Official Review: Life and Laundry - Surviving the Spin Cy...
Posted: 26 Sep 2013, 06:41
[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:
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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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 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.
***
Buy "Life and Laundry - Surviving the Spin Cycle" on Amazon