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Melanie’s 2025 Year in Books
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Odd Woman Out: Exposure in Essays and Stories
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Mastergate
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Many Weddings, Many Kids
I’ve been married many times and mothered many children. I’ve walked down three aisles and ran headlong down another. I‘ve worn many wedding gowns, and endured labor with a husband Lamaze’ing by my side.
I’ve never been divorced, a mother, nor a bigamist, but this is not a riddle. In real life, I didn’t get married until I was 65.
As a lifelong actress I went through the many phases of courtship, nu Read more of this blog post »
I’ve never been divorced, a mother, nor a bigamist, but this is not a riddle. In real life, I didn’t get married until I was 65.
As a lifelong actress I went through the many phases of courtship, nu Read more of this blog post »
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A bit dated but valid Being dated happens daily now, so this author’s wisdom still feels current. Lot of hints on what to firm up in one’s first novel to give it emotional heft so it hurts in the good places. Highly recommended for new writers. |
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"Equal parts naughty and nostalgic, Odd Woman Out is a staggeringly honest and intimate look at the life of actress and comedienne, Melanie Chartoff.
Much more than a dry accounting of her trajectory toward a career on stage, screen and voiceover boot" Read more of this review » |
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"Through essays and ruminations, actress Melanie Chartoff brings us along as she reflects and digests her work as an actress and as a person moving through the challenges of figuring it all out. Always fun to hear the inner workings and ruminations of"
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"Odd Woman Exposed on the Exam Table
An accomplished actress/comedian, now memoirist extraordinaire, Melanie Chartoff bursts onto the printed stage in a full frontal exposure. Odd Woman Out: Exposure in Essays and Stories is her reflection on a life we" Read more of this review » |
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mourning its end… …forlorn without it. This book captivated and I became dependent on it at a dark time in American history. Oh how I wish we could alter this era now and into the future. The author is witty and wild, erotic and brilliant. Her dense B ...more |
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