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The Late Bloomer's Revolution
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Amy Cohen always imagined that by age thirty she would be juggling a thriving career, a devoted English husband, and two adorable children who had shag haircuts and a room in their loft where they could play the drums. But at thirty-five, as she struggled to come to terms with the loss of her adored mother, she found herself "between jobs" (she'd been fired), "between boyfriends" (she'd been dumped), and "between apartments."
Amy felt as if her life was behind schedule...way behind. The more time passed, the more difficult it became for her to believe that she would ever come into her own. The only thing that made her feel hopeful-and even determined-was the idea that she might be a Late Bloomer. She kept telling herself that things would change, that everything would happen for her, just not in the time she expected.
As it turns out, she was right. Fresh, funny, and above all, real, THE LATE BLOOMER'S REVOLUTION is an irresistible memoir, and the perfect audiobook for anyone who hopes, as George Eliot so perfectly put it, that "it's never too late to be what you might have been."
Amy felt as if her life was behind schedule...way behind. The more time passed, the more difficult it became for her to believe that she would ever come into her own. The only thing that made her feel hopeful-and even determined-was the idea that she might be a Late Bloomer. She kept telling herself that things would change, that everything would happen for her, just not in the time she expected.
As it turns out, she was right. Fresh, funny, and above all, real, THE LATE BLOOMER'S REVOLUTION is an irresistible memoir, and the perfect audiobook for anyone who hopes, as George Eliot so perfectly put it, that "it's never too late to be what you might have been."
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I enjoyed this book. It was sort of like having a long conversation with a grumpy but funny friend. I felt like Amy Cohen did a really good job of keeping her tone light even when faced with the more serious events in the book. There were a few moments where I thought I might lose her as a character I liked - mostly when she was ruminating on her married friends and whether people who have kids really *are* that busy. (answer is yes - but you can't know that until you go through it.) Anyway - she kept my attention - and I was pretty amused the whole way through. It is a fast read - good to bring to the pool or the beach.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Eh. What can I say? I found this book in the dollar bin at Books-a-million, and frankly, didn't read the cover well enough to realize it was a memoir. To be honest, at times it felt like fiction. The author is obviously funny and that comes across in some really amusing descriptions and anecdotes (I especially liked the descriptions of and her interactions with her parents). But I must admit that at some point I started to feel like maybe I should just abandon this book. It is depressing, sad even. Though ironically, since I am a 36 year old married woman with 3 kids, it made me want to be single in Manhattan. Maybe I just felt like I could be a better single person than her? Overall I just wanted to finish the book. I found her too neurotic for me, and that's saying a lot! It also might have been an easier read if I was Jewish and had a greater understanding of that culture. I don't know how I feel about this book overall, but I can say that I'm happy it's done.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A funny/sad memoir of family and dating.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book disapointed me and depressed me at the same time. I did read the whole thing but would not recomend it. You may need prozac by the time you are done.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This memoir, which was a quick read, was both funny and poignant -- often both at the same time.Amy Cohen, formerly a writer/producer for the shows "Caroline in the City" and "Spin City" (neither of which I've seen)deals with with unemployment/underemployment, a temporary skin disease but one that is so visually bad that she isolates herself in her apartment, a dying mother, and constant singlehood. Sounds depressing and, for her, it definitely is. But, Cohen reflects on all this with a mostly humorous tone. Some of the characters almost seem like caricatures, though, and I would be thinking, "are there really people like that?" but then I'd think, "well, she *does* live in New York City...maybe so." (I haven't been there yet; but I did see it from the statue of Liberty).Even though Cohen finds herself constantly single (at one point she does get engaged but they break it off) and I'm a long-married person with three kids, some of what she had to say -- mostly her inner thought dialogues -- resonated with me. I happened across this book at the library book sale; I have to be honest and say I probably would not have otherwise even if I had been told what it was about. I'd have thought, "wow, that sounds too depressing". I'm glad I read it, though. It's the kind of book that females would relate to more than males would.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Late Bloomer’s Revolution by Amy Cohen is a memoir about a woman trying to find herself and what she had envisioned of her life becoming. She figured she would meet the love of her life, get married, have kids and live happily ever after. Come to find out, things would be completely different for her. All with in a short time period she broke up with the man she thought she was going to marry, lost her job, and had her mother die. After everything she had lived for just crumbled away before her eyes, she just couldn’t get her life back on the track she wanted, but decided to take a new route. Her father became a key figure in her life, and she got closer to him than ever before. She took on new challenges in her life that she never thought she would accomplish, and lived her life the way it happened, not how she had created in her mind. This book closely relates to our theme of utopias and dystopias because main character, Amy Cohen, had created a utopia in her mind. She dreamed that the way her life was supposed to be was finding her true love in her early twenties, keeping the job she had, having some kids shortly after, and living the fairy tale. She quickly learns that this isn’t always going to be the case, and has a hard time understanding that. She starts to think something is wrong with her, that she’s not good enough, pretty enough, funny enough, etc. to find a husband. In reality, nothing was wrong with her, she just wasn’t meant to live that life. Eventually, she learns to accept that and be happy with how her life turned out. I think this novel gives a lot of insight to the fact that there are so many priorities in our society that don’t necessarily have to be. It seems the majority of people see the goal of life, if you will, to be finding someone to spend it with. I think for some people this fits but not for all, and just because it may not fit you doesn’t mean the way your life turns out is wrong. Everyone is different, and creating a utopia based off what society envisions as ideal doesn’t make it ideal for you. This is an excellent book and I would recommend it to those who think they can handle it. I will admit it tended to get depressing at times. I feel it was this way because there is something about that story that wraps you up in it, and I got so involved that I felt like everything that was happening to her was happening to me. Although the realization in the end wasn’t as powerful as I was expecting, it was still very meaningful.
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