Motherhood Made a Man Out of Me

I have never read a book where you feel as if the author is taking thoughts directly from your heart and writing them down until I read this novel. Ms. Karbo's writing is witty and emotional, once I picked it up I had to just read it all the way through. If you want to read a great story with a terrific insight into the thoughts and fears of a new mother get this book!!

This book CRACKED me up. I haven't laughed so hard in ages. This was a real treat and I think that author Karen Karbo is a brilliant comedian and storyteller. Her ability to turn this genre of literature into something to touching and laughable is a true testament to her talent and hard work. I loved everything about this book and read it in a single sitting. I think that any female who wants, has or yearns to be a mother can identify with this book and story. It's a remarkable tale and a great book. I loved it. I can't rave about it enough. Read it...Read it now.

What can I say? This book is absolutely hysterical! It centers around new-mother Brooke, and her pregnant best-friend Mary Rose, who is pregnant by Brooke's cousin. The characters surrounding these women are quirky and wonderful. While both women are enthralled by their children, they do not glamorize the pregnancy experience, in and of itself. Both the pregnancies and the trials and tribulations of early motherhood are described in a "real," no-holds-barred, but humorous manner. Combine that with the wacky relationships and characters, and you will find yourself laughing out loud. Promise!

I loved this book. I found myself looking forward not just to what was going to happen next but how Karbo was going to put things-- as when the narrator is nursing her baby girl and the doorbell rings and she says: "What to do? Unceremoniously unhook her, giving her more material for her eventual psychotherapy, or race to the door, bent over, baby held to my ribs, knees bent, like a participant in one of those wacky races popular at company picnic?" This is potent, tasty writing, both a fun read and truth-telling.

Karen Karbo describes in exultant detail the kind of stuff about pregnancy and early parenthood that nature makes sure you forget--otherwise, like labor itself, you'd never do it again. This novel is very, very funny, but the humor is deceptive, because it's also an exacting look at the way parenthood gobbles us all up, distorts our identities. Her tone is wonderful--"rueful" doesn't begin to tell the tale. Highly recommended!