Michele (luluinphilly) -
Helpful Score: 8
Yuck! I thought I was going to like this book and read only the chapters that pertained to me like sex, solitude, and work. Well ... all it was was women bitching! Yes, truly bitching. It got to be annoying after a while. And a little bit disturbing. For example, Sarah Miller wrote a little ditty about meeting her boyfriend Mike. She doesn't actually meet him as stalk him. They talk but he's obviously not interested but she persues him. After a few uneventful dates, she suggests moving in together! He is unemployed, spends all day napping, and playing video games. He doesn't contribute to anything and when Sarah mentions this, he whines how he can't afford his own place, that she's putting too much pressure on him, blah, blah, blah. But, after about another week, they decide to get married! And this little essay was in the front of the book! I scanned and read a few interesting pieces such as "Houseguest Hell." This was about an Indian woman who feels obligated to go all out when she has visitors from India. I completely understand how you want to impress your guests but Chitra finally realized how to push do-it-yourself tourism and Indian take-out. This book is not for everyone.
Kecia R. (randomelement) reviewed The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage on + 29 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
When I first bought this book I held off reading it. I thought it would be a book full of stories about angry women and the things that set them off. Instead I found wonderful stories about the many events in a woman's life and the multliple ways of dealing with them.
I have seen myself in some of these stories, and had nothing in common with others. No matter what the circumstance I enjoyed each story!
I have seen myself in some of these stories, and had nothing in common with others. No matter what the circumstance I enjoyed each story!
Michelle F. reviewed The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage on + 3 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Great book! Most women will find themselves in here somewhere.
Jayne W. (jaynew) reviewed The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage on + 25 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
hysterical account of essays about life as a modern women. I LOVED IT.
Heidi A. reviewed The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage on
Helpful Score: 2
This was an interesting book--challenges the notion that women are supposed to be "nice" all the time.
