I've done a little bit of digging around some of the reviews for this book and it seems to me the rating scale seems to be from DOES NOT AT ALL APPLY to YEP. EVERYTHING SHE SAYS IS ME. It's a little strange to see people docking stars because Amy has a life or personality they do not completely relate to. And yet, what she's created is somethng that lends itself very easily to that sort of comparisson.

I found myself laughing at and agreeing with many of Amy's entries. I worked out my Kindle's highlighter tool and even used a few of her ideas to work out some of my own, things I jotted down because I want to explore them in my own writing. I love this kind of dynamic writing. I love that she got me thinking and relating.

Sure, there were things that weren't at all true for me. I'm not married, I don't have children. Lots of things. This did not at all cheapen the experience for me, because either way, Amy has a way of simply describing things, of breaking things down into small, easily digested snippets. When she spoke, for instance, of understanding a little bit of what it might be like to lose a child, sort of like a light that goes out and never goes back, my heart hurt a little.

Does Amy have an ordinary life? I saw a few people taking exception to that description. Who is to say? She mostly hits on very ordinary topics, which is to say, UNIVERSAL things. Driving and working and interacting with other human beings. I don't mind the use of the word.

I read this book in small chunks, and I think it leads itself very well to that. I would recommend that you don't read it during long sittings, because the repeated entries might get a bit monotonous. It's perfect to read a few entries every night, or in between other books.

I really did love this and am pretty sure I will revisit it again.