Reviews
Praise for BAD MOTHER "Many find Waldman's honesty hard to take. For some of us it's hard to live without." - People , 3 1/2 stars "Absorbing reading... takes brave risks... What really makes Waldman's book interesting, as voices on motherhood go, is Waldman herself--the intensity of her positions and the way she thinks." - New York Times Book Review "Waldman's book is nothing short of a revelation." - The Oregonian "Waldman admits that she's an oversharer-which happens to be a great trait for a memoirist. Her essays about motherhood are hilarious, heartbreaking, and edgy." - Newsweek "Nuanced and thoughtful... Waldman is often an astute commentator on contemporary parenting." - Boston Globe "Waldman hates to hold back, and that trait serves her well in Bad Mother ." - The Washington Post "Bound to stimulate ferocious discussion." - San Francisco Chronicle "Waldman is a courageous and talented writer. Her greatest accomplishment in this book is to take her experience--some of our worst fears--and make it something we can understand.... Isn't that a mother's real job?" -Susan Cheever, The Daily Beast "Fascinating.... If she's honest, every mother will see herself reflected in the pages of this book." - The Anniston Star "Waldman writes in these well-fashioned essays how a mother's best intentions frequently go awry.... [her] frank revelations are chatty and sure to delight." - Publishers Weekly "This is not only a wonderfully written book, but I think it may also be a book of great salvation for many women. Most of the mothers I know (the honest ones, the tired ones, the confused ones) will see themselves reflected in these wise pages, and will find long-overdue comfort here." -Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love "I have often felt that it is impossible to be a mother without a profound, even corrosive, sense of failure, or at least that's how I feel about myself. To find a book that shares that anxiety, and an author who dissects this insecurity and self-doubt with wit, honesty and proper, enquiring intelligence, is (as a reader) like being grossly dehydrated and being presented with a vat of water to drink.... I am sad to have finished it, and feel I want to be in the company of her frank intelligence forever." -Nigella Lawson "Ayelet Waldman writes cleanly and thoughtfully about motherhood as both an experience and a spectator sport. Bad Mother is blunt, wry, prescriptive and pleasurable." -Meg Wolitzer, author of The Ten-Year Nap "Ayelet Waldman's sane perspective on the challenges of motherhood comes as a relief. I relished her graceful language, self-mocking humor, her clear, if sometimes painful, insight. And I admire her-deeply- for the bracing honesty that redeems it all." -Peggy Orenstein, author of Waiting for Daisy "Ayelet Waldman writes about motherhood the way women live it: Not only as parents, but also as wives, professionals, and most touchingly, former children. Written with humor, insight, generosity, and unflinching honesty, Bad Mother is for anyone who has -- or has been -- a child." -Pamela Paul, author of Parenting, Inc. and The Starter Marriage, "Absorbing reading... takes brave risks... What really makes Waldman's book interesting, as voices on motherhood go, is Waldman herself--the intensity of her positions and the way she thinks." New York Times Book Review "Waldman's book is nothing short of a revelation." The Oregonian "Nuanced and thoughtful... Waldman is often an astute commentator on contemporary parenting." Boston Globe "Waldman hates to hold back, and that trait serves her well inBad Mother." The Washington Post "Bound to stimulate ferocious discussion." San Francisco Chronicle "Waldman is a courageous and talented writer. Her greatest accomplishment in this book is to take her experience--some of our worst fears--and make it something we can understand.... Isn't that a mother's real job?" Susan Cheever,The Daily Beast "Fascinating.... If she's honest, every mother will see herself reflected in the pages of this book."The Anniston Star "Waldman writes in these well-fashioned essays how a mother's best intentions frequently go awry.... [her] frank revelations are chatty and sure to delight." Publishers Weekly "This is not only a wonderfully written book, but I think it may also be a book of great salvation for many women. Most of the mothers I know (the honest ones, the tired ones, the confused ones) will see themselves reflected in these wise pages, and will find long-overdue comfort here." Elizabeth Gilbert, author ofEat, Pray, Love "Ayelet Waldman writes cleanly and thoughtfully about motherhood