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The Wacky World of Womanhood: Essays on Girlhood, Dating, Motherhood, and the Loss of Matching Underwear

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In The Wacky World of Womanhood, Vicky DeCoster takes the most mundane moments of our lives as well as the most horrifying and turns them into belly laughs! Men may not be able to personally relate to some of the experiences, but despite the title, I guarantee they will appreciate the humor!

GIRLHOOD: While I was laughing aloud reading through DeCoster's essays on her childhood, I was valiantly trying to poke all my painful childhood memories back into the neat little cubbyholes I fashioned for them so long ago. Her descriptions were so authentic, however, that it was a bittersweet experience with feelings of sadness being mitigated by her quirky, comical view of life.

DATING: One of my favorite lines in "Bad Break-up Lines" is this: "Perhaps your guy told you `our paths, rather than merging and converging, merged and crossed.' That's the line of a future CEO, specializing in mergers and acquisitions."

MARRIAGE: DeCoster's rendition of what a romance novel would be like if it depicted the real world is unfortunately all too real.

"I can't stop loving you," she whispered to her husband as he shoveled tuna and noodles into his mouth. He reached out and grabbed the salt. "What did you say?" he mumbled. "You have a noodle stuck in your ear," she said, as her breasts heaved."

PARENTHOOD: DeCoster's list of the "Top 20 Signs That You've Become a Parent" puts David Letterman to shame! One of my favorites is #18 - "When arguing with your spouse, you learn to spell all the swear words and still make them effective."

MID-LIFE: In mid-life there is nothing sacred to DeCoster. She doesn't miss a thing--from those dimples that appear, but not on your face, to annual visits to the gynecologist to breast implants to those pesky memory lapses.

DeCoster has a quirky, irreverent style that reminds me of Joan Rivers. The great thing about this writer is she uses humor to crawl stealthily past the fronts we put up for all to see and then exposes us to ourselves.

In The Wacky World of Womanhood, Vicky DeCoster's wit takes us from girlhood to mid-life. I can hardly wait to hear what she has to say about the Golden Years!

Reviewed by Dannye Williamsen for SPA Reviews

Vicky has touched on every aspect of a girl/woman's real life . . . and showed us the lessons learned as she goes along. Quick reading, enjoyable and highly recommended!

Vicky's book is very funny and really relates to the everyday life and experiences of women in their roles as a wife, mother and person! I highly recommend this book to all women!

Busy moms don't have a lot of time to read novels, so these quick stories are easy to pick up and read for a few minutes at a time. It helps to look at the funny side of things that happen that would otherwise be very frustrating!

Decoster's art of finding humor in life's spurs is an inspiration! If you care for the comedy of John Leguizamo, you'll love this book!

Vicky has quite a way with words and makes everything funny! I would highly recommend this book to women of all ages!

To say I thoroughly enjoyed this book would be an understatement. At several points I was laughing so hard I was in tears; a tissue was necessary first for the tears, then for the nose blow because I just couldn't stop laughing. But it's not all uproariously funny -- much of the humor is gentle and subtle, a lot like our lives. I was amazed at how much Vicky hit home with my own life experiences. I plan to give this book as a gift to my closest girlfriends, passing on the humor.

Vicky Decoster appears to be an up and coming Erma Brombeck. You will enjoy her stories of life and the funny times we encounter growing up.

Vicky hits a chord with many women, and with people who may know a women, in a style one might expect if she were the love-child of Erma Bombeck and Dave Berry. Like these writers, you get the sense that her everyday experiences are not that ordinary - but yet common to all. I hope to see more works by Vicky, unless her life has slowed down and become boring. Let's hope not.

Vicky DeCoster's book, The Wacky World of Womanhood, really hits home! The humor is real and keeps the reader engrossed throughout the entire book. (I've even wondered at times if she somehow tapped into my head...) A breath of fresh air, and a must read for ALL women!

The book was great. So much reminded me of my own experiences but Vicki made you see the fun and joy in it all. I was in tears I laughed so hard and both my husband and I enjoyed the laughter it brought to our day.