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Skinny Bitching: A thirty-something woman mouths off about age angst, pregnancy pressure, and the dieting battles you'll never win

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I'd picked this book up on a whim after reading the highlights bullet-pointed on the back cover, though at first glance it seemed to be run-of-the-mill chick lit.

Glad I was so very wrong.

I haven't laughed this hard in a good long while. And never from a book. Page after page. My hand to heaven, I hereby admit was in tears with hysterics before I even got passed the prologue and intro!!

Scanning the cover, let me see, "a thirty-something mouths off about age angst, pregnancy pressure and dieting"...sounds like the usual chick-lit fodder, yes?

To continue, "Saying good-bye to going to bars, seeing bands and generally being cool" and "Dealing with the fact that just when you finally know what you want out of a husband, it's too late to exchange him".....this had me snickering in the aisle of the store, then furtively glancing to make sure no other shoppers we witnessing my obvious relish at having found a subversive kindred spirit to the "I'm 30-something and I'm not feeling like I have my s*&%t entirely together" group.

Yes, it is true, much like the author describes, I have only recently and very reluctantly retired the last of my 20s hold-out miniskirts.

And I'll cop to the fact that I alternate days using Oil of Olay and Clearasil in the ongoing war of keeping my face in order.

Oh, and that bit about being absolutely certain that my shoes, hair products and handbag all add at least 15 lbs onto my weight when venturing onto the scale in the doctors office...true without a doubt!!

I found this book charming, disarming and alarming in the most hilarious way. Enjoyed it so much, I'm buying copies for all my 30-something gal pals and my sister, who is just entering into her 30s now. I'd like her to have the benefit of a funny reality check so she has a firm grasp of what's in store.

I picked this up on the table at the bookstore and COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. Lee writes with such honesty and humor about things that my friends and I have all dealt with--husbands, tricky marriages, career, mothers, etc. I laughed out loud on every page. This is not standard chick lit stuff. Lee writes with a humanity and wit you just don't see very often today. Buy it and buy it for your friends!

I read Jenny Lee's first book. This is pretty much a sequel. She continues to write with much humor and honesty. But I did not laugh as much as I did when I read her first book. Overall, if you enjoyed her writing style, then you will also enjoy this book.

This is a very real and funny book. I love the fact that the author is honest and real about life and being a girl...loved it.

I threw my copy away somewhere through the 3rd or 4th Chapter. Decided I didn't wanna hear her complain anymore and so tediously. The title is exactly what the book is, be forewarned.