Customer Reviews

Mother-in-law Hell: Real Stories about Real Mothers-in-law.

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This book was great for my purpose. My mother-in-law really bugs me and it was fun to hear some horror stories from other people. (Actually made my MIL seem a little less awful.) My only complaint was that it was such a short read. I finished the whole book in about 2 hours and I am NOT a quick reader. Some of the anecdotes are very short (ie- 2 sentences) and consume a whole page. I would have liked more for my money, but hey, it was fun.

I am a daughter-in-law who has spent years biting my tongue and walking on eggshells around my mother-in-law. For many years, I thought this was a problem only my mother-in-law and I had. Then I bought this book, and my world turned around! It made me laugh because of the outrageous things that mothers-in-law have said and done to their daughters-in-law, it made me sigh because I could relate to so many of the stories,I got some really good advice on how to react in certain situations, but most of all, it gave me comfort. I am not the only one going through this.

I recommend this book to all of the daughters-in-law out there.Whether you are a soon-to-be daughter-in-law, fellow daughter-in-law, or ex-daughter-in-law, you will truly enjoy this book.

I Have Had So Many Problems With My Inlaws, That I Decided To Buy This Book And I Absolutly Loved It.Listening To Other Daughter In Laws Commenting On Their Own Mother In Law Problems Made Me Feel A Whole Lot Better,And I Thought "Thank Heavens I Am Not On My Own",Some Of The Story's Are Funny,Some Serious,I Cant Wait For Patricia's Next Book,Also Based On Inlaws,I Will Be The First In line To Buy It.

My best friend is getting married, and she is having issues with her soon-to-be husband's mother. I bought this book for her, and she loved it! She said that she was at her wit's end until she read the book. Now she knows that she isn't the only one with this problem and can actually find humor in her behavior(or lack of)

After my best friend said how good it was, I read it and really enjoyed it too. Even though I am divorced, I related to many of the stories....Lucky for me, I don't have to deal with my mother-in-law ever again;-))0

It seems the author took the e-mails she received from people and without editing them published them in the book . There are lots of errors and mistakes . Some seem to be so summurized they have totally lost their effect . Overall I was very disappointed in this book . I stopped reading it when I reached the last 20 pages and picked up a much better book called "Toxic Inlaws" I recommed Toxic Inlaws to anyone having inlaw problems like me .

It took me only 30 minutes to read this short selection of mother-in-law tales of woe. No humor. No solutions. Just a waste of time and money. It went right in the trash. Disappointing.

This book is a good start or something comforting when the problem is acute....
However, it is too short unfortunately!

This book is a published collection of grammatical errors. If you want an example of how not to write a book, please read this.
The stories are negative and seem to be a collection of complaints. The women explain how their husbands need to stand up their mothers , but most of them don't and clearly get divorced. There is no humor and no valuable suggestions. Maybe I should get this comment published!

Every statistician worthy of the name is aware of the power of bias in the taking of a sample. Given a large enough population and the ability to select out and use only those you most agree with and it is possible to prove nearly anything. The entries in this book are what you get if you request negative stories about mothers-in-law and then are able to cull out those that are not bad enough.
I have no doubt that most of the people who contributed these stories have legitimate complaints against the mother of their husband/boyfriend (It appears that all were written by females). However, a small sample can be used to prove anything and citing examples of the actions of a few nutty people really means nothing. One could create a similar book by changing the relationship to any one that exists between humans. Furthermore, one could also develop a book by replacing "hell" by "heaven." Many mothers-in-law are dears, pleasant, helpful and happy that you are in their child's life. I can personally attest to that.
Therefore, take this book for what it is, a self-selected sample put forward to "prove" and justify what the author believes and has experienced.

This book is great! The author did a great job in putting together all the stories we shared! She is Great!