Everybody into the Pool : True Tales

by Beth Lisick

ONE LINE SUMMARY: This is a collection of funny, short essays on the author’s childhood and adult life.

The first half of this book was hysterically funny. Oddly, once the author started getting into her adult years, I found the essays less humorous and more scattered. I think I would have preferred an entire book of essays on her childhood, and then an entire book of essays on her adult life so that she had more time to go into more detail.

For instance, there is no mention anywhere of her wedding or how she decided to marry whom she did. And after reading the essays leading up to her marriage, and the ones after her marriage, the lack of an essay covering some aspect of marriage itself is glaring. I feel like we almost know who the author is, but she is just stepping back a bit before we can see who she is.

That being said, I still recommend this.

Posted by: Supersonic Jane | November 12, 2005 | 12:22 pm
Posted in: Books | Essay/Memoir | Humor | Recommended