Nora Ephron

A collection of essays offers a humorous look at the ups and downs of being a woman of a certain age, discussing the tribulations of maintenance and trying to stop the clock, menopause, and empty nests.

and Other Thoughts on Being a Woman

I Feel Bad About My Neck

Ugh Nora Ephron. I laughed out loud, I cried out loud. The voice of a generation, I wish we had been friends.

Jacqui Spears

'Nora's exacting, precise, didactic, tried-and-tested, sophisticated-woman-wearing-all-black wisdom is a comfort and a relief.' - Dolly Alderton Now with an introduction from Dolly Alderton, author of Everything I Know About Love, revealing how a new generation of women can take inspiration from Nora's sharp wit and wisdom about life. * Never marry a man you wouldn't want to be divorced from. * If the shoe doesn't fit in the shoe store, it's never going to fit. * When your children are teenagers, it's important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you. * If only one third of your clothes are mistakes, you're ahead of the game. * Anything you think is wrong with your body at the age of thirty-five you will be nostalgic for by the age of forty-five. __________________________________________________________________ 'I give this as a present more than other book. I buy it for people so often that I've been known to give girlfriends two copies, one birthday after another' - Dolly Alderton __________________________________________________________________ 'So bold and so vulnerable at the same time. I don't know how she did it' Phoebe Waller-Bridge 'I am only one of millions of women who will miss Nora's voice' Lena Dunham 'Oh how I loved Nora Ephron' Nigella Lawson 'Funny, knowing and smart' India Knight 'The book that most influenced me' Lily Allen

I Feel Bad about My Neck

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And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman

Melissa Palmer

Book #135 Read in 2015
I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron

This is a cute read about the joys and trials of being a woman. Ephron tackles things like beauty, menopause, weight gain etc. The short stories are humorous and honest. I recommend this light read.

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Sarah Ryan

I enjoyed the second half of this far more than the first half so I’m glad I kept going. The first half of the book contained stories that were pretty much rich-privileged-old-lady ‘problems’. She wasn’t very sympathetic (comparing herself to a homeless woman in a very callous way at one point). But the second half of the book revolves more around her love of New York and it was much funnier and enjoyable.

‘Nora’s exacting, precise, didactic, tried-and-tested, sophisticated-woman-wearing-all-black wisdom is a comfort and a relief.’ - Dolly Alderton Now with an introduction from Dolly Alderton, author of Everything I Know About Love, revealing how a new generation of women can take inspiration from Nora’s sharp wit and wisdom about life. * Never marry a man you wouldn't want to be divorced from. * If the shoe doesn't fit in the shoe store, it's never going to fit. * When your children are teenagers, it's important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you. * If only one third of your clothes are mistakes, you're ahead of the game. * Anything you think is wrong with your body at the age of thirty-five you will be nostalgic for by the age of forty-five. __________________________________________________________________ 'I give this as a present more than other book. I buy it for people so often that I’ve been known to give girlfriends two copies, one birthday after another’ - Dolly Alderton __________________________________________________________________ 'So bold and so vulnerable at the same time. I don’t know how she did it' Phoebe Waller-Bridge ‘I am only one of millions of women who will miss Nora’s voice’ Lena Dunham ‘Oh how I loved Nora Ephron’ Nigella Lawson ‘Funny, knowing and smart’ India Knight ‘The book that most influenced me’ Lily Allen

And Other Thoughts On Being a Woman

Melody Izard

Filled with cliches, not very funny and I really should have avoided the audio book. She is painful to listen to. But she rallied with the chapter on reading and the one on death. Still cliche ridden but touching and heartfelt. After finishing the book I immediately ordered some Dr. Hauschka's lemon bath and found a recipe for cabbage strudel.

Tannie Davidson

Grace Emilia Machon

So completely funny. 
Some comments made me laugh out loud, some made me cringe, some made me wish she hadn’t said it at all. 
It’s easy to forget when reading people are whole complicated human beings, they say the wrong thing and it’s there as immoral as when they say the complete right thing. I really loved this book. Nora Ephron reminds me of my mum so reading this felt like all the best bits of a long family car journey without being told I need a better job.

Rebeca Keren Nuñez

Me identifiqué mucho, con muchas cosas, aún cuando tengo bastantes años menos que la autora. Me gusto la honestidad con la que transmite sus vivencias y lo que piensa. Además la narración de la autora está bastante bien.

Sara Holman

Aurora Lucretia 

Rosa Carranza

Samantha Plakun

With her disarming, intimate, and dry sense of humor, Ephron shares her ups and downs in this bestselling look at women who are getting older and dealing with the tribulations of maintenance, menopause, empty nests, and life itself.

I Feel Bad About My Neck and Other Thoughts on Being a Woman

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