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Notes From The Underbelly
A guidance counselor at an elite Bel Air high school filled with spoiled and bratty kids, Lara Stone is definitely not ready for children of her own when she suddenly finds herself a cranky, non-glowing mother-to-be dealing with all the challenges of pregnancy, a situation that is further complicated when she is given the task of getting the outcast daughter of a famous movie director into a competitive college. A first novel. Original.
293 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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Risa Green
12 books61 followersYou would think that writing a bio would be an easy thing for a writer to do, but there’s not much that’s harder than trying to convey a sense of who you are in three lines or less. I’ve always admired those writers who are able to come up with hilarious little vignettes about their pets or their strange obsession with Cheetos, and yet, hard as I try, I just can’t find a way to make myself sound that off-beat and quirky. Because I suppose when it comes down to it, I’m not. At the same time, though, I hate those “official” bios that just list where I grew up and where I went to school, and where I live now, because really, what does that tell anyone about me? Nothing. So because I have the space for it, I’ll just tell my story, which, if you’re interested in knowing anything about me all, will probably fulfill all of your curiosity and then some.
I lived my entire life before college in the same house in a suburb of Philadelphia called Ambler. I loved to read, and whenever I found a book that really spoke to me I would read it over and over and over again, and somehow, I never got tired of it. Most of Judy Blume’s books fell into this category for me (particularly Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret), as did Bridge to Terabithia, a book called The Girl With the Silver Eyes, and my all time favorite YA book, The Westing Game. I was a good student, though better at English and writing than I was at math, and although I like to think of myself as athletic, the truth is that I am not particularly coordinated or fast, and I don’t have what my husband likes to call “heart” when it comes to sports. So after dabbling in field hockey and lacrosse in middle school (more because I thought the uniforms looked cool than because I was good at either of them, which I wasn’t), I became a cheerleader. It was very 1980’s. I also was president of my class for three years, which I enjoyed at the time but I now kind of regret, because twenty years later, it turns out that I am the one responsible for planning our class reunion, which is something I distinctly do not recall being told when I was seventeen.
Until I was ten, I used to spend every summer “down the shore” with my family in Atlantic City (I am dating myself here, but I still remember when the first casino in AC had it’s grand opening), and after that I went to sleep away camp, which, as anyone who knows me will tell you, I am rabidly passionate about. When I got older, I had part-time jobs during the school year at Baskin-Robbins and at a Hallmark store, and I spent a lot of time hanging around in the parking lot of McDonald’s with my friends, because there wasn’t a whole lot else to do in Ambler. I couldn’t wait to get out of there, and I always imaged that I would go to college somewhere far away and experience a different part of the country, but I fell in love with the University of Pennsylvania, which was just forty minutes from my house. When I decided to go there, I made my parents swear that they would treat me like I was in California; no visiting, and I would only come home on official school breaks. Which lasted for about six months, until I discovered that it was actually quite convenient to go home and do my laundry, rather than wait all day for a dryer to open up in my dorm.
At Penn, I double-majored in English with a concentration on 20th century literature, and American Civilization, which is sort of like American History but from a social and cultural perspective. I always enjoyed writing and much preferred research papers to tests, but I never did take a creative writing course during college, probably because I never really imagined that I would ever become a writer. During my senior year at Penn, I met a guy from Los Angeles who eventually became my husband, and after I graduated I went to law school at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
I moved to Los Angeles and got marrie
I lived my entire life before college in the same house in a suburb of Philadelphia called Ambler. I loved to read, and whenever I found a book that really spoke to me I would read it over and over and over again, and somehow, I never got tired of it. Most of Judy Blume’s books fell into this category for me (particularly Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret), as did Bridge to Terabithia, a book called The Girl With the Silver Eyes, and my all time favorite YA book, The Westing Game. I was a good student, though better at English and writing than I was at math, and although I like to think of myself as athletic, the truth is that I am not particularly coordinated or fast, and I don’t have what my husband likes to call “heart” when it comes to sports. So after dabbling in field hockey and lacrosse in middle school (more because I thought the uniforms looked cool than because I was good at either of them, which I wasn’t), I became a cheerleader. It was very 1980’s. I also was president of my class for three years, which I enjoyed at the time but I now kind of regret, because twenty years later, it turns out that I am the one responsible for planning our class reunion, which is something I distinctly do not recall being told when I was seventeen.
