Loh’s tone is breezy and self-deprecating—it’s like having a glass of wine or a long phone call with your witty, goofy friend. Because the narrative is loosely structured, you can read straight through or just dip into an essay when the mood strikes ... I wish that Loh had riffed on her amazing jumble of a creative life, and how switching genres works, or doesn’t work, for her. But maybe that’s a wish for Loh to write another book.
... zingy anecdotal entries ... hilarious detail. [Loh's] warm, chatty, stream-of-consciousness style will attract book clubs as well as those looking for reassurance that they, too, are doing OK despite unsuccessful stabs at homemaking and dealing with hot flashes. Fans of her previous memoirs and of her bite-sized NPR podcast, The Loh Down on Science, will scramble to pick this up and dive back into Loh’s world.
... let-it-all-hang-out essays ... Loh’s voice is laugh-out-loud hilarious, and her fun house perspective on the foibles of middle age are intelligent and effervescent. Fans of her previous memoir and her NPR program The Loh Down on Science will delight in this outing.
... lighthearted ... Loh jumps around quite a bit, moving in her offbeat way through a wide variety of topics ... the author injects enough wit to make the subjects entertaining. However, it often seems like Loh is unsure of how to get from point A to point B, and many of the topics receive too little exploration. Although the reading is fast-paced and sometimes funny, most of these anecdotes of the mundane are unremarkable ... A mildly amusing collection for the author’s fans.