as both an experience and a spectator sport. Bad Motheris blunt, wry, prescriptive and pleasurable." Meg Wolitzer, author ofThe Ten-Year Nap "Ayelet Waldman's sane perspective on the challenges of motherhood comes as a relief. I relished her graceful language, self-mocking humor, her clear, if sometimes painful, insight. And I admire herdeeplyfor the bracing honesty that redeems it all." Peggy Orenstein, author ofWaiting for Daisy "Ayelet Waldman writes about motherhood the way women live it: Not only as parents, but also as wives, professionals, and most touchingly, former children. Written with humor, insight, generosity, and unflinching honesty,Bad Motheris for anyone who has - or has been - a child." Pamela Paul, author ofParenting, Inc.andThe Starter Marriage, Praise for BAD MOTHER "Many find Waldman's honesty hard to take. For some of us it's hard to live without." People, 3 1/2 stars "Absorbing reading... takes brave risks... What really makes Waldman's book interesting, as voices on motherhood go, is Waldman herself--the intensity of her positions and the way she thinks." New York Times Book Review "Waldman's book is nothing short of a revelation." The Oregonian "Nuanced and thoughtful... Waldman is often an astute commentator on contemporary parenting." Boston Globe "Waldman hates to hold back, and that trait serves her well inBad Mother." The Washington Post "Bound to stimulate ferocious discussion." San Francisco Chronicle "Waldman is a courageous and talented writer. Her greatest accomplishment in this book is to take her experience--some of our worst fears--and make it something we can understand.... Isn't that a mother's real job?" Susan Cheever,The Daily Beast "Fascinating.... If she's honest, every mother will see herself reflected in the pages of this book."The Anniston Star "Waldman writes in these well-fashioned essays how a mother's best intentions frequently go awry.... [her] frank revelations are chatty and sure to delight." Publishers Weekly "This is not only a wonderfully written book, but I think it may also be a book of great salvation for many women. Most of the mothers I know (the honest ones, the tired ones, the confused ones) will see themselves reflected in these wise pages, and will find long-overdue comfort here." Elizabeth Gilbert, author ofEat, Pray, Love "Ayelet Waldman writes cleanly and thoughtfully about motherhood as both an experience and a spectator sport. Bad Motheris blunt, wry, prescriptive and pleasurable." Meg Wolitzer, author ofThe Ten-Year Nap "Ayelet Waldman's sane perspective on the challenges of motherhood comes as a relief. I relished her graceful language, self-mocking humor, her clear, if sometimes painful, insight. And I admire herdeeplyfor the bracing honesty that redeems it all." Peggy Orenstein, author ofWaiting for Daisy "Ayelet Waldman writes about motherhood the way women live it: Not only as parents, but also as wives, professionals, and most touchingly, former children. Written with humor, insight, generosity, and unflinching honesty,Bad Motheris for anyone who has - or has been - a child." Pamela Paul, author ofParenting, Inc.andThe Starter Marriage, "Waldman writes in these well-fashioned essays how a mother's best intentions frequently go awry.... [her] frank revelations are chatty and sure to delight." Publishers Weekly "This is not only a wonderfully written book, but I think it may also be a book of great salvation for many women. Most of the mothers I know (the honest ones, the tired ones, the confused ones) will see themselves reflected in these wise pages, and will find long-overdue comfort here." Elizabeth Gilbert, author ofEat, Pray, Love "Ayelet Waldman writes cleanly and thoughtfully about motherhood as both an experience and a spectator sport. Bad Motheris blunt, wry, prescriptive and pleasurable." Meg Wolitzer, author ofThe Ten-Year Nap "Ayelet Waldman's sane perspective on the challenges of motherhood comes as a relief. I relished her graceful language, self-mocking humor, her clear, if sometimes painful, insight. And I admire herdeeplyfor the bracing honesty that redeems it all." Peggy Orenstein, author ofWaiting for Daisy "Ayelet Waldman writes about motherhood the way women live it: Not only as parents, but also as wives, professionals, and most touchingly, former children. Written with humor, insight, generosity, and unflinching honesty,Bad Motheris for anyone who has - or has been - a child." Pamela Paul, author ofParenting, Inc.andThe Starter Marriage, "Absorbing reading... takes brave risks... What really makes Waldman's book interesting, as voices on motherhood go, is