Good information, however this thing read like a "....For Dummies" book. But worse.

Liked the idea, but I couldn't get into it. Way too pretentious.

Let me just say that I do like and agree with a lot of what the author talks about in both this book and "The Power of Now." Unfortunately, I can't give this book a decent rating because it is basically just Buddhism repackaged. He is taking credit for ideas that are not his own. It's a sad thing when the only way to introduce people to Buddhist ideas (without them freaking out and feeling threatened), is to repackage the concepts and have Oprah spoon-feed it to the masses without them realizing what it really is. And the irony of Oprah recommending a book all about ego - wow.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who was irritated by this book. I really felt for her in the beginning, until it became apparent to me that she seemed to really dislike her husband even BEFORE he died. I didn't see much grief over losing the love of her life, just a lot of anger over things that she admits she chose to live in denial about. She married him knowing exactly what kind of a person he was. People cheat for a lot of different reasons, none of which are ever right, but can be understood on some level. Then you have the types that are narcissistic hedonists, and cheat simply because they can - no other reason. They are the worst, and that's how the author's husband is. Sadly, the author isn't much more likeable as, in the second half of the book, she goes into a downward spiral and makes it her mission in life to make everyone around her as miserable as possible. I can understand being angry. Trust me, I get it. But it sounds like these two were made for each other. The fact that she talks about his therapy and prints personal emails - and he's DEAD and can't even defend himself or have any legal claim over his life and property - I just found completely distasteful. Her daughter will eventually read this book and know things about her parents that a child should never know. Like I said, I feel for the woman on a lot of different levels, but ultimately, I found the book and her actions to be very inappropriate.

This book annoyed me. The message I agree with. The fact that this guy tries to act like he has come up with something radical and new, I don't agree with. This is straight up BUDDHISM. At least call it what it is and don't act like you came up with it on your own.

It's very rare that I write book reviews, but then again, it's also rare that a book annoys me to this point. I picked up "Death with Interruptions" because the premise was intriguing. The writing however, was awful. Everything is a run-on sentence and the paragraphs go on and on and on so you can barely keep up with anything. I can appreciate good writing and an interesting style, but it should still be readable. I'm not sure if the style is partly due to the translation or what, but I don't really care, either. I wasted enough time reading the fifty pages I managed to get through, I don't want to waste any more time analyzing it. Extremely disappointing.

Another great book from Mary Roach. Not as good as "Stiff," but still funny and interesting subject matter.

Definitely disturbing in parts if you are an animal lover, but overall, I loved the book. If you have ever had a loved one die under questionable circumstances, this book will touch you. It really captures how everything surrounding that day becomes a possible clue, and how desperate people can get to have a real answer.

I picked this book up two or three times, trying to give it a fair chance -- I mean, I did get the book free as an advance reading copy. I just couldn't get into it after about thirty pages. The writing was good, I just couldn't care less about a bunch of coked out rich prep school kids who spend their free time laying around doing lines or riding around on horses paid for by their rich parents.

I did like the writing, though, so I might check out her collection of short stories.

I wrote a long review, but it didn't save, despite hitting "save." Great. Well, to keep it short and sweet, this book is awful. It's every lame tip from Cosmo rolled up into a book. The author basically tells you to overanalyze every movement of your body -- this only serves to make women more self-conscious, not more self-confident. Also, it's like a woman's entire life is supposed to revolve around attracting men. I guess feminism really is dead. Basically, this book is complete and utter trash and I'm glad I didn't pay for it. I don't even want it in my house, to be honest. I would donate it to the library, but the thought of some poor woman reading it and taking it seriously just drives me crazy. I'll be throwing it straight into the trash.

I couldn't get through more than twenty or thirty pages of this. "Catcher in the Rye" is my absolute favorite book in the world, and this is supposed to be "the next Catcher." Well, it definitely does sound like Holden Caulfield -- TOO much like him. It sounds like the guy sat down and just copied Salinger's style. Not very original. Also, the guy bitches and complains way more than Holden does, and when this guy does it, it's not funny. I can tolerate it with Holden because he was 16, and I felt the same way when I was 16. This guy is in his 20s and he has so much hatred for everyone around him, it's pathetic. He's very immature and just seems like a smug thug from Queens. Avoid it.

I wrote a longer review but somehow my browser lost it. This book is amazing and beautiful. Most of the stories in the beginning will make you smile, but by the time you get to the end (which deals with 9/11/Katrina), you'll be in tears.

Great stories filled with dark humor and a twist at the end. I had read "Lamb to Slaughter" in high school, but didn't realize the author was Roald Dahl -- at least not THAT Roald Dahl.

Hilarious and sad at the same time. The narrator reminds me of a Native American Adrian Mole sometimes.

Interesting in some places, but for the most part, this book is a jumbled mess. The author jumps from topic to topic without so much as a segue at times. What exactly is her thesis here? Does she ever answer the question that the title poses? Not really.

I like how the book is short and sweet -- short enough that you could hand it to the average person and they might actually have the attention span to read the whole thing. Unfortunately, the audience to whom this book is directed would not make it past the first page before throwing the book into the garbage.

I'm only giving this book three stars because I think there are better books to be read on the subject.

Very quick read, and hilarious. Loved the movie, and was surprised to see how close it was to the book (although the ending was different). I love the character of Mr. M. -- even when he's screwing his life up, you just want to give him a hug or something.

This was my first Perotta novel and I look forward to reading Little Children soon.

Disappointing. The narrator and all the characters got on my nerves -- particularly Dr. Laszlo Kreizler. He reminds me of Det. Goren from Law & Order: Criminal Intent, who is so annoying and arrogant that I can't even stand to watch the show. This book was just kind of lame, and by the time I slogged my way through the first 400 pages, I got sick of it and just skimmed to the end. Also, Carr keeps bringing in all these historical figures, like he has some quota he has to meet. "Oh, I need another one... enter J.P. Morgan." I picked the book up because the subject matter seemed interesting, but the pretentious writing and irritating characters killed this book even before the first victim went down.