A NIGHT OWL REVIEWS BOOK REVIEW | Reviewed by: Danya
Everytime I read a Jenna McCarthy book, I'm positive that she is writing about my marriage, but a lot more snarky and much wittier. Taking on such taboo subjects as sick spouses, remote control possession, house decorating, money issues, relatives, and, of course, sex. She takes on the difficult job of showing a truthful look at staying married in a society that considers marriage as disposable as paper sacks, and does it humorously. One of the great things are the little "At Least You're Not Married To Him" scattered throughout the books, which are little annoying habits of other women's husbands. I finished the book renewed in my appreciation of my husband's faults, and exhausted from all the laughing I did while reading this book. I even had to steal it back from my husband to finish reading it!
Dec 12, 2011 | 9780425243022
5 - Rare Top Pick | 4.5 - Top Pick | 4 - I Liked It | 3.5 - Enjoyable | 3 - OK | 2.5 - It just didn't click
Book Blurb for If It Was Easy, They'd Call the Whole Damn Thing a Honeymoon
"Hilarious, smart, and utterly addicting. Watch out, Nora Ephron." -Valerie Frankel
Jenna McCarthy presents an uproarious but insightful peek behind the curtains at the unholy state of matrimony. With ballsy wit and bawdy humor, she explores everything from male domestic idiocy and the frustrating misfires in spousal communication to how to stay true to the peskiest of vows: forsaking all others. Part in-your-face guide, part brutal confession, this book is a must-read manifesto on surviving marriage in an age when everyone seems to live forever and getting a divorce is as easy as ordering a latte.
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