect title for this book....the stories were definitely nutty. Events from childhood, college, and beyond...the stories just kept coming. Jill told stories about everyday happenings and her likes and dislikes....imagine having gasoline as your favorite smell. Once it was mentioned, her observa...

from CDianeK

Sometimes I Feel Like a Nut is razor-sharp, clever, and sometimes downright hysterical group of essays from Jill Kargman. She drives by and grabs hold of topics like childhood babysitters, her in-laws, her family and her illness. In all of them, through the humor, you can also see some profound t...

from bearette24

I had some trepidation about this book because Jill Kargman has only written fiction before, and I didn't know if her foray into nonfic would work. It did. She writes very funny essays about her family's bad luck with babysitters, her crummy one-bedroom apartment (post break-up), her struggles wi...

from icedream

I love a book that makes me laugh out loud and this one really delivers. Jill Kargman's essay's belong up there with other favorites such as Laurie Notaro and Jen Lancaster. My only concern for readers is that they aren't offended by profanity and that they can recognize sarcasm and apprciate it....

from BookAngel_a

I requested a review copy of this book because I love essays, I love humor writing, and the author shares my terror of clowns. Jill Kargman is a busy wife, mother, and writer who lives in New York City. In these essays, she discusses (among other things) babysitters, tiny apartments with rats, ge...