Book Review: Sometimes I Feel Like a Nut: Essays and Observations by Jill Kargman

Synopsis: Demonstrating Woody Allen's magical math equation, comedy = tragedy + time, a sensational collection of witty essays about life, love, hate, kids, work, school, and more from the author of The Ex-Mrs. Hedgefund and Arm Candy

Jill Kargman is a mother, wife, and writer living the life in New York City . . . a life that includes camping out in a one-bedroom apartment with some unfortunate (and furry) roommates, battling the Momzillas of Manhattan, and coming to terms with her desire for gay men. In this entertaining collection of observations, Kargman offers her unique, wickedly funny perspective as she zips around Manhattan with three kids in tow.

Kargman tackles issues big and small with sharp wit and laugh-out-loud humor: her love of the smell of gasoline, her new names for nail polishes, her adventures in New York City real estate, and her fear of mimes, clowns, and other haunting things. Whether it's surviving a family road trip or why she can't stand Cirque du So Lame, living with a mommy vagina the size of the Holland Tunnel or surviving the hell that was her first job out of college, Kargman's nutty self triumphs, thanks to a wonderfully wise outlook and sense of fun that makes the best of everything that gets thrown her way. And if that's not enough, Kargman illustrates her reflections with doodles that capture her refreshing voice.

About the Author: Jill Kargman is deathly afraid of clowns. And mimes. Wait, mimes are worse. She lives in New York City where she writes magazine articles and trashy novels and enjoys wrap sandwiches. She is the author of teen books Bittersweet Sixteen, Summer Intern, and Jet Set, plus some excellent grown-up books. And by grown-up books she doesn't mean porn; she means not young adult but plain old adult. Her articles have appeared in Vogue, Teen Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Town & Country, Travel + Leisure, Elle, Elle Décor, and a bunch of British magazines you've never seen. She went to Yale where she did not study writing and has three children who keep her young. And exhausted. Check out her blog for more hilarity: http://www.jillkargman.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/JillKargman.FanPage and Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jillkargman

Review: First off, let me say this, if you are offended by cursing or sexual language, this is not the book for you to read (trust me, first paragraph and you’ll be closing the book). Now however, if you can bypass that, you will find a HILARIOUS book about being a woman and a mother! (You can read a preview chapter at Scribd!)

This book was like a breath of fresh air- Kargman says the things you think, but never would say. She is blunt and honest, and you will find yourself laughing out loud for most of the book! Her chapter about “Things That Haunt Me” was just about enough to convince me to fear panel vans! Seriously funny, her thesis about them being used in kidnappings was enough to make you go “wow, that makes sense’. Pretty much like the whole book- maybe it’s my warped sense of humor, but I will read anything of Kargman's after reading this hilarious book! If you need a break from the day-to-day, pick up this book for some light and funny reading, you won't regret it! AND it would be the perfect pick-me up gift for your girlfriends who are having bad days/weeks/months!

AND as an added BONUS:
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Disclosure / Disclaimer: i was sent this book, free of charge, for review purposes, by Social PR, via Bostick Communications. No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about the book either.