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Cynthia Paschen
Apr 10, 2009 rated it really liked it
Funny and Sad. I laughed, I cried.
Colleen
I could kick myself! Why didn't I think of this idea? The author got paid for an encyclopedic listing of random thoughts, anecdotes, and ephemera from her life? How awesome is that? I think everybody should do this! Everyone has stories to tell. Being that the author is close to my age, I could relate to so many of her observations on growing up in the 60s and 70s, contemporary culture, motherhood, marriage. I loved the drawings, charts, and graphs that accompanied the entries. (In fact, I would ...more
Joceline Foley
Jun 05, 2017 rated it really liked it
This was such a bittersweet reread, after the author's death earlier this year. But still more sweet than bitter. ...more
Tina
Jul 16, 2007 rated it really liked it
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Loved this book - especially when making an encyclopedia of me book. Very funny and inspirational!
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May 18, 2007 rated it liked it
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Katie
Jun 29, 2007 rated it it was amazing
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Jan 21, 2008 rated it really liked it
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Jennifer de Ridder
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Aaron
May 09, 2014 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
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