Until I was ten, I used to spend every summer “down the shore” with my family in Atlantic City (I am dating myself here, but I still remember when the first casino in AC had it’s grand opening), and after that I went to sleep away camp, which, as anyone who knows me will tell you, I am rabidly passionate about. When I got older, I had part-time jobs during the school year at Baskin-Robbins and at a Hallmark store, and I spent a lot of time hanging around in the parking lot of McDonald’s with my friends, because there wasn’t a whole lot else to do in Ambler. I couldn’t wait to get out of there, and I always imaged that I would go to college somewhere far away and experience a different part of the country, but I fell in love with the University of Pennsylvania, which was just forty minutes from my house. When I decided to go there, I made my parents swear that they would treat me like I was in California; no visiting, and I would only come home on official school breaks. Which lasted for about six months, until I discovered that it was actually quite convenient to go home and do my laundry, rather than wait all day for a dryer to open up in my dorm.
At Penn, I double-majored in English with a concentration on 20th century literature, and American Civilization, which is sort of like American History but from a social and cultural perspective. I always enjoyed writing and much preferred research papers to tests, but I never did take a creative writing course during college, probably because I never really imagined that I would ever become a writer. During my senior year at Penn, I met a guy from Los Angeles who eventually became my husband, and after I graduated I went to law school at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
I moved to Los Angeles and got marrie
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March 21, 2009
I didn't think I would finish this book, mostly because the husband was such an asshole. He bullies his wife into having a baby, dismissing her concerns as "selfish." Then she gets pregnant and he has no sympathy whatsoever. He's so focused on having a baby boy, that when they find out it is a girl it's as if he loses interest. He gets better toward the end, but then the story focuses more on the woman's change in attitude. I liked that it told a pregnancy story where the woman wasn't all mushy and positive and maternal, and yet showed her gradually become more confident about being a mother. She even stood her ground when her "selfish" husband wanted to hire a live-in nanny/housekeeper who couldn't speak a word of English.
There was a short-lived television show based on this book, and what I saw of it was much better than the book. Of course, it was canceled, like most shows I like...
There was a short-lived television show based on this book, and what I saw of it was much better than the book. Of course, it was canceled, like most shows I like...
July 16, 2015
Hilarisch boek, en een absolute aanrader voor komende moeders. heb me hier en daar echt suf gelachen om de simpele gedachte gang en de "van een mug een olifant maken" acties. vooral het hele poep gebeuren zag ik helemaal voor me. goed boekje voor tussendoor!
January 6, 2015
4,5. Uno de los pocos libros con los que me he re��do sola... y no tan sola. Tiene unas ca��das gracios��simas, simplemente tan... NATURALES. Alg��n d��a me lo volver�� a leer. Sin duda alguna.
August 19, 2017
At 30 years old, Lara Stone seems to have the perfect life. She's a guidance counselor at a private high school, has been married to her husband, Andrew, for 4 years and can finally fit into a size 4!
When Lara's best friend tells her she's pregnant, Lara's comfortable life is thrown for a loop. Andrew is adamant about starting a family before they get any older and Lara is petrified--she doesn't have a maternal bone in her body. But reluctantly, she agrees to give birth to a tiny human.
In Notes from the Underbelly, we learn just how little Lara knows about not only pregnancy, but how big of a heart she actually has. Maybe she has a sliver of maternal instinct after all.
I've rated this book 3 stars. Although I found it humorous and I enjoyed the ending of the book, I had a hard time with the two main characters: Andrew and Lara. I found Lara's obsession with her appearance and material things annoying. I also thought Andrew was a flat character and didn't have a lot of emotional depth. He was a jerk once Lara was pregnant but it somehow got glossed over without any type of consequence. Even still, it was an easy read and I enjoyed it nonetheless.
