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Twirty-Something: A Young Woman's Guide to Giant Underwear
Twirty-Something: A Young Woman's Guide to Giant Underwear is a hilarious new Kindle Single from Award-Winning and Amazon Best-Selling author and humorist Ingrid Reinke.
On the cold January day when Ingrid Reinke turned 30, she looked back upon the last decade of her life in deep thought before finally shaking her head and mumbling to herself the following insight: "Wow, what a shit show."
So, she sat down, braless and alone, and penned a collection of laugh-out-loud essays about the ridiculous, shocking and occasionally horrifying things that happen to us as we ungracefully age from 20 to 30, try, semi-successfully, to leave our clueless years behind and become mature, responsible grown-up women.
From weird hairs to boob sweat, OCD to weddings, Twirty-Something swings between a no-holds-barred conversation and a cautionary tale about aging and all the crap that comes along with it.
Sometime instruction manual, sometime commiseration partner, get ready for Reinke's honest and occasionally potty-mouthed accounts of this tumultuous decade.
So hike up your yoga pants, plop another ice cube in your Pinot Grigio and get ready to laugh at the author, young women in general, and most of all at yourself.
On the cold January day when Ingrid Reinke turned 30, she looked back upon the last decade of her life in deep thought before finally shaking her head and mumbling to herself the following insight: "Wow, what a shit show."
So, she sat down, braless and alone, and penned a collection of laugh-out-loud essays about the ridiculous, shocking and occasionally horrifying things that happen to us as we ungracefully age from 20 to 30, try, semi-successfully, to leave our clueless years behind and become mature, responsible grown-up women.
From weird hairs to boob sweat, OCD to weddings, Twirty-Something swings between a no-holds-barred conversation and a cautionary tale about aging and all the crap that comes along with it.
Sometime instruction manual, sometime commiseration partner, get ready for Reinke's honest and occasionally potty-mouthed accounts of this tumultuous decade.
So hike up your yoga pants, plop another ice cube in your Pinot Grigio and get ready to laugh at the author, young women in general, and most of all at yourself.
- GenresHumorNonfiction
69 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 2, 2013
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About the author
Ingrid Reinke
3 books11 followersIngrid is a Seattle-area indie writer who harbors a passion for all things wine, coffee and reading. She has a wonderful husband, a stinky dog and she frequently spills things.
Ingrid left her depressingly boring office job in June of 2012 in the wild and crazy hope of becoming an self-employed author who can actually pay her phone bill. She is still working on it.
Dead End Job is her first novel and she is working on her second Louisa Hallstrom story.
Ingrid would like to thank you profusely for your support of this independent, creative, over-caffeinated wino.
Ingrid left her depressingly boring office job in June of 2012 in the wild and crazy hope of becoming an self-employed author who can actually pay her phone bill. She is still working on it.
Dead End Job is her first novel and she is working on her second Louisa Hallstrom story.
Ingrid would like to thank you profusely for your support of this independent, creative, over-caffeinated wino.
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May 7, 2014
Twirty-Something: A Young Woman's Guide to Giant Underwear
What a great funny book from beginning untill end , as I 37 yr female i can so relate.
The author keept it real and now makes you think of the all thethings you have done in twenties and now what do diffrently in your thirties .
after all wearimg giany underwear is not as bad as it sounds :)
this is fav part of the book "“It’s actually totally badass to go from your twenties to your thirties. There are so many awesome things that happen to you! Like deeply bonding with your yoga pants, developing a burning passion for expensive cheese, having real, actual orgasms (!), not giving two shits what other people think, figuring out the things you actually like to spend time and money doing, and embracing giant underwear"
What a great funny book from beginning untill end , as I 37 yr female i can so relate.
The author keept it real and now makes you think of the all thethings you have done in twenties and now what do diffrently in your thirties .
after all wearimg giany underwear is not as bad as it sounds :)
this is fav part of the book "“It’s actually totally badass to go from your twenties to your thirties. There are so many awesome things that happen to you! Like deeply bonding with your yoga pants, developing a burning passion for expensive cheese, having real, actual orgasms (!), not giving two shits what other people think, figuring out the things you actually like to spend time and money doing, and embracing giant underwear"
June 5, 2014
Witty and thought provoking
Witty and thought provoking
Considering that it was a relatively short book, it was well worded and there was substance. I am 24 and I find myself falling victim to some of the narrow minded early twenties thinking that she points out. I also see myself going in the direction of yoga pants, big undies, and wine. The pinnacle of lady adulthood!
Witty and thought provoking
Considering that it was a relatively short book, it was well worded and there was substance. I am 24 and I find myself falling victim to some of the narrow minded early twenties thinking that she points out. I also see myself going in the direction of yoga pants, big undies, and wine. The pinnacle of lady adulthood!
March 5, 2014
I'm giving this two stars because I'm feeling generous. I read this book because I wanted to read something light and funny and that's what I thought I'd get based on some other reviews. While it did make me chuckle a couple times in the first chapter, I rather quickly found it trite, boring, and well just kind of annoying.
August 13, 2016
2.5 stars
Read this in one sitting. Some funny parts: thongs and sky-high heels. Her advice on weddings is sincere and honest.
There were several typos and extra/missing words throughout. Ms. Ingrid may want to go over the book again to correct them.
Good book to read on a short flight. Can be finished in 2 hours.
Read this in one sitting. Some funny parts: thongs and sky-high heels. Her advice on weddings is sincere and honest.
There were several typos and extra/missing words throughout. Ms. Ingrid may want to go over the book again to correct them.
Good book to read on a short flight. Can be finished in 2 hours.
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October 3, 2016Cute, quick read
I received this book as an Amazon freebie through BookBub. Total chick lie that I would probably never buy unless I was stuck in an airport and it was the cheapest book available.
If, instead of being a cranky old lady, I was a 20 something, I would have enjoyed it much more.
I received this book as an Amazon freebie through BookBub. Total chick lie that I would probably never buy unless I was stuck in an airport and it was the cheapest book available.
If, instead of being a cranky old lady, I was a 20 something, I would have enjoyed it much more.
November 10, 2013
hilarious!!
December 20, 2013
Pretty funny. She keeps it real!
January 19, 2014
after several heavy books, i needed something short and light hearted. Twirty Something was the perfect quick read for a lazy Saturday afternoon!
March 12, 2014
Really funny book, hopes she writes more!
May 11, 2014
this is a quick, funny, mostly relatable book of essays. the author is fun and hits a few truths about getting closer to thirty.
July 17, 2014
Funny little read. Something enjoyable on a crappy day. It made me LOL for real.
July 22, 2014
Funny, short, light read.
July 22, 2014
Not joking, I laughed out loud reading this. And I needed a laugh...
Nik's grade: A!
Nik's grade: A!
November 10, 2014
So funny and relatable
January 31, 2016
“Bitch be trippin'.”
An absolutely truthful, hilarious reading! Just realizing we are all going to go through the same horrible problems! Have a laugh instead!
An absolutely truthful, hilarious reading! Just realizing we are all going to go through the same horrible problems! Have a laugh instead!
April 19, 2016
Super funny and so true!
Relatable and hilarious! Quick and fun read! Laugh out loud funny. Being twirty isn't so bad now is it?!? Enjoy
Relatable and hilarious! Quick and fun read! Laugh out loud funny. Being twirty isn't so bad now is it?!? Enjoy
July 26, 2016
This book had so many unedited typos that it was distracting. I did fine the book funny.
January 23, 2016
Funniest, most honest and awesome book i've read in a very long time!!
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