I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts On Being a Woman (Vintage) | 
 enlarge | Author: Nora Ephron
Publisher: Vintage
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  334 reviews
Sales Rank: 6457
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.5
ISBN: 0307276821
Dewey Decimal Number: 814.54
EAN: 9780307276827
ASIN: 0307276821
Publication Date: April 8, 2008
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Product Description
With her disarming, intimate, completely accessible voice, and dry sense of humor, Nora Ephron shares with us her ups and downs in I Feel Bad About My Neck, a candid, hilarious look at women who are getting older and dealing with the tribulations of maintenance, menopause, empty nests, and life itself.
Ephron chronicles her life as an obsessed cook, passionate city dweller, and hapless parent. But mostly she speaks frankly and uproariously about life as a woman of a certain age. Utterly courageous, uproariously funny, and unexpectedly moving in its truth telling, I Feel Bad About My Neck is a scrumptious, irresistible treat of a book, full of truths, laugh out loud moments that will appeal to readers of all ages.
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 I Feel Bad About My Neck August 6, 2008
Having a bad day? Need to laugh out loud? Buy this and keep it on hand when you need a smile. Nora's done it again. She's a fine writer, and gets better at humor each time.
Fun! August 4, 2008
After reading some of the "critical" reviews, I feel compelled to add my own review. First of all, I absolutely loved this book. I have recommended it to many friends, and I usually describe it as "chick humor". While, yes, I am young (just 40!), I feel I can read this book again in 5-10 years and get something totally different from it! I think this book is fun, and yes, lightweight. I DON'T feel this book was intended as a guide or, as one reviewer put it, a list of complaints about aging. Observations is what I'd call it!
So, if you are a woman looking for a light, fun (and funny!)book, you should consider picking this one up!
Fun Quick Read July 27, 2008
I just finished this book and I'm really glad I didn't listen to the negative reviews that some readers posted. This book is a quick (I read the entire book in one sitting) and fun read. Basically a series of essays on a variety of subjects, (purses, lipstick, NY apartments, divorce, kids, etc). I didn't find the stories depressing. They are written in a light fun manner. This is not heavy literature or an in depth psychological discussion. Its just observations about her life.
 Whiny and a depressing last chapter July 24, 2008
This book was whiny and condescending - I stll don't know if she's still married or not because she only talks about herself and her silly cooking problems (get a life!). She can't blow dry her own hair? How absurd is that? Alright already with New York - we get it - you love it. The last chapter of this book depressed me so much - I just turned 60 and it made me feel like there's no reason to go on. I wonder why the mood of the book changed so much in that last chapter. The book was all fluff and no meaningful in the least. it's hard to feel sorry for someone who can pay $10,000 for an apartment if she wanted to. I felt like she was trying to sound like someone out of the bohemian '60's, naming specialty stores around her and dropping names of people constantly. I wish I could get my money back. I didn't even like her silly movies. And what does "don't marry anyone you wouldn't want to be divorced from" mean anyway?
Love Nora Ephron July 20, 2008
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The last time I read Nora Ephron was "Heartburn," and I loved it. That was years ago, and I can't imagine why I didn't read all her books back then. But that just means I can enjoy them now. I loved "I Feel Bad..." because I too feel bad about my neck, and I hate my purse, and I couldn't agree more...there are few things in life that are as satisfying as a really good book. And this is.
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