- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Delta (April 29 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0385336772
- ISBN-13: 978-0385336772
- Product Dimensions: 2.1 x 1.4 x 0.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 295 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #259,598 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Readers of Wolf's debut novel, Diary of a Mad Bride, were introduced to her garrulous, uninhibited and beguiling heroine, Amy Thomas, self-styled control freak and list-making queen. Now known as Amy Thomas-Stewart, she embarks on an unlikely-for her-adventure. Motherhood had been pretty much the last item on this ambitious Manhattanite's to-do list, but when her beloved great-aunt Lucy dies, Amy does an about-face and even manages to get husband Stephen on board (since "an egg without a sperm is nothing more than an omelet waiting to happen"). The novel's diary format consists largely of recapped dialogue with Stephen, sister Nicole and best friends Mandy (a spoiled and defiantly childless princess) and Anita (a hipster who wants to be a single mom using "sperm for hire"). Amy spares no detail as she recounts puking on her designer shoes or having an embarrassing siege of flatulence. She discovers that morning sickness can last all day and finds herself in the capable hands of an aging, mild-mannered and completely inaudible obstetrician-the Crotch Whisperer. Amy copes with all this while trying to maintain her new career as a publicist at a third-rate firm that represents demi-celebrities like the Reese twins ("They're not singers, or actors, or dancers. They're not even models. They're just two incredibly cute twentysomething girls, with four incredibly fake boobs"). The treacly ending is below par, but this chatty, often amusing confection may entertain women's fiction fans-especially those who find themselves in a family way.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
In this sequel to her first book, Diary of a Mad Bride (2002), Wolf revisits the life of Amy, the harried bride from that novel. Amy, a vaguely unlikable heroine, has survived her impossibly obstacle-fraught wedding day and is now happily married and content, except for a persistent and totally unexpected yearning to have a baby. Predictably, madcap adventures ensue as Amy has difficulty conceiving and then, once pregnant, has difficulty adjusting. Comparisons to Bridget Jones's Diary (1997) are impossible to avoid, as Wolf's kooky heroine pours out heart and soul to her diary, railing against friends, family, and events, in a sometimes funny but mostly sarcastic monologue. And so readers will follow the zany (and somewhat over-the-top) adventures and insights of a wacky mom-to-be as she navigates her way through the emotional upheavals and lifestyle changes wrought by pregnancy and childbirth. A light summer read, this book will likely appeal to newly pregnant women or those considering pregnancy, fans of Wolf's previous novel, and readers who enjoy "chick lit." Kathleen Hughes
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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Here I am, Amy Thomas-Stewart, a magazine veteran, a college graduate, recipient of the Elm Street Junior High award for best penmanship, interviewing for a job on a sanitation newsletter. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Stress reliever!!,
By leanne (NJ USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Diary of a Mad Mom-to-Be (Paperback)
I loved this book!! It is so great to read something like this when you are pregnant! I loved her lists and it's almost reassuring to know that you are not going crazy and even though it's fiction, it relates to real life.I definately would recommend this book to anyone who has had, will have or is thinking about having a baby. :) READ IT NOW, BECAUSE YOU WON'T HAVE TIME FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS TO READ ANYTHING!! :)
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Hilarious!,
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This review is from: Diary of a Mad Mom-to-Be (Paperback)
This mom to be tells it like it is. She deals with everything from a coworker infatuated with pregnant women to the creepiest OB/GYN perhaps on the planet. How she survives is beyond me. This book is an incredibly fast read with some side splitting humor all the way through. Once you pick this book up there is no putting it down. She goes through the public "petting" stage and other things no one tells you about pregnancy. This book is great for moms to be or for moms in general. If you have read Diary of a Mad Bride then this is a must read!
3.0 out of 5 stars
So...so... the first novel was better!,
By Janice (Arlington, VA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Diary of a Mad Mom-to-Be (Paperback)
"Diary of a Mad Mom-To-Be" a sequel to Laura Wolf's first novel, "Diary of a Mad Bride" deals with Amy's chaotic pregnancy and how she adapted to the idea of being someone's mom. Amy relied heavily on a bestselller book called "Baby How, Baby Now" on what she should be doing during her pregnancy, etc. However, Amy became obsessive (she thought that she had various diseases or complications) as a result of the book. In addition, she was easily irritated with everything as she had to keep up with the fact that she was pregnant and had to keep it a secret from her co-workers (she had just joined the company). It was an okay read for me as the storyline is extremely predictable. Amy lines were at times quite cheesy and dramatized. Unlike the first novel, I feel that this book was not fun and humorous. I understand that the author is trying to accomplish the same goal as her first book; by showing how Amy became obsessive as a result of a book but it just didn't seem to work in "Diary of a Mad Mom-To-Be." It is still a rather entertaining read but it is not one of those books that would make you yearn for more.
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