When Lara's best friend tells her she's pregnant, Lara's comfortable life is thrown for a loop. Andrew is adamant about starting a family before they get any older and Lara is petrified--she doesn't have a maternal bone in her body. But reluctantly, she agrees to give birth to a tiny human.
In Notes from the Underbelly, we learn just how little Lara knows about not only pregnancy, but how big of a heart she actually has. Maybe she has a sliver of maternal instinct after all.
I've rated this book 3 stars. Although I found it humorous and I enjoyed the ending of the book, I had a hard time with the two main characters: Andrew and Lara. I found Lara's obsession with her appearance and material things annoying. I also thought Andrew was a flat character and didn't have a lot of emotional depth. He was a jerk once Lara was pregnant but it somehow got glossed over without any type of consequence. Even still, it was an easy read and I enjoyed it nonetheless.
July 21, 2007
Eh. Not so good. A world of trendy fashion-conscious and vapid Los Angeles women, one of whom is "reluctantly pregnant." Lara is worried about being pregnant because she might get fat, like the time in college when she "ballooned up to a size 8." Spare me! Extremely unsatisfying ending.
April 13, 2011
Wish I could give it 0 stars.
April 19, 2020
Ok... I pulled the plug on this one around page 90. I just can't. Lara is absolute TRASH.
Please note that I HATE to DNF a book and haven't done so since 2016.
I've never wanted kids. I've never given in to the pressure to have them by family, friends, boyfriends. I don't hate kids. I just don't want them. I don't get all gooey around babies or insist on holding them or loving on them. I'm fine with other people having'em but NO THANK YOU. So, you would think that I would semi relate to Lara, right? Yeah.. NO. After the "ballooning up to a SIZE 8" comment, the hateful way she degraded the nursing mother's "udders" and the fat-phobia comments about the larger pregnant woman, I couldn't stand it any more. I don't care if Lara "grows" or matures later in the book, I'm not wasting my time on this any longer because I feel like the book is just gonna to be almost 300 pages of Lara being rude, trashy and bitchy for the sake of proving a point. The husband isn't much better with his selfish ways and babying Lara with her shallow minded freak-outs.
I scanned a few reviews when I first started thinking about quitting this. I see there was a short lived tv series and apparently, a sequel follow-up. I think I will pass on both.
I donate alot of books after I finish them, but I am seriously thinking about throwing this in the trash or the burn bin to save another person the headache.
Please note that I HATE to DNF a book and haven't done so since 2016.
I've never wanted kids. I've never given in to the pressure to have them by family, friends, boyfriends. I don't hate kids. I just don't want them. I don't get all gooey around babies or insist on holding them or loving on them. I'm fine with other people having'em but NO THANK YOU. So, you would think that I would semi relate to Lara, right? Yeah.. NO. After the "ballooning up to a SIZE 8" comment, the hateful way she degraded the nursing mother's "udders" and the fat-phobia comments about the larger pregnant woman, I couldn't stand it any more. I don't care if Lara "grows" or matures later in the book, I'm not wasting my time on this any longer because I feel like the book is just gonna to be almost 300 pages of Lara being rude, trashy and bitchy for the sake of proving a point. The husband isn't much better with his selfish ways and babying Lara with her shallow minded freak-outs.
I scanned a few reviews when I first started thinking about quitting this. I see there was a short lived tv series and apparently, a sequel follow-up. I think I will pass on both.
I donate alot of books after I finish them, but I am seriously thinking about throwing this in the trash or the burn bin to save another person the headache.
October 20, 2021
This was interesting because I found it simultaneously difficult to relate to the main character and also sometimes easy. She seemed really self centered and vain, but also it seemed like her anxieties were more ridiculous and dramatic versions of things I have felt. It took me a silly amount of time to wonder when in history this was to have taken place and I was very amused to find out that I am only a few days older than high school senior, Tick. (They share her birthdate). Anyways, this was a little silly, but I was entertained.
