I thought this was a great read. The beginning was really quite funny ~ surprising for such a tough topic. But, I thought an audio book was maybe not the way to go with this one. It seemed to drag once the humor fell away and she got back in to life. But, it was a nice little book.

I LOVED Crystal. I thought she would bug me but no, she became so important. I loved the description of the word "Whatever"!! Too funny. ( )

This novel tells of a widow who struggles to regain some measure of normalcy (with varying degrees of success). I was a little peeved when she would go out to eat at restaurants and attend theatre and then complain about not having enough money, but for the most part, she's a wonderfully human character, struggling through the loss of her husband, her house, her job, and her waistline. If she were a real-life person, I'd want to meet her for coffee. This novel balances the protagonist's hardships with many doses of humor, both wry and slapstick, and it delivers plenty of laughs. Although the book describes situations that are less-than-ideal -- that are tragic in many ways -- the book itself is neither depressing nor despairing. It simply tells the tale of a woman who, like any woman, is just trying to cope, and who finds sorrow, joy, and hilarity along the way. ( )

First third was depressing, characters became deeper in second third and then I was hooked by the end. Almost put it down in the beginning though - just realistically depressing ( )

Mom said she did not think I’d like this book

Great book about Sophie, a young widow and her mental collapses after her husband's death from cancer. Laugh out loud observations that are true to life, and I could feel the grief she had- I could taste it! She learns to deal with day to day life, complete with ups and downs and comes through very scathed, but alive. ( )