Not Tonight, Honey: Wait 'til I'm A Size 6 Review
Although I am not yet near 40, nor do I have kids, I think this is the funniest glimpse into being a mom out there. Each chapter is a separate story, but a few of the later chapters refer to earlier ones, which gave me a nice feeling of everything tying in together. Reinhardt is not as sarcastic as other female authors, but she more than makes up for it with the utter hilarity of her life. The only non-humorous chapter was about her miscarriage, but she tackled the subject well, and it gave her a more human angle; not everything in her life is funny and peaches and cream. One of my favorite chapters was the one Putt Putt. Reinhardt is comedic but also charming. Definitely a must read.
Not Tonight, Honey: Wait 'til I'm A Size 6 Overview
Newspaper columnist Reinhardt has put together a collection of anecdotes and tales that ranges from side splitting to achingly poignant. She's like a modern-day, southern-fried Erma Bombeck or Dave Barry, and her tales of the ordinary will resonate with women everywhere. Meet her husband, Tidy Stu, who won't let her have bed skirts or load the dishwasher; her grandmother, who insists she doesn't smoke as she hides the lit evidence in her apron pockets; and her mother, a true southern lady and "double virgin". Laugh as Susan, determined to get her children a dog despite Tidy Stu's objections, purchases a nursing dachshund in a parking lot; hold back the tears as her mother comforts her through a miscarriage and as she leaves her son on his first day of school. Readers of all stripes will find themselves relating to Susan and thoroughly enjoying these, by turns, raunchy and tear-inducing real-life stories.
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Customer Reviews
I was a bit dissappointed in the book. - J. Belles -
I was a bit dissappointed in the book. She rambles on a lot. I guess I was looking for more of a story. It is more like a collection of unrelated essays. I keep looking for another book like Jen Lancaster's "Such a pretty fat". I could hardly put it down and laughed till I cried.
Wish I had the 3 hours of my life back - HootieM - Akron, OH
...that I wasted reading this book! I hope the author uses the money for marriage counseling! If you are a man hater or just generally are one of those nit picky women who no one will ever live up to YOU this book is for you. I swear I tried to finish it, but the author's vulgarness and constant complaining about her husband did me in!
Laugh out loud funny - jmeyer2469 - Southwest
If you want something to make you laugh out loud while reading, this is your book. Just when I am thinking "why am I reading these stories about this woman" she hit me with a zinger. I loved this book, and just wish I could relay her stories with half the southern wit and charm as her. And Tidy Stu, how in the world do you live with him??
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