December 5, 2025
I wasn’t thrilled with the style of this book, which was rather sarcastic and suggestive of a couple who is expecting a baby. The parents of this baby live in luxury in L.A., where they have to give up a luxury car for a minivan and the mother grows big with the pregnancy. The title of each chapter don’t make sense. A rather pointless novel.
June 25, 2020
This book had me crying I was laughing so hard. I read this while pregnant with my son and I’m sure he enjoyed the belly jiggles as much as I enjoyed the content. Lara was hilarious. If you are pregnant or have been pregnant I’m sure you’ll find this book a real treat.
January 7, 2020
Geen boek dat bijblijft. Gewoon ontspannend
September 18, 2021
So funny! Loved the sarcasm/thoughts from the main character.
April 25, 2025
Het verhaal is prima, alleen dat hele negatieve geklets over lichaamsgewicht is vrij intens
April 26, 2007
Okay, so it's a new dimension of chick-lit for me... pregnant-chick-lit (no comment necessary). Sarcastic protagonist has one Pollyana best friend and another best friend who's more sarcastic than she is. She works as a high school guidance counselor, is ambivalent about having a baby, but since it'll basically make or break her marriage... goes for trying for a baby. The author is (surprise!) a high school guidance counselor who was ambivalent about having a baby with her husband, and then didn't like the idealistic way pregnancy always gets described. Most engaging part of the book: the protagonist's shifting relationship with one of her students, whose father is a famous, big-shot director (yes, it's set in LA). Her mother doesn't understand her (the student), can't relate to her at all, and only cares that she gets into a good college. They bring the protagonist in to motivate the student, help her ace her SATs, etc. That's when both characters are at their most dimensional. Otherwise, the protagonist can get a little too bitter/sarcastic, to the point where she's neither believable nor sympathetic. And, my biggest pet peeve: there's no consistent documentation of the passage of time. Sometime the chapter break goes from one day to the next, sometimes it can be three months (I was never really sure). Not the kind of thing that would normally bug me, but: the protagonist is pregnant. She's describing symptoms that are pertinent to how far along she is. The whole point is that the author wanted to put forth a realistic description of pregnancy. Which is pretty much impossible when you have no idea how long she's been pregnant for. Not good. Apparantly there's a sequel... I would think that's more because of the uniqueness of this book's subject (and specifically how it's handled) than because any of the characters are particularly compelling.
There's this very strange phenomenon that occurs every weekend in the Santa Monica Mountains that involves old Persian men who get up at the crack of dawn to go hiking in groups of twenty. I swear, the average age must be somewhere around seventy-five, and they wear dress pants and button-down shirts and carry walking sticks like they're climbing Mount Everest. The worst part is, if you have the misfortune of getting stuck behind them, you are doomed to taking no more than four steps per minute and listening to them yell at each other in Farsi for an hour and a half.
My favorite narrative conceit suddenly has her able to understand her newly-talking dog.
My dog speaks to me and all she wants to say is that she doesn't like the chicken?
"Wait!" I yell after her. "Zoey, come back!" There are so many things that I want to ask her--does she wish we had another dog, or would it just make her jealous? Does she like the pink rhinestone collar that I just got her or does she think it's too much? Why does she always whimper whenever the kid who lives in the house behind us goes swimming? But it's too late. She ran out through the doggie door and is already barking at the two pugs who live next door. I wonder if she's telling them about what just happened. I wonder if they believe her.
There's this very strange phenomenon that occurs every weekend in the Santa Monica Mountains that involves old Persian men who get up at the crack of dawn to go hiking in groups of twenty. I swear, the average age must be somewhere around seventy-five, and they wear dress pants and button-down shirts and carry walking sticks like they're climbing Mount Everest. The worst part is, if you have the misfortune of getting stuck behind them, you are doomed to taking no more than four steps per minute and listening to them yell at each other in Farsi for an hour and a half.
My favorite narrative conceit suddenly has her able to understand her newly-talking dog.
