Didn't raise even a smile
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I'm pregnant with my second child, and read the great reviews here. I wanted something that sympathised and revelled in the ghastliness of pregnancy. But you don't get any of that here - a couple of fat jokes, but most of it is the author's presentation of her wacky friends and NCT acquaintances - who are not very funny caricatures. I have to say, even mumsnet threads are quite a bit wittier and quite a lot funnier.
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I can't believe how highly this was rated...
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Perhaps because I've never been pregnant, I didn't really find much to amuse me in this book - Giedroyc's comedy partner, Sue Perkins, I find is more witty and I wasn't entirely sure whether this book was fictionalised or not - given the story about her haircut on the inside, either story is made up, or the pictures on the cover have been faked ... little things like that annoy me...
I'm actually surprised that Mel has any friends, given what she writes in the book about one of them ...I don't really like bitchiness for the sake of it, either.
If I had a pregnant friend, I might pass this on to them - I'm sure junior would like it to teeth on, or something!
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A book to make you laugh!
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This book had me laughing and cringing all the way through, and when I had to put it down all I wanted to do was to pick it up again. I would recommend this book if you are pregnant or not, as it is a fun read.
I loved this book right from the beginning. It has quite short chapters as Mel takes us throughout the weeks up to the birth, talking about how she was feeling and what she was thinking.
This is definitely a must have book for your book collection!
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A must for every pregnant woman!
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I Love, Love, Loved this book when I was pregnant and have since recommended it to everyone I can! After reading numerous books and magazines about pregnancy telling me ' not to eat this, and not to do that' it was refreshing to read Mel's take on the whole thing and frequently had me in stitches (which was very embarrasing on the 8am packed train to London!). Buy this book, you won't regret it!!!!
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must have
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Most pregnancy books made me want to cry with all there is to know and remember. This book made me cry with laughter. My partner wouldn't let me read it in bed because I made the bed shake through laughing so much! I'm 33 weeks pregnant and I could associate with Mel's experiences and laugh at things I thought only I'd experienced. I read this book in about 3 sittings, but written in short chapters i.e. 109 days to go, so ideal for those with limited time or concentration span (one of the joys of pregnancy!)I've already passed this book on and am now going to order Mel's 'going ga ga'.
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