- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Seal Press (April 10 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1580050719
- ISBN-13: 978-1580050715
- Product Dimensions: 18 x 15.1 x 2.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 408 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #775,627 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Of the many stay-at-home mommies who dream of writing the Great American Novel, few actually try; fewer still get published. Though not a novel, The Big Rumpus certainly is the Great American Tale of one woman's schlep through early motherhood--honest, hilarious, and irresistibly naughty. Ayun Halliday, a highly caffeinated and refreshingly immodest city gal, acknowledges that motherhood is pretty much like contending with a cloud of locusts swarming toward one's wheat--then laughs her "heiner" off about it.
Under her gifted muse's care, stories about childbirth, holiday acrobatics (sans religious ties), and raising two kids in a tiny New York apartment read like standup comedy routines; they also give way to bittersweet reflections on her own youth--goofy boyfriends, repressed sexual behavior, and all. Yes, she swears; yes, she delves deeply into issues anatomical, gastronomical, and diaporial. But for hip stay-at-homers who find sustenance in friendships honed at neighborhood playgrounds (not slapped together like cold deli meats at those contrived mommy-and-me meetings), Ayun Halliday might just become the patron saint of blissfully imperfect motherhood. Even mommies who lack Halliday's affinity for "unhusking" their breasts in public will find moments of empathy in this mirthful sprint through life as the family "Milk Monkey." --Liane Thomas
From Library Journal
Becoming a mother is a scary proposition. Now throw in strollers on subway stairs, crowded sidewalks, and approximately eight million New Yorkers. This is the life of an urban mother, and the fear of those who will soon carry that title is palpable. The Big Rumpus puts a comic slant on what it's like to be a "hipmama." Halliday, the often bumbling metro mother of two, is no stranger to documenting her life in the concrete jungle. She is the proud creator of the two-year-old quarterly zine, the East Village Inky, named after her daughter India (Inky), upon which this book expands. Her strong narrative voice evokes the power and demands of her life and the city in which she lives. Essential reading for all urban mothers.
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Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
What can I add?,
By BeckyFS (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Big Rumpus: A Mother's Tale From the Trenches (Paperback)
Yes, I love this book. Yes, I love this author. For all of the reasons the other 5 Star reviewers gave. Of all the parenting books I read (and you know it's a lot--I'm reviewing on Amazon.com for God's sake), this one felt the most real in a "let out a big sigh and realize I'm normal" sort of way. Thanks, Ayun! BTW: she has a zine which just extends your Big Rumpus pleasure. Look up East Village Inky on your search engine. You'll find her.
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A needed laugh and perspective,
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This review is from: The Big Rumpus: A Mother's Tale From the Trenches (Paperback)
I bought this book 2 weeks after having my third child and it is one of the funniest and most clever books I have read concerning motherhood. Ayun has a way of making you laugh at things that can normally traumatize us Moms, and gives a peek into the bohemian life of a very interesting couple and their children who live in NYC. The Big Rumpus is also appealing in that it is just written well. Not only is it worth the money that you will spend, you will end up buying it for your friends. I loved it!
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Unbelievable!,
By Hoppy Doppelrocket (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Big Rumpus: A Mother's Tale From the Trenches (Paperback)
Somebody published a book about my fifth wife's overgrown buttocks. Simply amazing and surprisingly good reading. HHD.
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