I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman (original 2006; edition 2006)

by Nora Ephron (Author)

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Essays. Family & Relationships. Nonfiction. Humor (Nonfiction.) HTML:With her disarming, intimate, completely accessible voice, and dry sense of humor, Nora Ephron shares with us her ups and downs in I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK, a candid, hilarious look at women who are getting older and dealing with the tribulations of maintenance, menopause, empty nests, and life itself. The woman who brought us When Harry Met Sally . . . discusses everything�??from how much she hates her purse to how much time she spends attempting to stop the clock: the hair dye, the treadmill, the lotions and creams that promise to slow the aging process but never do. Oh, and she can�??t stand the way her neck looks. But her dermatologist tells her there�??s no quick fix for that. Ephron chronicles her life, but mostly she speaks frankly and uproariously about life as a woman of a certain age. Utterly courageous, wickedly funny, and unexpectedly moving in its truth telling, I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK is an audiobook of wisdom, advice, and laugh-out-loud moments, a scrumptious, irresistib… (more)

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BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |

Warm, self effacing and funny. Took a couple chapters to catch my ear but then I was able to just settle in and smile. Her problems are definitely not my problems but the humor pulls you in and you feel like it is your life. (

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KurtWombat | Dec 26, 2023 |

This is a fantastic book. I felt the author in myself to be kindred souls, and I wanted to have lunch with her to just talk stuff over but unfortunately she died of cancer. (

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laurelzito | Nov 4, 2023 |

Soooooooo complainy and negative. I’m her age and I found it boring, not funny, not witty. I had expected more from such a well known writer. (

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GretchenOnHudson | Aug 29, 2023 |

While I couldn't relate to the specific obsessions that Nora Ephron had about her appearance, the chapters related to food/cooking (even though I admit I am a good cook), and death (the last chapter, sob) really spoke to me. I can't believe she's dead.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Nora Ephron	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Alderton, Dolly	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Gurt, Carlota	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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I Feel Bad About My Neck / I Remember Nothing by Nora Ephron

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Indies Choice Book Award (Winner – Adult Nonfiction – 2007)

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New York Times bestseller (Nonfiction – 2006)

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I feel bad about my neck.

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Essays. Family & Relationships. Nonfiction. Humor (Nonfiction.) HTML:With her disarming, intimate, completely accessible voice, and dry sense of humor, Nora Ephron shares with us her ups and downs in I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK, a candid, hilarious look at women who are getting older and dealing with the tribulations of maintenance, menopause, empty nests, and life itself.
The woman who brought us When Harry Met Sally . . . discusses everything�??from how much she hates her purse to how much time she spends attempting to stop the clock: the hair dye, the treadmill, the lotions and creams that promise to slow the aging process but never do. Oh, and she can�??t stand the way her neck looks. But her dermatologist tells her there�??s no quick fix for that.
Ephron chronicles her life, but mostly she speaks frankly and uproariously about life as a woman of a certain age.
Utterly courageous, wickedly funny, and unexpectedly moving in its truth telling, I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK is an audiobook of wisdom, advice, and laugh-out-loud moments, a scrumptious, irresistib

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