If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?
by:
Erma Bombeck (author)
"See if you can read a paragraph without laughing out loud."Art BuchwaldThe enchanting lady of laughter has done it again--this time taking a hilarious swipe at husbands, honeymoons, tennis elbow, marriage, lettuce, the national anthem, and a host of other domestic dilemmas."It's fun from cover...
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"See if you can read a paragraph without laughing out loud."Art BuchwaldThe enchanting lady of laughter has done it again--this time taking a hilarious swipe at husbands, honeymoons, tennis elbow, marriage, lettuce, the national anthem, and a host of other domestic dilemmas."It's fun from cover to cover."THE HARTFORD COURANT
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780449208397 (0449208397)
ASIN: 0449208397
Publish date: 1985-03-12
Publisher: Fawcett
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Humor,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Writing,
Essays,
Funny,
Comedy,
Literature,
American,
Adult,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit
I remember reading this book a long time ago, probably in college. Having reread the book, I'm not sure I was able to full appreciate the book back then. Now, reading it as a wife and mother, I loved it. Even though Ms. Bombeck wrote this back in the 70s, I found that about 90% of it is still rel...
Someone asked me why I love her so much when she wrote all of these even before I learned how to read (some even before I was born). I just find her really hilarious. The first Erma Bombeck book I read. After this I was hooked!
The book is mostly about the life of a housewife, so I couldn't relate to it. However, some stories were really funny and those at the very end of the book almost make you cry.
Yes, I actually read this. I was sitting in my basement about ten years ago, waiting for a friend to arrive in town. She took significantly longer than expected, so Erma Bombeck it was. I can't say I understood any of the humour but hey, I read the thing.
[These notes were made in 1984:]. Standard Bombeck fare: exaggeration and slightly outrageous diction combined with recognizable domestic situations make for a hilarious quick once-through reading. After that it palls. Her quick observation of small human details reminds me slightly of what Geral...
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