There were definitely things i didn't like about this book. But I feel like, that is true of any book.
I really enjoyed the word play, it was so loving and smooth. I feel like maybe my massive love of puns made me well suited to enjoy this book.
In a lot of ways i spent a long time identifying pretty heavily with Cora, who loves puns, is very romantic and demanding in a sideways sort of a way, and feels like she pushes lovers away because she expects what she sees as common sense responses, but then fails to realise differences, and then spends ages obsessing over how those differences make her incompatible. Her learned pessimism really struck a chord with me. She talks about the endless optimism from others that made her respond with pessimism to balance out, which is defos something i do. She has a lot of very talented and successful friends, and seems to me to be very competent, which is pretty much like a super power.
I dunno. It's just real good.
I liked it a lot.
Maybe you wont.
But anyways.
Going to try to find some more Carrie Fisher books.

Omg edit tho: heaps of people have reviewed this book and specifically rated it low because they hate puns! Boooooo! Hisssss!
Gonna put this higher out of spite.

Easily my favorite of Carrie's. A touching story beautifully written.

Ah, an interesting way to get into the head of Carrie Fisher. She writes very autobiographically. Entertaining, had some spots of quite the dry wit, but a bit too much information sometimes.

Well, as much as I enjoyed this book, good lord is it a mess. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it felt as if there was so much set up and by the time the book decided on being what it wanted to be, we were in the final stretch. Yet, there were moments in this book that really stuck with me, particularly Fisher's insights into long term, monogamous relationships, motherhood, and the ways in which a person bears witness to a loved one's debilitating illness with no hope of recovery. All in all, still a fun read.

A legfőbb bajom a könyvvel a beígért humor hiánya mellett az volt, hogy nem tudtam szimpatizálni Corával. Egyértelműen az ő hibájából nem működött Ray-jel a kapcsolata és nem is volt hajlandó semmit se tenni annak érdekében, hogy ez a dolog megváltozzon. Valamint én nem hiszem, hogy azok a barátságok, amikről itt szó van, az a rengeteg név, akiket Cora emleget, mint a barátait azokkal igazán mély, komoly, igaz kapcsolata lenne. De nekem sokszor tűnik úgy, hogy az amerikaiaknak ez a stílusa: minél több emberrel veszik körül magukat, annál inkább hiszik azt, hogy nincsenek egyedül. Pedig ez nem így van, valahol a legmélyén igazából senki se foglalkozhat ennyi emberrel igazán olyan szinten, amit barátságnak lehet nevezni. Persze én nem szólhatok, nekem nincs túl sok barátom, szóval nem tudhatom, lehet hogy működik ez is, csak nekem idegen a koncepció.

Azért akadtak a regényben komolyabb, szinte filozófikus hangulatú, nagyon jól megírt, találó részek, amikor a nő haldokló barátját kísérték az élete végéig, vagy hogy az Alzheimer kóros nagyapával utazgattak, meg néhol Cora levelei még meg nem született lányához is találón sikerültek.

Úgyhogy nem írnám le a könyvet, csak inkább más, mint amire számítottam.

Részletesen: http://olvasonaplo.net/olvasonaplo/2009/02/26/carrie_fisher_edes_gyermekem/

A lot has been said about Carrie Fisher--her talent, her humor, the iconic characters she carried--and I wanted to rediscover her writings. I was not disappointed. How we were ever blessed with a being so luminous and capable as her I'll never know.

Delusions of Grandma by Carrie Fisher (1994)