My dog speaks to me and all she wants to say is that she doesn't like the chicken?
"Wait!" I yell after her. "Zoey, come back!" There are so many things that I want to ask her--does she wish we had another dog, or would it just make her jealous? Does she like the pink rhinestone collar that I just got her or does she think it's too much? Why does she always whimper whenever the kid who lives in the house behind us goes swimming? But it's too late. She ran out through the doggie door and is already barking at the two pugs who live next door. I wonder if she's telling them about what just happened. I wonder if they believe her.
March 22, 2009
Notes from the underbelly by risa green was a great, but quick book. If I had any reason to feel guilty about my pleasures, then chick lit would be a guilty pleasure. What I liked about this particular chick lit book was that it did not center around a man. Not that all of them do, but there are a great many that deal with finding or keeping the perfect guy. What is this book about? A 30 year old married woman who is a rich kids high school guidance counselor, whose husband pressures her into getting pregnant. Lara is not your average pregnant woman. She dislikes babies, has no maternal instincts, and loves fashion. She is sarcastic and funny. I definitely don't want kids, but if I were pregnant, this is how I'd be. I was laughing the whole time, and couldn't put it down! I've heard that some women don't like the book because she is too materialistic and too unloving of kids and stuff, but I really think that this is a realistic take. Not all women are instantly imbued with the desire to have children. Not all women want to coo over random stranger babies in the resturant. I read this book in a day and if you are like me at all, you'll do it too. Oh, and I guess this was remade into a tv show, but I've heard that the tv show is only very loosely based on it… apparently on the show, the main character is all sweet. Ew. If book Lara was a real life person, she might be my friend.
June 22, 2009
What a great book! Lara's story was funny, honest and entertaining. When I first picked up the book, I wasn't sure that I would like it. Green's writing reminded me of Jennifer Lancaster, but I love Lancaster so much that Green wasn't measuring up. But, as I got further into the story, I began to like it a lot more.
While the book was about Lara's pregnancy, it also focused on her job as a college counselor at a rich preppy school. I couldn't imagine working in that type of environment but really enjoyed reading how Lara dealt with the difficult students. For someone who thought she didn't have any motherly instinct, she sure handled these kids well.
There were several bits and pieces of this book that were so funny that I found myself laughing out loud. Sometimes hysterically while trying to catch my breath! Lara was a lawyer before she went into counseling and there is an agreement that she and her husband made that literally almost made me pee my pants!
Overall, this was a fun, quick read. I had a lot of fun reading certain passages and parts to my friends and husband.
While the book was about Lara's pregnancy, it also focused on her job as a college counselor at a rich preppy school. I couldn't imagine working in that type of environment but really enjoyed reading how Lara dealt with the difficult students. For someone who thought she didn't have any motherly instinct, she sure handled these kids well.
There were several bits and pieces of this book that were so funny that I found myself laughing out loud. Sometimes hysterically while trying to catch my breath! Lara was a lawyer before she went into counseling and there is an agreement that she and her husband made that literally almost made me pee my pants!
Overall, this was a fun, quick read. I had a lot of fun reading certain passages and parts to my friends and husband.
September 9, 2007
I really enjoyed the first half of this book. But then the main character started to annoy me in a Becky Bloomwood sort of way. The whole, "I'm not maternal" schtick got a bit old.
The book also took a turn for the superficial when the key turning points in her path to motherhood had to do with her being able to tolerate vomit and poop. It just got more inane from there. It probably also didn't help that I recently read Shopaholic and Baby and Baby Proof, both of which also have the reluctant mother as the main character.
I really wanted to like this book and I did for the most part. But the ending, which I will not give away, was just more shallow than the main character herself. Plus the stuff where her dog talked to her took a turn for the weird. I'm all for people talking to their pets but this was a bit much.
The book also took a turn for the superficial when the key turning points in her path to motherhood had to do with her being able to tolerate vomit and poop. It just got more inane from there. It probably also didn't help that I recently read Shopaholic and Baby and Baby Proof, both of which also have the reluctant mother as the main character.
