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I Feel Bad About My Neck
224 pages
A razor-sharp, laugh-out-loud conversation with your smartest friend about the indignities of aging and the bittersweet passage of time.
What it feels like
Reading this collection feels exactly like splitting a bottle of wine with your sharpest, most observant friend. The pace is brisk and conversational, effortlessly gliding from hilarious rants about the exhausting maintenance of the female body to surprisingly tender reflections on urban life, empty nests, and the inevitable loss of friends. The prose is crisp and unpretentious, masking a deep well of wisdom beneath layers of self-deprecating wit. It creates a mood that is simultaneously convivial and bittersweet, wrapping the reader in a cozy but clear-eyed embrace. It is the perfect companion for anyone navigating the indignities of growing older, offering a masterclass in finding humor and grace in the relentless march of time.
- Mood
- convivial
- bittersweet
- cozy
- nostalgic
- Tone
- wry
- self-deprecating
- sharp
- conversational
- intimate
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- the indignities of aging · the passage of time · urban life and real estate · female friendship · letting go
- The writing
- Crisp, conversational, and effortlessly witty, reading like a late-night chat with your smartest friend.
- The arc
- Moves from sharp, laugh-out-loud observations about physical maintenance to a surprisingly tender, poignant acceptance of mortality and change.
- Who it's for
- Readers who appreciate razor-sharp observational humor mixed with poignant, hard-won life lessons about growing older.
Content notes
- aging
- illness
- death of friends
- divorce
About the book
Hilarious New York Times No.1 bestseller about growing older in Grumpy Old Women vein, by creator of When Harry Met Sally.Academy Award-winning screenwriter and director Nora Ephron (When Harry Met Sally, Heartburn, Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail) turns her sharp wit on to her own life.* Never marry a man you wouldn't want to be divorced fromIf the shoe doesn't fit in the shoe store, it's never going to fitWhen your children are teenagers, it's important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see youAnything you think is wrong with your body at the age of thirty-five you will be nostalgic for by the age of forty-fiveThe empty nest is underrated*If only one third of your clothes are mistakes, you're ahead of the game
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