Winner of the National Book Award: A Novel of Fame, Honor, and Really Bad Weather, (Paperback)

from ignorantleafy

I enjoyed this book immensely. Jincy Willett uses her form to interject her thoughts on writing, women, and the mythological characteristics of every day life, while repeatedly making me laugh out loud. Very, very hard. I suspect men might appreciate this book less, because the narrator is a woma...

from BraveNewBks

I think people should ignore every blurb that's on the cover of this book. It is emphatically not the funniest novel I've ever read, or even close -- Augusten Burroughs and I have different ideas of what "funny" means, maybe? -- but I nonetheless thought it was very good.I also don't know why peo...

from efear

After releasing the short story collection Jenny and the Jaws of Life in 1987, Willett didn't release another major work until 2005. But with a book this good, it turns out the wait was well worth it. Rhode Island is the remarkably unremarkable setting of this tale of twin sisters, Dorcas and Abi...

from Alphawoman

Read in one day. Hard to put down.

from amydross

When I saw the title of this book, I instantly wanted to read it. Such chutzpah! It made me laugh out loud. Then I heard the author was strongly recommended by David Sedaris. And then I found out the book took place in Rhode Island. Well, that clinched it -- I ordered it right away. Sad to say, i...