How to Be a Grown-Up: A Novel (edition 2015)

by Emma McLaughlin (Author)

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Rory McGovern is entering the prime of her life when her husband loses his dream job and announces he feels like 'taking a break'. Rory was already spread thin and now, without warning, she is single-parenting two kids, juggling their science projects, flu season, and pajama days, while coming to terms with her disintegrating marriage. Without Blake, her only hope is to accept a full-time position working for two full-time twenty-somethings. A day out of b-school, these girls think they know it all and have been given the millions from venture capitalists to back up their delusion-that the future of digital media is a high-end 'lifestyle' sitea-for kids! Rory must adapt to this hyper-digitized, over-glamorized, narcissistic world of millennials...whatever it takes.… (more)

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Title:	How to Be a Grown-Up: A Novel
Authors:	Emma McLaughlin (Author)
Info:	Atria Books (2015), Edition: 1St Edition, 256 pages
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solid mommy chick lit nothing special, nice that it was more current and included the social media aspect of "momlymics" (

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hellokirsti | Jan 3, 2024 |

This is not a serious read kind of book which was nice as I was starting a new job when I read it so it provided a decent distraction. I could not stand either Rory or Blake. Blake was so obvious a loser from the beginning and a user that Rory just came off pathetic. And then she kept chasing after him even after all the garbage he put her through and did to her. And her mother in law: what a witch.

Rory was just not a redeeming character to me. She was so pathetic and so obsessed with sex and money. (

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pacbox | Jul 9, 2022 |

Many of the characters were incredibly annoying, including at times the protagonist, however I felt enough for her to keep moving forward. I'm satisfied with the ending, but much of the book was disjointed and often the conversations were nonsensical-- adding nothing to the plot. Entertaining enough that I didn't hate it, but not a "must-read." (

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mbellucci | Apr 10, 2021 |

The creators of "The Nanny Diaries" (which kicked off a new genre of chick lit) have gone back to their promising beginnings and written a winner. Rory McGovern Taylor is a heroine of the truest sort who kicks it into high gear when its necessary but keeps it real inside. Luckily, as readers, we are privy to her inner thoughts which are hilarious and vulnerable and keep you wanting to read. This tale of a glamorous but not glamorous life has endings and beginnings and is worth a read. (

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LMJenkins | Nov 28, 2018 |

Easy sweet read. Enjoyable book to read. (

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shazjhb | Sep 3, 2015 |

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Rory McGovern is entering the prime of her life when her husband loses his dream job and announces he feels like 'taking a break'. Rory was already spread thin and now, without warning, she is single-parenting two kids, juggling their science projects, flu season, and pajama days, while coming to terms with her disintegrating marriage. Without Blake, her only hope is to accept a full-time position working for two full-time twenty-somethings. A day out of b-school, these girls think they know it all and have been given the millions from venture capitalists to back up their delusion-that the future of digital media is a high-end 'lifestyle' sitea-for kids! Rory must adapt to this hyper-digitized, over-glamorized, narcissistic world of millennials...whatever it takes.

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