I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.

Mary Anne Radmacher

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

book review: let's pretend this never happened by jenny lawson

let's pretend this never happened (jenny lawson), 2012

finished reading this hilarious ebook by jenny lawson november or december of last year. let me just share that the book is sort of  jenny lawson's autobiography. i'll just share quite a few of the highlights. 

jenny is a mom blogger and as per wiki  suffers from rheumatoid arthritis, OCD, ADD, depression and anxiety disorder. jenny is from wall, TX and grew up with a taxidermist father. her dad would sometimes bring home wild animals and or animate dead ones by pretending they are talking animals. so just imagine how weird things went for jenny and her sister. it was narrated in such a hilarious way although personal account with matching photos from start to finish.

jenny got married to victor early who came from a well off and normal family. jenny lost het first baby because of her medical condition but later on had her daughter haley inspite of difficulty with pregnancy due to blood clots (sorry i forgot the medical term). 

it was hilarious from start to finish i guess it's cuz of the way she made things sound so positive from losing a baby down to the death of her pug dog (after having bitten by a poisonous snake) who's corpse almost got taken by vultures. btw she had her pug cremated and shipped to her and placed the poor thing in an urn like a dearly departed human. 

it's good to read hilarious books as a breather sometimes because it takes you away for a while from this world. i recommend it to people who wants to laugh out loud for once and veer away from normalcy. this book justifies that normal is boring. 

my next review goes to yangsze choo's 'the ghost bride.' another wonderful book i am currently engrossed with so watch out...





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