I really wanted to like this book and I did for the most part. But the ending, which I will not give away, was just more shallow than the main character herself. Plus the stuff where her dog talked to her took a turn for the weird. I'm all for people talking to their pets but this was a bit much.
March 28, 2011
More of a 3.5 stars read. I remember really liking the TV show of the same name. I watched it while expecting my first and I was totally freaked out and negative about the whole process of child growing.
I liked this book, however it is pretty sarcastic and negative. If someone has difficulty with getting pregnant and having a child I would strongly recommend staying away from this one. I think I would have related to this more if I was pregnant. Also, there isn't really much of a story. It is more anecdotal with sassy asides. By 3/4 in though I felt attached to the characters and it held me to the end.
Overall, I appreciated that Green was at least trying to be honest with how crappy it is to be pregnant. But you do wonder more than once how anyone would like her including her husband and her unborn child.
I liked this book, however it is pretty sarcastic and negative. If someone has difficulty with getting pregnant and having a child I would strongly recommend staying away from this one. I think I would have related to this more if I was pregnant. Also, there isn't really much of a story. It is more anecdotal with sassy asides. By 3/4 in though I felt attached to the characters and it held me to the end.
Overall, I appreciated that Green was at least trying to be honest with how crappy it is to be pregnant. But you do wonder more than once how anyone would like her including her husband and her unborn child.
August 19, 2011
Written from the perspective of a college counselor at a prep school, the main character named Lara finds out that she is pregnant and deals with all of the unknowns when having your own children. At first she doesn't believe that she has the "mommy gene" and is mad at her husband for talking her into having a child. As the book progresses Lara becomes more comfortable with children, and even potty trains a 2 year old. She grows within herself and finds out that maybe she just might be ready for her own child. Told in a snarky tone, Green reminds me very much of one of my favorite authors, Jen Lancaster-but I don't believe this book is as good as Lancasters books. I think it was a fun summer time read, but I don't think that I would read anything by her again...much better stuff out there.
October 1, 2015
I'm very glad I waited to read this book after I had my baby. If I had read this while I was pregnant, I think a lot of her fears would have transferred over to me. Being able to look back, I was able to laugh at a lot of it. The storyline regarding Tick was a lot more interesting than the actual pregnant storyline. I was getting annoyed with her whining and Andrew's dismissive behavior. Let me get this straight - you convince her to get pregnant by making her feel bad (ergo doing something she didn't want to do just to make you happy) and then when she's pregnant you don't bend over backwards for her but all is forgiven because you bought her jewelry? Errrr...no...
I did like that the story ended before the baby was born as most would end with the labor and discuss how everyone melts when looking at the baby. Kudos for that!
I did like that the story ended before the baby was born as most would end with the labor and discuss how everyone melts when looking at the baby. Kudos for that!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 31, 2007
This book is being adapted into a television show. I'll give it a try. Hopefully I will get a chance to read it before seeing the tv show. I read her second book, Tales from the Crib, and thought it was pretty funny.
Now that I'm finished with the book I have to say that I enjoyed the TV series more. And I found her second book, Tales from the Crib, funnier than this one. The main character, Lara, is really mean and bitchy in Tales from the Underbelly. They softened up her character a bit for TV.
Now that I'm finished with the book I have to say that I enjoyed the TV series more. And I found her second book, Tales from the Crib, funnier than this one. The main character, Lara, is really mean and bitchy in Tales from the Underbelly. They softened up her character a bit for TV.
August 17, 2009
Omigoodness. I LOVED this book. Jason kept looking at me funny because I would laugh right out loud (which I don't usually do while reading.) Then he would make me read the "funny" part out loud, he wasn't as impressed. I guess we have totally different senses of humor... or he's NEVER been pregnant!
The library didn't own a copy and wouldn't buy one, but did borrow one from the Salt Lake County Library system for me to read. I really want to own it now though, so I can color out the bad words.. there were quite a few... and lend it out to my friends.
