Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up
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Average rating4.3
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Ratings8
Average rating4.3
Now a major TV series! Read the inspiration behind the hilarious new comedy Not Dead Yet, starring Gina Rogriguez (Jane the Virgin), Hannah Simone (New Girl) and Lauren Ash (Superstore). 'The new Bridget Jones' - Celia Walden, Telegraph 'Say hello to a book that will have you laughing with every page, whether you're 20, 40 or 80' - Heat A novel for any woman who wonders how the hell she got here, and why life isn't quite how she imagined it was going to be. And who is desperately trying to figure it all out when everyone around them is making gluten-free brownies. Meet Nell. Her life is a mess. In a world of perfect Instagram lives, she feels like a f**k up. But when she starts a secret podcast and forms an unlikely friendship with Cricket, an eighty-something widow, things begin to change. Because Nell is determined. This time next year things will be very different. But first, she has a confession . . . Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up by Alexandra Potter will make you laugh, and it might even make you cry. Above all, it will remind you that you're not on your own – we're all in this together. 'Brilliant! Laughing out loud' - Emma Gannon 'Funny but layered, light-hearted but surprisingly deep, this is a perfect and inspiring new year read' - Red
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I had originally picked this book up because it was cheap and... well.... I often feel like a 40-something f**k up. Seemed directly up my alley.
When I opened it and read the opening bits of the book, my first thought was “did someone actually take their podcast and just.... turn on speech-to-text to write a book?” I seriously spent the entire time reading this book thinking I was reading someone's memoir.
Contrary to what I thought... it actually isn't a memoir. I mean, it may be somewhat autobiographical (yup....I saw myself in many of those situations) but it isn't a memoir. I guess that goes to show that if this was the tone she was going for, she got it. Dead on.
It is the story of Nell (no, I did not think to look at the author's name and I was reading on a kindle so I didn't stare at the book cover day in and day out) as she is living post-break up in a social media fueled world. Her friends are living perfect lives and everyone seems to have this whole life thing figured out and perfected. Except her.
It was an enjoyable fluff read. If you're looking for someone to commiserate with about lacking the insta-perfect house, kids, and spouse.... this book is for you.
Recommended for: Anyone looking to see what would happen if a Lifetime movie had a baby with a Kevin Smith movie and raised it on fine British culture.
