Maybe It's Just Me: Adventures in Emotional Mayhem

By Jody Lee Lee Cartier

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570721629
• ISBN13: 9781570721625
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Overmountain Press
• Length: 89 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

a pleasant little read

Just the other day, I had the good fortune to chat with the author at a book signing. The quick wit and good humor that I was privy to during that chat is contained, undistilled, within the pages of this book.Ms. Cartier approaches the banalities of everyday life along with the vicissitudes offered by the same with a somewhat cynical, oft sarcastic, but always "real" point of view, and her work, thankfully, is not mired in bathos thereby. Much like a conversation with a good friend, it never fails to be both genuine and natural. Readers looking to bridge the gap between Dennis Miller and Dave Barry can find in Ms. Cartier the perfect hypotenuse, if you will, if but one with a slightly deranged angle.

Loved it, laughed 'till I cried

Ok, there I was just sitting in my underwear and reading this book. Actually if you must know-and I do think it is relevant-I was in the bathroom reading this book. I began to laugh so hard that my guests yelled through the door, "Are you ok?" I came out of the bathroom adjusting my clothes and told them that this book is hilarious. They wanted to see it and now I've lost my copy to them. I'll have to buy another. This book is not only funny, it is insightful and thought provoking. Nothing too serious, just interesting. ...a great look at human behavior. Jody Lee Cartier's observations of herself are refreshing. I didn't find all the answers to life's questions; however, I sure do enjoy knowing that someone else is having a sojourn like mine. This is a book that you can read one little vignette at a time or all at once. If you enjoy snippets of thought or reading about someone laughing at themselves, you'll love this book. And so will your close friends-it is that time of year you know!

It isn't just her!

Everybody has to endure the slings and arrows of daily living. Most of us hunker down and wait for life to get better. Jody Cartier dosen't simply endure, she embraces life, the good and the bad, and writes about it in this collection of essays. This book is about thoughts most of us have; the author articulates those thoughts in a thoughtful, wry and funny voice. Who has not wondered about the road not taken, about the mpact one tiny decision has on your life? Read about the $418.89 emery board. Everybody has had a day that spun out of control but not everybody could write about it in a funny way. I laughed out loud several times when I read this book. When I finished the book, I resolved to try to find the inherent humour in my life that Cartier finds in hers.