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eggjen's review against another edition
5.0
I think I enjoyed this book even better than her last. With a variety of topics, this book is hilarious and insightful, but mostly hilarious. Interviews with famous musicians, reviews of Downton Abbey and Sherlock and stories about her marriage and childhood and everything in between. If you like Caitlin Moran, you will LOVE this book. If you don't know who Caitlin Moran is, but you like Tina Fey or Jen Lancaster or The Bloggess - you will LOVE this book.
katykelly's review
4.0
I have to say, I preferred HTBAW. This was funny and smart but felt like an anthology rather than a book in itself. I only laughed out loud a couple of times ( but boy did I giggle at the Downton section!!!), and I was moved by some articles too. Good but not my favourite. Still, us Wolverhampton girls will stick together and I do like Moran's writing.
frithf's review
4.0
I love Caitlin Moran. Whether she's talking about miscarriage, libraries, the Prime Minister or Sherlock Holmes, her columns are consistently hilarious, human, and common-sensical. Onward to the next Moran-tastic book - I can't wait.
kalahcakes's review
2.0
Less substantial than How To Be A Woman, much of it put off the feel of just filler. Still, I would have given it at least three stars, if it were not for ALL THE GRAMMATICAL ERRORS! Did no one proofread this? Not even an unpaid intern hanging around the office? While the number of errors grew steadily throughout my reading, - words and/or just letters missing, lack of punctuation, double-typed words - it officially reached unforgivable when I read a sentence using "no" in place of "know." Seriously? NO! Or perhaps I should say KNOW! From there it only got worse, as I went on to read a list numbered 1, 1, 2. And finishing up with one final error in he very last sentence of the entire book. Really rounding off that theme. For shame Harper Perennial. For shame.
lachimolala981's review
3.0
Not as good as How to Be a Woman, but still enjoyable. I hope she keeps writing.
itsalexjackman's review against another edition
4.0
A collection of pieces throughout Caitlin Moran's career as a journalist, the cleverly titled Moranthology is a quick and delightful read. Covering topics from marriage to motherhood, economic disparity to fashion choices, and featuring profiles of Lady Gaga and Keith Richards - the book really does have something for everyone. All done in Moran's incredible style and from her unique point of view.
b_mands's review
3.0
An easy Saturday afternoon read with some snortingly funny observations, but my enjoyment was spoiled somewhat by the vast amount of typos. Surely someone at Harper Collins could've thrown a spell-check over it before sending it to print. It's bad enough misspelling someone's name (Chelsy Davy), but to misspell it two different ways one sentence is just poor editing.
missmim's review
2.0
I liked this less than 'How to be a Woman' although there were still some laugh-out-loud moments. I feel like Moran falls into the columnist's trap of sometimes writing when she really doesn't have much to say. So some essays were like that. But others were quite good. A mixed bag.
mg_in_md_'s review against another edition
4.0
I'll write a review closer to next month's book club meeting.
Post-book club review...
This collection of essays was irreverent, witty, and sly...and I found myself laughing out loud more than once. The three I enjoyed most were the one about her interview with the Prime Minister (I could see those things happening to me!), her interview with Lady Gaga (which I was not expecting--in fact, I thought about skipping it since I didn't think it would interest me!), and her account of her first job interview (note to self: transporting a cake for a potential employer in a suitcase might *seem* like a good idea at the time, but, don't do it). I enjoyed how the sections were organized and even though the topics didn't seem like they'd go together, they flowed well. It was like a good conversation with an old friend when you start talking about one thing and end up talking about something completely unrelated 2 hours later and wonder how in the heck you ended up there.
Post-book club review...
This collection of essays was irreverent, witty, and sly...and I found myself laughing out loud more than once. The three I enjoyed most were the one about her interview with the Prime Minister (I could see those things happening to me!), her interview with Lady Gaga (which I was not expecting--in fact, I thought about skipping it since I didn't think it would interest me!), and her account of her first job interview (note to self: transporting a cake for a potential employer in a suitcase might *seem* like a good idea at the time, but, don't do it). I enjoyed how the sections were organized and even though the topics didn't seem like they'd go together, they flowed well. It was like a good conversation with an old friend when you start talking about one thing and end up talking about something completely unrelated 2 hours later and wonder how in the heck you ended up there.