tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post8634296244841732283..comments2024-03-27T12:04:11.802-07:00Comments on Bloggin' 'bout Books: Lamott's Griping Makes Grandparenting Memoir More Annoying Than AffectingSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-81617567292871615292012-07-29T20:19:49.823-07:002012-07-29T20:19:49.823-07:00A friend recommended Operating Instructions, but I...A friend recommended Operating Instructions, but I found Lamott's non-stop whining and self-pity intensely annoying, especially since she was blessed with a herd of minions who bought her groceries, did her laundry, and tended her baby months after she recovered from giving birth. She's supremely comfortable with allowing people to do things for her that she's entirely capable of doing for herself. I don't find neurotic navel-gazing princesses entertaining, so I won't be reading any more of her work.Katenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-69395550673481468082012-01-11T04:11:11.956-08:002012-01-11T04:11:11.956-08:00Rita - My thoughts exactly!Rita - My thoughts exactly!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-44209770567691926492012-01-10T13:27:54.517-08:002012-01-10T13:27:54.517-08:00I find myself in turmoil reading your review. I...I find myself in turmoil reading your review. I'm sure it's not easy being a grandmother, but it's also not easy being a mother with a disapproving mother/mother-in-law.Rita Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705211010768041660noreply@blogger.com