Waldman herself--the intensity of her positions and the way she thinks." New York Times Book Review "Nuanced and thoughtful... Waldman is often an astute commentator on contemporary parenting." Boston Globe "Waldman is a courageous and talented writer. Her greatest accomplishment in this book is to take her experience--some of our worst fears--and make it something we can understand.... Isn't that a mother's real job?" Susan Cheever,The Daily Beast "Waldman writes in these well-fashioned essays how a mother's best intentions frequently go awry.... [her] frank revelations are chatty and sure to delight." Publishers Weekly "This is not only a wonderfully written book, but I think it may also be a book of great salvation for many women. Most of the mothers I know (the honest ones, the tired ones, the confused ones) will see themselves reflected in these wise pages, and will find long-overdue comfort here." Elizabeth Gilbert, author ofEat, Pray, Love "Ayelet Waldman writes cleanly and thoughtfully about motherhood as both an experience and a spectator sport. Bad Motheris blunt, wry, prescriptive and pleasurable." Meg Wolitzer, author ofThe Ten-Year Nap "Ayelet Waldman's sane perspective on the challenges of motherhood comes as a relief. I relished her graceful language, self-mocking humor, her clear, if sometimes painful, insight. And I admire herdeeplyfor the bracing honesty that redeems it all." Peggy Orenstein, author ofWaiting for Daisy "Ayelet Waldman writes about motherhood the way women live it: Not only as parents, but also as wives, professionals, and most touchingly, former children. Written with humor, insight, generosity, and unflinching honesty,Bad Motheris for anyone who has - or has been - a child." Pamela Paul, author ofParenting, Inc.andThe Starter Marriage, Praise for BAD MOTHER "Many find Waldman's honesty hard to take. For some of us it's hard to live without." People , 3 1/2 stars "Absorbing reading... takes brave risks... What really makes Waldman's book interesting, as voices on motherhood go, is Waldman herself--the intensity of her positions and the way she thinks." New York Times Book Review "Waldman's book is nothing short of a revelation." The Oregonian "Waldman admits that she's an oversharer-which happens to be a great trait for a memoirist. Her essays about motherhood are hilarious, heartbreaking, and edgy." Newsweek "Nuanced and thoughtful... Waldman is often an astute commentator on contemporary parenting." Boston Globe "Waldman hates to hold back, and that trait serves her well in Bad Mother ." The Washington Post "Bound to stimulate ferocious discussion." San Francisco Chronicle "Waldman is a courageous and talented writer. Her greatest accomplishment in this book is to take her experience--some of our worst fears--and make it something we can understand.... Isn't that a mother's real job?" Susan Cheever, The Daily Beast "Fascinating.... If she's honest, every mother will see herself reflected in the pages of this book." The Anniston Star "Waldman writes in these well-fashioned essays how a mother's best intentions frequently go awry.... [her] frank revelations are chatty and sure to delight." Publishers Weekly "This is not only a wonderfully written book, but I think it may also be a book of great salvation for many women. Most of the mothers I know (the honest ones, the tired ones, the confused ones) will see themselves reflected in these wise pages, and will find long-overdue comfort here." Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love "I have often felt that it is impossible to be a mother without a profound, even corrosive, sense of failure, or at least that's how I feel about myself. To find a book that shares that anxiety, and an author who dissects this insecurity and self-doubt with wit, honesty and proper, enquiring intelligence, is (as a reader) like being grossly dehydrated and being presented with a vat of water to drink.... I am sad to have finished it, and feel I want to be in the company of her frank intelligence forever." Nigella Lawson "Ayelet Waldman writes cleanly and thoughtfully about motherhood as both an experience and a spectator sport. Bad Mother is blunt, wry, prescriptive and pleasurable." Meg Wolitzer, author of The Ten-Year Nap "Ayelet Waldman's sane perspective on the challenges of motherhood comes as a relief. I relished her graceful language, self-mocking humor, her clear, if sometimes painful, insight. And I admire herdeeply for the bracing honesty that redeems it all." Peggy Orenstein, author of Waiting for Daisy "Ayelet Waldman writes about motherhood the way women live it: Not