Official Review: Life and Laundry - Surviving the Spin Cy...

[Misaela]

[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Life and Laundry - Surviving the Spin Cycle" by Gay Wayman.]

Summary
This e-book is a compilation of 53 short essays by Gay Wayman. A few of these have been published in small newspapers (it is stated in the book which ones). It is divided into 5 parts:

• 1- Life
  2- Laundry
  3- Laughter
  4- Lessons
  5- Love

The first essays (Life) start with funny work anecdotes and thoughts from the author. We can learn from her language barriers, her thoughts on past and present medical practices in the US, and about raccoon mating and behavioral patterns, among other things.

The next (Laundry) ones are vary varied in their topics, but gives us a little glimpse into the author's daily life. She tells us about the perils of waiting too much in a doctor's office, how raspberries can make the world a better place, what is paraprosdokian and about the adventures of a snow day in Eugene, Oregon.

Part 3 (Laughter) are about things that made the author laugh, giggle, or have a good day (on the day it happened, or years after, remembering). She talks about many things, like men in women's bathrooms, tattoos and piercings, having scab competitions with a 6-year-old, and about caramel, nuns, and elderly homes.

Lessons is the part where it starts to get philosophical. Wayman shows the reader how can a Crayola 96-pack can hold a medical center, about how can tampons and Tanzanite can be related, and that crying is a fundamental part of the workplace.

Last, but certainly not least, Love has a recollection of happy, sad, charming and funny memories that are dear to the author's heart.

My Reactions and Rating
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. After high school, and never of my own accord, had I chosen to read a compilation of essays. I don't enjoy them much, because they tend to be long and drag the topic way too much. This e-book was completely the opposite. The essays were short, sweet and to the point. On the first ones, I learned a few things. By reading more, I chuckled on some, and even laughed out loud at one or two! It was a slower read because of the many essays, but well worth it.

My rating has to be 3 out of 4 stars for one main reason: spelling. The author specifies that she is "technologically challenged", and this e-book would not have been published without help from her more techy friends. In spite of that, there were quite a few spelling errors (not intentional) that slowed my reading a bit.

I recommend that the author revises her writing a bit for these errors, and my rating would be a perfect 4 out of 4. It really is a good book that I recommend to anyone who enjoys short essays and doesn't get bothered by internal musings of strangers.

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[Gay Wayman]

Thank you Misaela. I appreciate another set of eyes spotting spelling errors and typos. They have been cleaned up now. (Yet again.) Your feedback is most helpful as I continue to market SPIN to a larger audience. You've given me a sense for how others might experience the essays and good ideas for the future. Thanks so much, Gay

[Misaela]

You're most welcome! I look forward to more writing from you!