A MUST read in my opinion. :)
The library didn't own a copy and wouldn't buy one, but did borrow one from the Salt Lake County Library system for me to read. I really want to own it now though, so I can color out the bad words.. there were quite a few... and lend it out to my friends.
A MUST read in my opinion. :)
October 21, 2010
This book is basically pregnant chick-lit. If you think that might interest you, it's a fun quick, easy read. That said, the one thing that bothered me the most were the chapter titles, they tried to be witty and cute, but irked me at the start of every single chapter. This probably shouldn't bother me as much as it did, but I can't believe noone told the author how dumb they were. Also, the ending drove me crazy. I'm going to have to read the follow-up now though, Tails From the Crib, so it couldn't have been that bad.
August 4, 2011
At first I found this woman relatable, since I have a lot of the same reservations about being pregnant someday. However, the more I read, the more frustrated with her I became. She stayed selfish, materialistic, and way too hard on her husband. I was hoping that she would have some great moments of bonding with her baby or soften up at least a little, but not so much. The author's decision to end the storyline right before the birth only solidified that perspective. Pregnancy seemed an island, completely unrelated to actually being a mother. Not so relatable in the end.
May 30, 2008
I really enjoyed this book. It was an easy read, and while it wasnt really easy to like the main character, Lara, you definately rooted for her.
Even though she focused on all the negative aspects of pregnancy, her fears and thoughts are ones that certainly cross the minds of all first time mom's.
I found myself laughing throughout the book and would recommend this book to anyone that is looking for a quick and humorous read.
Even though she focused on all the negative aspects of pregnancy, her fears and thoughts are ones that certainly cross the minds of all first time mom's.
I found myself laughing throughout the book and would recommend this book to anyone that is looking for a quick and humorous read.
December 25, 2009
Habe das Buch gelesen, als ich selbst gerade schwanger war. Noch in einem recht frühen Stadium, so dass mir einige Dinge, die die Protagonistin durchlebte, noch bevorstanden.
Allerdings geht es gar nicht hauptsächlich nur um die Schwangerschaft, Lara arbeitet bis kurz vor der Geburt noch (in den USA völlig normal, bei uns undenkbar) und hat besonders mit einer Schülerin einige Troubles die es noch zu lösen gilt.
Allerdings geht es gar nicht hauptsächlich nur um die Schwangerschaft, Lara arbeitet bis kurz vor der Geburt noch (in den USA völlig normal, bei uns undenkbar) und hat besonders mit einer Schülerin einige Troubles die es noch zu lösen gilt.
May 19, 2009
This book is laugh-out-loud funny. I can see why it was turned into a TV show. (I watched two episodes and the show was seriously lacking. It was cancelled shortly after it began.) The book breaks the so-called fourth window and has the narrator speak directly to the reader, which I love. Aside from one chapter that has some editing problems (using incorrect character names in a few places), it was awesome. Worth reading, and the sequel is going on my To Read list.
August 4, 2012
What a hilarious novel about pregnancy. Lara is a hip career woman who doesn’t want to have kids, but her husband, Andrew, is all for it. She gets pregnant to please him and then describes all the details of the pregnancy as she experiences it. The book is very “today”, and Lara is a hoot once one gets past her foul language. Any woman who has ever experienced pregnancy will love it. I laughed out loud!
January 5, 2014
Very reminiscent of Jen Lancaster's voice so if you are a fan of hers, you'll like this book. A fast, enjoyable read that made me laugh quite a few times. I didn't like that the protagonist was so mean though....granted she tries to redeem herself and sometimes comes off a little nicer, but I generally take issue with people (including fictional characters) who are nasty about other people's weight. This really annoys me. It also ended a bit abruptly, but there is a follow up.
September 12, 2014
I was drawn to this book because it's about a College Counselor at a prep school that's pregnant with her first baby, which I can currently relate to. Although the main character had her obnoxious moments and some aspects of her job were not realistic to me, I still enjoyed this light chick lit book and am looking forward to reading the next one. I did feel like the ending could have been better though, so I hope the author redeems herself in the next book.
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