Jen Mann

I don't think there was a single mention of punching someone in the throat, which is one of the weirdest things I've ever been disappointed by.

Recommended: for a selective crew
For those who already know they like her style of writing, for dry snarky moms or people who expect to be a dry snarky mom

Thoughts:
So. This. I had read a short collection of a few of her stories in [b:People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Volume 1|25358964|People I Want to Punch in the Throat Volume 1|Jen Mann|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1438121658l/25358964._SX50_.jpg|56762885] and those three stories gave me enough chuckles that I thought I'd spring for her main, full book here.

Unfortunately for me... these two writings are quite different. The brightly colored series above, which is multiple volumes with a few stories in each, is more about general life observations and recollections. This one here, that you're reading a review for, was more like her current life and life story, focusing on moving to Kansas and having babies. While she tells her stories with a snarky dry wit, the focus of them was largely about being a mom. As a young lady with zero maternal instinct, limited experience with kids, and no intent to ever have children, this read for me like a well-told story about something that could not possibly hold my interest.

For the right person, this would be great (example: my friend Emily, who I recommended this to, LOVED it even though she is also a young lady with no intent to have children). So it definitely isn't a minus for everyone, but for me was one that dampened the whole experience. I was promised threats of throat punching, and instead I got PTA meetings and grocery shopping.

In short, I might recommend reading some of her other writing to see if you like her style (on her blog or in the collection like I mentioned above), and then if you do, commit to this one since it's a longer read.… (mais)

"How do you think *I* feel? I just had to ask my mom to insert a tampon for me!" (might not be exact, writing this from memory)

If that made you cringe, maybe don't pick this one up. If that made you laugh (or at least feel intrigued) then give this a go!

Be aware this is just a a few little anecdotes, only 34 pages. There's a full collection you can get if you want more. And if you read this and enjoy it, you'll probably want more. It was enough to make me laugh aloud once or twice in those 34 pages, so that's pretty decent. Most of what was intended to be the funny punchy jokes were stated in the opening, which was sort of weird. When you got to that line in it's intended story, it lost some of it's oomph since you'd read it already. It would probably be better to leave it in the story context for it's first reading. Maybe skip the opening, or read it after reading the stories? All you really need to know is that she's a mouthy, open blogger lady. Aimed a little more towards ladies, as I'm not sure how much guys will be able to understand the realism around getting her first period... because shit happens, but sometimes it's actually blood. xD Wanna get that joke? Read this collection, then it'll all make sense.

I'll probably grab the full book at some point, rather than reading 30 pages at a time. Maybe even check out the blog if I find myself wanting more!

… (mais)