Nora McInerny Purmort
Författare till It's Okay to Laugh (Crying Is Cool Too)
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- 429
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McInery doesn't shy away from her tough stuff. She examines the difficult parts of her life (like losing her husband, her miscarriage, the death of her father, etc.) with a deft touch but also with some distance, as though these are topics she's rehashed again and again over the years. Her essays delve into grief, anxiety, parenthood, and the relentless pursuit of perfectionism. And while some of her observations are lighthearted, and I smiled a couple of times, nothing here was particularly humorous.
The essay "Stay at Home Mom" was a standout for me. It highlights McInerny's ambivalence towards travel in a way that mirrors exactly how I feel, and it's a refreshing take amidst a sea of Instagram-worthy adventure logs. But the essay where she describes leaving her 4-year old son in a hot car turned my stomach, and I had to put the book down for a while.… (mer)