It Sucked and Then I Cried: How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown, and a Much Needed Margarita: Amazon.ca: Heather Armstrong: Books

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Heather B. Armstrong is an American blogger who resides in Salt Lake City, Utah. She and husband Jon Armstrong have a daughter and two dogs: Former Congressman Henry "Buck" Chucklesworth, called Chuck, and Dame Eleanor Ritzford-Fitzsimons Puffs, a.k.a Coco.

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4.0 out of 5 stars An honest and entertaining memoir, Dec 12 2009

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J. L. Taylor (Calgary, AB Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: It Sucked and Then I Cried: How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown, and a Much Needed Margarita (Hardcover)

I loved this book. After reading a few of Heather Armstrong's posts on her web blog, I knew I would enjoy her book. But I couldn't have imagined how close her feelings about pregnancy and post-partum were to my own. Sometimes I thought she stole my own thoughts, but realized she couldn't have because we've never met. It was encouraging and heartwarming. Heather's love for her husband and child is truly insipiring, and this book shows how its power helped her out of the depths of post-partum depression. I wish I could thank Heather for articulating how all of us mothers feel ("CRAZIE") in this book, letting us know we are not alone. And for the hilarious laugh we can have at ourselves too!

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5.0 out of 5 stars The truth that every mom doesn't talk about, May 30 2011

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A. Rohal (Burlington, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: It Sucked and Then I Cried: How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown, and a Much Needed Margarita (Paperback)

If you've had a baby and had PPD or even just the baby blues, this book will make you feel great. The author is hilarious and so candid about motherhood. She makes everyone and their roller coaster feelings feel legitimate and founded. You should read this book.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed Fan, May 8 2009

By D. Kettmann - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: It Sucked and Then I Cried: How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown, and a Much Needed Margarita (Hardcover)

I'm a huge fan of Dooce but I couldn't finish this book. Between the CONSTANT RANDOM CAPITAL LETTERS and the fact that it was basically her blog, just updated to be in past tense, this book was overall a disappointment. I was really hoping for something more from Dooce. I know she does the capital letters thing on her blog but I had hoped she could do her humour and keep her voice without resorting to typical blog format.

Basically, if you're a newcomer to Dooce and missed all the drama surrounding Leta's birth, this book might interest you. But if you don't want to pay for it, just go peek through Dooce's archives - it's all right there.

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2.0 out of 5 stars *shrugs shoulders*, Mar 28 2009

By Jana "Jana" - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: It Sucked and Then I Cried: How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown, and a Much Needed Margarita (Hardcover)

Heather Armstrong, proprietor of Dooce.com is a funny and fantastic writer, but this fell really flat for me and left me truly, truly disappointed (even though she loves Morrissey). And although I knew many of her blog entries would be included in the book (duh, they would have to), she doesn't really delve into anything particular to give a NEW reader true insight; almost like she skimmed over cruicial elements of depression, PPD, her real past with said depression. I think she rushed to have it published.

If you don't read her blog, this would still be a funny, sweet book, but I really wanted to learn more about her-not just a reiteration of the blog.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A little uneven..., Mar 30 2009

By B. Eckel - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: It Sucked and Then I Cried: How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown, and a Much Needed Margarita (Hardcover)

I must preface this by saying that I am a huge Dooce fan. I have been following Heather for years, and feel like I know her family personally. The book is well written, however feels very uneven. In one breath she's talking about lack of sleep leading to generally melting down, and in the next she's out shopping, visiting family, and writing Leta her monthly "I love you" letters. (Which btw - I also do for my daughter...) I find Heather an amazing writer - quirky, smart, caustic... But this was either poorly organized, or badly edited. I guess I expected more.

In my opinion, the best part of the book was when she talked about Jon and how he helped her through her depressions. They obviously have a strong marriage - and that was the one part of the book that didn't feel even slightly embellished. Honest, raw, and loving.

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