Funny Sauce

by Delia Ephron

A pointed look at today's American family focuses on the author's husband, her ex-husband, her ex-husband's new wife, and all their children

Genres: Humor

191 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Bestselling author and screenwriter Delia Ephron's most recent novel is Siracusa. Her other novels include The Lion Is In and Hanging Up. She has written humor books for all ages, including How to Eat Like a Child and Do I Have to Say Hello?; and nonfiction, most recently Sister Mother Husband Dog (etc.). Her films include You’ve Got Mail, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Hanging Up (based on her novel), and Michael. Her journalism has appeared in The New York Times, O: The Oprah Magazine, Vogue, and Vanity Fair. Her hit play Love, Loss, and What I Wore (co-written with Nora Ephron) ran for more than two years off-Broadway and has been performed all over the world. She lives in New York City.

Reviews

[Karen-Leigh]

Amusing.

[Posadafan]

Darn this rating system! I would give this a very high 3...

Bits and pieces are, honestly, brilliant. There were sections that I wanted to read out loud to my spouse or a friend, because they were so dead-on true to life. For example, the conversation between a dad and son on the telephone - classic.

I didn't realize the entire book was about divorced families and step-parenting. Some of the humor was so cutting that I wasn't sure if the author was writing it to entertain readers or to get back at someone who'd wronged her.

Also, I guess the writer took license to stretch the truth; some of the tales were rather outlandish.

Overall, a funny read, and I look forward to exploring more writing by Delia Ephron.

[Karschtl]

Kolumnen (die ursprünglich wohl auch teilweise in US-Zeitschriften erschienen sind), die sich alle um das Thema Patchwork-Familie / Stiefeltern und Stiefkinder drehen. Da mich dieses Thema gar nicht betrifft, finde ich es nur mäßig interessant, und habe immerhin die Hälfte des Buches gelesen. Die 2. spare ich mir dann aber doch.

[Angela]

This was such a funny book! It talk's about divorce, step-children...etc. Filled w/ so much humor. I also found it to be a very fast read!

[False]

Difficult to read a book of essays about divorce. Attempts at humor fall flat on the subject, but that's just my perception. She reads like a second rate version of her infamous deceased sister.

[Jackie Mancuso]

"Every stepparent should have a dog because it's very important to have someone in the house who loves you."