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I Feel Thin Today . . . And other musings of a thirty-something single woman

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Ms. McIrvin takes what might be perceived as the fluff of thirty-something life and anchors it in wise-beyond-her-years perceptions of what's going on. She turns meeting Mr. Wrong and Mr. Very Wrong (again and again) into opportunities for self-realization and emotional growth; delightfully so.

Her writing voice is authentic, compelling, and hiliarous; often poignant. This is a new writer who deserves to be picked up by a publisher, rather than yet another man.

I loved this book even more than I loved "He's Just Not That Into You." It's like the soulmate to that book ... a group of essays all about the lessons learned by a woman who couldn't admit to herself that "he's just not that into me" until she started building up her own self-esteem/sense of self. "I Feel Thin Today" validates the struggles of doing so with wit, character, and a gentleness that encourages her readers to do the same while laughing at themselves along the way.

This writing is so authentic it made me laugh out loud (while other times just laughing ruefully to myself thinking -"so, I'm not the only one!") It was a quick read that left me wanting more.