Motherhood, am I right?: Lollygagger's review of Why Have Kids? A New Mom...
I reviewed another of Jessica Valenti’s books (“The Purity Myth”) for last year’s Cannonball Read, and she actually acknowledged my review on Twitter. That was a very happy day. I knew about this book...
View ArticleOur house is a very, very fine house: anotterchaos's review of Livvie Owen...
This book came highly recommended by a psychologist friend of mine. While it is fiction, it gives a very realistic look into the lives of a family affected by autism. Told in the first person, you get...
View ArticleA Book For the Anti-Sanctimommy: Sara Habein's review of Motherhood, Smotherhood
No one has to be told that parenting is rough sometimes, but what’s hard to remember is that every kid is different. Making it even more difficult are the parents who think they know so much better...
View ArticleNot As Expected: Alix's review of Fat Girl Walking: Sex, Food, Love, and...
How do you review books that are basically someone else’s life narrative? Fat Girl Walking is Brittany Gibbon’s story, and her owning her story. I respect that, and feel no desire to take it to task....
View ArticleExpect. Don’t Accept.: maydays reviews An Uncomplicated Life
This is my book club read for the month. It was an inspiring, if not entirely engrossing read. The memoir covers Daugherty’s experiences as a father to Jillian, his second child, who has Down...
View Article[Uncomfortable Downward Glance Because a Couple Is Fighting in Front of You]:...
How in the world do I rate this book? On one hand, there is a lot of truth in it (“They say if you just let babies cry, they will eventually cry themselves out. This is not true. Not only will babies...
View ArticleThe title of the book pretty much covers it.: Blingle Bells's review of This...
3.5 stars, rounded up to 4. I’m really not sure I have 250 words to say about this book. It’s 71 lists about parenthood. They’re not hilarious, but they’re pretty funny. Maybe not laugh out loud, but...
View ArticleA is for arms that hold baby tight, while pacing and muttering all through...
This is such a fun, stupid book. It’s been on my Goodreads list since I was pregnant (she’s closing in on 2…) and I finally got around to reading it just a couple weeks after a very early but very sad...
View ArticleThe most successful formula ever.: Blingle Bells's review of Truly Madly Guilty
Truly Madly Guilty follows the classic Liane Moriarty formula, and that is in no way a bad thing. A Big Event happens. We aren’t told what it is. It happens at a normal, mundane gathering (a backyard...
View ArticleAn absolute must-read for parents of young kids.: Blingle Bells's review of...
I put off reading this for months because I figured it would just add to my already out of control mom guilt. When my now almost two year old was born, I was very, very, very serious about no screen...
View ArticleDon’t make it weird.: Blingle Bells's review of Toddlers are A**holes: It's...
What a hilarious little book. Toddlers are Assholes: It’s Not Your Fault is pretty standard to the “parenting humor” genre, but it really worked for me more than most. I’m not a very laugh-out-loud...
View ArticleAn awesome resource for parents.
Despite the somewhat foreboding title, this is a great reference book for tackling the innumerable ways children are little buttholes without also being a butthole yourself. One thing I liked about...
View ArticleGuess I shouldn’t judge a book by its corny title.
Well, this book was totally not what I expected. There’s a particular genre of book about certain home-related endeavors…I guess I would call it the “Christian blogger” genre. I’m a Christian and I...
View ArticleActually kind of life-changing.
This book may not apply to many of my fellow Cannonballers’ lives, but if it does, wow. Run, do not walk, to Amazon and buy it. My fifteen month old daughter is not like a lot of other toddlers her...
View Article“Everything that isn’t loving a child is just for show.”
Grace is a married mother of three. Her youngest, three year old Jack, is terminally ill. She has a background in epidemiology. She also is having an affair with her high school boyfriend. An...
View ArticleOh crap! You’re a condescending jerk.: Blingle Bells's review of Oh Crap!...
I was going to wait until I’d actually potty trained my kid to review this, but 1) I need to clear my backlog of reviews, 2) I’m probably not going to get around to potty training in the next two...
View ArticleThe book I took the most notes on this year: More listening, less...
I know I’ve mentioned my … unique… family situation here before, but just in case: I live with my brother and his two children, since the passing of his wife a few years ago. I’m a main decision maker...
View Article“‘Because you are a girl’ is never a reason for anything. Ever.”:...
I’m not a parent and not planning on being a parent any time soon, or really, ever. That means I’m probably not the ideal audience for this book, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I read Americanah by...
View ArticleAnother great book by Liane Moriarty: Lindzgrl reviews What Alice Forgot
It’s clear that the target reader for Liane Moriarty’s books is primarily female and, most likely, a parent and married woman. So I’m not sure why I gravitate to her books so much—I am female, but I am...
View ArticleIt’s too late for me; someone’s gotta save my kid: J reviews The Opposite of...
An anecdote: When my daughter was born, we were living in a fairly affluent community in an area known for affluent communities. While my husband and I are a hair’s breadth away from being Favored...
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