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I See You Made an Effort
I See You Made an Effort: Compliments, Indignities, and Survival Stories from the Edge of 50 | Annabelle Gurwitch
17 posts | 6 read | 13 to read
Annabelle Gurwitch is the child prodigy of the literature on aging. The only downside of this book is that it is bound to deepen your laugh lines. Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and DimedActor and humorist Annabelle Gurwitch returns with a wickedly funny book of essays about the indignities faced by femmes dun certain ge. Whether she is falling in lust at the Genius Bar, coping with her best friends assisted suicide, or navigating the extensiveand treacherously expensiveanti-aging offerings at the beauty counter, Gurwitch confronts middle age with candor, wit, and a healthy dose of self-deprecation. Scorchingly honest, surreally and riotously funny, I See You Made an Effort is the ultimate coming-of-middle-age story and according to Bill Maher, "it should be required reading for anyone between the ages of 40 and death. Scratch that- even after death, it's a must read."
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Eggs
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KathyWheeler
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Oddly, for a book that's largely meant to be amusing, some of the stories in here packed a solid punch -- such as the story of helping her friend deal with pancreatic cancer and the one about her mother's mastectomy.

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KathyWheeler
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And on the Kindle.

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MaleficentBookDragon
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Apparently I'm not handling 50 that well. All my posts on this book have booze or chocolate, or both, in them. #letthemeatcake17

Lizpixie Hah! The hubby turns 50 in May, he says it's not a problem but I keep catching him looking at the grey in his beard and muttering to himself.👴🏻 8y
Sace I have to read this book. 8y
LeahBergen 😂😂 8y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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Mehso-so

I wanted to love this book. The title is great and I've always found Annabelle funny. I did laugh out loud a couple times, but not that often. I'd give it 2 1/2 ⭐️. It is between a so-so and a pick.
I've been in a memoir/essays rut lately. I'm hoping that will turn around with Wishful Drinking.

Caroline2 I've just ordered Wishful Drinking too, I've heard it's very funny! X 8y
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Handmade_Redhead
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Finished an audio book today too. Having just turned 50 this year, i appreciated the humor. Woman should seriously get some pads instead of wearing dark pants on the trampoline!

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MaleficentBookDragon
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#champagnethursday happened yesterday. Today is RumChata hot cocoa and snuggles in the couch.

abbiereadsbooks That sounds like the best idea. Also, that mug is fantastic! 8y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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SuperPunkNinja So much yes to this! 8y
gossamerchild Wow. That's so... Accurate. 8y
KCorter Maureen Wilson gets it. I love Introvert Doodles! 8y
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swishandflick "No bra zone" ? 8y
Reecaspieces Oh this is fabulous and true on ALL levels!! 8y
LeahBergen 😂😂 8y
Megabooks I'm a brown-green-purple girl. 8y
readinginthedark Green+red+blue=me! (edited) 8y
Cinfhen Love this 😍😂 8y
josie281 I just endured two hours of a panel interview. My introvert self is spent. 8y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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It's hard to read when you're wearing a cat scarf. #littenkitten #catsoflitsy #kittenlitten

Redjewel_7734 But that scarf looks so warm & fluffy!!! 8y
Texreader ❤️😻❤️😻 8y
BeckyD That's the best kind. 8y
Bette But a beautiful one. ❤️️🐱 8y
MaleficentBookDragon @Bette that's my Harpy. She is my beautiful dark 😇 8y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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I decided this one would be good as an audiobook so I got that too.

MCYmermaid Very much liked this as text, bet the audio is even better! 8y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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#champagnethursday came a day early this week.

tapgurl I just bought this book used:). On my tbr 8y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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With a birthday coming next week, this seems appropriate,

julesG Looks like a funny book. Love the cover. 8y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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#readjanuary #thismonthstbr list in my new coloring book journal.

Abby-J This is awesome. I always doodle little pictures around my journal entries. I need to look into this. 8y
MaleficentBookDragon @Abby-J It's called M yLife in Color. I bought it off Amazon. 8y
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Reita325
Mehso-so

Humor is subjective and I didn't find this amusing. She seemed to be way too wrapped up in her appearance and angry to be aging. Those of us lucky enough to age are in the same boat and should keep youthful at heart and damn the torpedoes!

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MaleficentBookDragon
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I should be working but I'm playing here instead. Here are my TBRs for January. These are for my #Goodreads January #DustyBookshelf challenge. I'll fill them in my #Litsy challenges as well.

Godmotherx5 I should be working. I won't tell if you don't 😜 8y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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This seems appropriate to be one of my reads for the new year. #catsoflitsy

LauraJ Seems like an appropriate read for me too. 8y
Handmade_Redhead Going to have to add that to my tbr. I will turn 50 on Sunday. 8y
Megabooks Photobomb!! 😻😻 8y
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Cinfhen Happy early birthday wishes @Handmade_Redhead 🎉🌺🎂🍾I hit that milestone this year too 😬 8y
ReadingOver50 Looks interesting 8y
MaleficentBookDragon @Ebooksandcooks That's my Persephone, an attention hog. 8y
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BibliophileBytheSea
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A collection of (16) essays which reflect on how life changes for women as they approach 50. Some of the essays are only a couple of pages long. The author maintains that the only way for women to deal with aging is to have a sense of humor.

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