Reviewed
by: BigAl
Genre: Humor/Non-Fiction
Approximate
word count: 20-25,000
words
Availability
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Author:
A writer of
humorous works, both novels and one previous humorous non-fiction book, Carol E
Wyer lives in the UK. She is also a regular contributor at Indies Unlimited.
Description:
What to
expect from menopause with practical advice on how to deal with it, heavily
spiced with humor.
Appraisal:
For women
of “a certain age” (or sympathetic men who live with one and would like to
understand what they’re going through a bit better), Grumpy Old Menopause is both a practical guide and a
treatment − humor to induce laughter is one of
the book’s recommendations for surviving this time of life.
Those who
have read Wyer’s prior book aimed at this same demographic, How Not to Murder Your Grumpy, will feel right at home reading
this book, as it is organized in much the same way. Every chapter focuses on a
letter with almost all represented (Wyer “cheated,” once). Each chapter
discusses a combination of menopausal symptoms with treatments and activities
to alleviate them that start with the letter for that section. I guess you
could call the book “Menopause from A to Z.” Each chapter is chock full of
humor with most having a joke or several midway through to keep the mood light,
while also imparting plenty of practical information.
FYI:
Use UK
spelling conventions and slang.
Format/Typo
Issues:
Review is
based on an advance reader copy. I’m unable to comment on the final production
version in this area.
Rating:
**** Four stars
2 comments:
As someone being dragged kicking and screaming into menopause I definitely need to read this. :)
That's the spirit, Voracious Reader. :)
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