Make Mine a Double : Why Women Like Us Like to Drink (or Not) (Hardcover)

from Litgirl7

I was excited about the concept of the book. Let me preface this though: I don't have the best luck with books that use these 'chick lit' cartoon illustrations. Something very 'Red Hat Lady' or 'Skinny Girl Eats' about them, and I'm afraid it'll be book about shoes as a religion. Whatever it is, ...

from lorimarie

A bit dissapointed by this set of short stories. Such a great idea for a book. I imagined reading funny antidotes about women like myself getting up to all kinds of high jinx. What I found were mostly stories by professional writers, most it seemed were professor's and their stories just weren't ...

from jolrmama

This is a collection of essays written by a variety of women about why they drink alcohol or why they do not (most of them do.) Some of the stories are entertaining and insightful, others not so much. Many seem to veer off-topic. A lackluster read.

from metermaid1

Make Mine a Double was a very interesting read. I personally do not drink very much, but I was a bit wild in my younger days, so it was very thought-provoking to read about how other women feel about drinking. The essays are often humorous and most of the time insightful. I found myself vehementl...

from minacee

I wasn't crazy about this set of essays, stories,and poems. It's not an in-depth, extensively researched book about women, alcohol, social norms, culture, and gender but it's not a piece of fluff either. This collection falls somewhere in between "serious book about serious issues" and "a fun and...