A review by segza
Sometimes I Feel Like a Nut: Essays and Observations by Jill Kargman

2.0

I definitely recommend this as an audiobook rather than reading the hard copy or ebook. There is so much slang and strange turns of phrases that would be endlessly distracting if I had read this but listening to it read by the author put just the right inflections on every sentence so it felt like a conversation and I could let some of the ridiculous language choices go. This was a sometimes funny, sometimes honest, sometimes over-the-top collection of stories from the author's life. It was entertaining and short enough to keep me interested. There was a certain amount of taken-for-granted privilege that came through that put me off but that's more my own shit rather than a fair critique of the book (though I mention it here since I don't think I'm the only one with this particular set of baggage). Anyway, if you like this author or are looking for a quick memoir about an upper class Jewess from NYC with 3 children and a Yale education, then by all means, pick this up.
p.s. there is also a fair amount of unexplained Canada-bashing in this so my fellow proud Canadians may wish to steer clear.