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.
Laura H. reviewed The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage on + 9 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I loved this book - I recommended it to many, many people. Well rounded, intelligent and insightful.
Jane M. (stlpug) reviewed The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage on + 22 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
A wonderful book of mini-essays that will confirm without a doubt that you are not the only woman who has momentarily regretted motherhood, marriage, and the choices you have made or those that were forced upon you. A previous review said it is a book of women bitching, and that is somewhat true: Like listening to a friend unload over a glass of wine. But it is also uplifting in the knowledge that we are not alone and there is a solution to the feelings we all share.
R B. reviewed The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage on + 203 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Interesting perspectives.
Karen M. (Kakkie) reviewed The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage on + 73 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I really enjoyed this book. Lots of interesting perspectives.
Kendra C. (Penguin) reviewed The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage on + 15 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Better than I expected. I enjoyed it.
Shirley O. 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: 1
painfully truthful... I know, now that I am "the bitch in the house"
Sarah R. reviewed The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage on + 18 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book is a series of short stories from women about women's lives. They tell the honest and sometimes shocking truth about solitude, work, marriage and motherhood.
Great read for women who are at any stage in their lives.
Great read for women who are at any stage in their lives.
Julie E. reviewed The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage on + 213 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Great short stories about work and motherhood. Really liked it.
Hollie C. (hollita34) reviewed The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage on + 21 more book reviews
Love this book. Great essays that reflect the challenges and rewards of being a woman in modern times.
They are mini-essays so you can read one and turn out the light. No plot following is necessary.
They are mini-essays so you can read one and turn out the light. No plot following is necessary.
Rhonda O. (RhondaO) reviewed The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage on + 25 more book reviews
It was a good read!
Sarah M. - , reviewed The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage on + 6 more book reviews
Honest accounts from female writers about their lives, marriages, children, and their joys/fears. Very frank - and enjoyable.
Colleen O. (CT1Colleen) reviewed The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage on + 146 more book reviews
This book is filled with anger. Enjoy is not the word I would use with this book, however I feel that I learned something about my fellow sisters.
Heather H. (Hennemonger) reviewed The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage on + 4 more book reviews
The title of this book should have given me a few clues to the contents. There were many good reviews as well as several recommendations from other readers that assisted in my decision to pick it up. As a young, conservative, Christian woman I was very upset by several of the short stories. There were two stories that I did somewhat enjoy, however, on a whole, the book was against many of my morals and beliefs. I cherish marriage, and believe that while it does have its difficulties, that does not warrant infidelity. Our house has its share of âbitchâ moments, but never once would any of these situations come into play in not only my life, but of those which I associate myself with. I did not laugh; I did not find any of it funny. To be honest, it broke my heart. The idea that children are living in these homes, and that wives are not only putting up with these things, but are embracing them as a way of life was upsetting to say the least. If you are looking for a real-to-life book with laughs try ânap time is the new happy hourâ. If you are looking for a book without morals this one is for you.
Desiree Bridgeford (earthlovinretromama) -
Ive read it several times, owned and loaned it too, never get it back though! Very interesting perspectives from very different women. I love this book... I hope that you will too.
Stephanie B. reviewed The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage on + 6 more book reviews
Fabulous and funny!
R. S. reviewed The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage on
Recommended by another and sent to me as a gift. I didn't read it so can't comment.