only as parents, but also as wives, professionals, and most touchingly, former children. Written with humor, insight, generosity, and unflinching honesty, Bad Mother is for anyone who has - or has been - a child." Pamela Paul, author of Parenting, Inc. and The Starter Marriage, Praise for BAD MOTHER "Many find Waldman's honesty hard to take. For some of us it's hard to live without." People, 3 1/2 stars "Absorbing reading... takes brave risks... What really makes Waldman's book interesting, as voices on motherhood go, is Waldman herself--the intensity of her positions and the way she thinks." New York Times Book Review "Waldman's book is nothing short of a revelation." The Oregonian "Waldman admits that she's an oversharer-which happens to be a great trait for a memoirist. Her essays about motherhood are hilarious, heartbreaking, and edgy." Newsweek "Nuanced and thoughtful... Waldman is often an astute commentator on contemporary parenting." Boston Globe "Waldman hates to hold back, and that trait serves her well inBad Mother." The Washington Post "Bound to stimulate ferocious discussion." San Francisco Chronicle "Waldman is a courageous and talented writer. Her greatest accomplishment in this book is to take her experience--some of our worst fears--and make it something we can understand.... Isn't that a mother's real job?" Susan Cheever,The Daily Beast "Fascinating.... If she's honest, every mother will see herself reflected in the pages of this book."The Anniston Star "Waldman writes in these well-fashioned essays how a mother's best intentions frequently go awry.... [her] frank revelations are chatty and sure to delight." Publishers Weekly "This is not only a wonderfully written book, but I think it may also be a book of great salvation for many women. Most of the mothers I know (the honest ones, the tired ones, the confused ones) will see themselves reflected in these wise pages, and will find long-overdue comfort here." Elizabeth Gilbert, author ofEat, Pray, Love "Ayelet Waldman writes cleanly and thoughtfully about motherhood as both an experience and a spectator sport. Bad Motheris blunt, wry, prescriptive and pleasurable." Meg Wolitzer, author ofThe Ten-Year Nap "Ayelet Waldman's sane perspective on the challenges of motherhood comes as a relief. I relished her graceful language, self-mocking humor, her clear, if sometimes painful, insight. And I admire herdeeplyfor the bracing honesty that redeems it all." Peggy Orenstein, author ofWaiting for Daisy "Ayelet Waldman writes about motherhood the way women live it: Not only as parents, but also as wives, professionals, and most touchingly, former children. Written with humor, insight, generosity, and unflinching honesty,Bad Motheris for anyone who has - or has been - a child." Pamela Paul, author ofParenting, Inc.andThe Starter Marriage, "This is not only a wonderfully written book, but I think it may also be a book of great salvation for many women. Most of the mothers I know (the honest ones, the tired ones, the confused ones) will see themselves reflected in these wise pages, and will find long-overdue comfort here." Elizabeth Gilbert, author ofEat, Pray, Love "Ayelet Waldman's sane perspective on the challenges of motherhood comes as a relief. I relished her graceful language, self-mocking humor, her clear, if sometimes painful, insight. And I admire herdeeplyfor the bracing honesty that redeems it all." Peggy Orenstein, author ofWaiting for Daisy, "This is not only a wonderfully written book, but I think it may also be a book of great salvation for many women. Most of the mothers I know (the honest ones, the tired ones, the confused ones) will see themselves reflected in these wise pages, and will find long-overdue comfort here." Elizabeth Gilbert, author ofEat, Pray, Love "Ayelet Waldman writes cleanly and thoughtfully about motherhood as both an experience and a spectator sport. Bad Motheris blunt, wry, prescriptive and pleasurable." Meg Wolitzer, author ofThe Ten-Year Nap "Ayelet Waldman's sane perspective on the challenges of motherhood comes as a relief. I relished her graceful language, self-mocking humor, her clear, if sometimes painful, insight. And I admire herdeeplyfor the bracing honesty that redeems it all." Peggy Orenstein, author ofWaiting for Daisy "Ayelet Waldman writes about motherhood the way women live it: Not only as parents, but also as wives, professionals, and most touchingly, former children. Written with humor, insight, generosity, and unflinching honesty,Bad Motheris for anyone who has - or has been - a child." Pamela Paul, author ofParenting, Inc.andThe Starter Marriage
