Hmm. This book did not age well. As a 26yo myself I spent most of the book being annoyed with the main character.

3.5 stars. This book has its high points, but drags on forever without actually going anywhere, endlessly cycling through the same issues over and over.

• "Shall I kill myself now or later?"  

• "...the entire point of being female and having female friends is that however hideous, stupid, or unwise you look, act, or behave, they are biologically programmed to tell you you're wonderful, your hair looks fab, and that you did the right thing. It's their job!"  

• "I don't want to live like an ant, scurrying about my futile business until one day like any other, I'm crushed pointlessly, indiscriminately, under the black-booted foot of fate."  

• "I feel like a sparrow pecking at concrete in the hope of it yielding a worm."  

• "Tina is a prisoner to the cult of Adrian and my words are blasphemy. She feels guilty for talking to me, she says. Disloyal."  

• "I believe my horoscope for as long as it flatters — the moment it starts chiding is the moment I dismiss it as gobbledygook."  

• "...I believe any man who says the words 'Hey, steady there, angelsweet!' without irony should kill himself instantly to dispel the shame..."  

• "I never was a daddy's girl and now I never will be."  

• "Give me debts and a broken down car any day. At least I owe and drive badly how I want. And I'll never have to sit for another exam." 

A British book, which I just love because they're always doing things like "swanning off" and so forth. In this one a young woman's father dies and the book deals with her relationship repercussions afterward.

I did not love this one. The main character was a little too dumb and other characters were a bit too caricaturale. The thing with Tina is one example. The story line would have been stronger if she had been more developed as a chaarcter. Marian Keyes tackled it much better in [book:This Charming Man|2334751]. Lots of bodily functions and references to excretions. I mean, obviously they're part of life, but they appear often enough in this book that I noticed. Not sure I need a description of when a characters digs up his nose and wipes what he finds on his shirt, for example. Didn't seem to add much to the story. I started [book:Being Committed|33769] several times and could never get into it, so I'm concluding that Anna Maxted is not for me.

This book is marvelous. It has a perfect balance between humor and heart and entertained me thoroughly! I found the main character to be very relatable. At times, I thought the book dragged on a little bit but I also cram read it all in about four days when maybe it should have been spaced out a little more, so that may have been my fault. Overall, it's just a feel-good book. I knew it wouldn't completely break my heart or wouldn't make me have to over analyze what was happening which I liked--it was a very real life book for me, and with the added elements of comedy it became even better. I highly recommend you give this book a go!

this book was SO addictive! once i opened it i couldn't put it down. very reminiscent of the nanny diaries and such.

I picked up Anna Maxted’s Getting Over It because the cover looked interesting in part, but also because I am constantly admonishing my kids to “get over it” or “suck it up” so I connected to the title. I struggled with this book, but I can’t entirely say why. I will admit to skimming somewhere in the middle out of sheer desperation. I don’t really get the blurb on the cover – “Hilarious” -USA Today. Hmmm, not so much, no.

I think my major issue was that the main character seemed so self absorbed and completely in her own plane of existence. I think this feeling really was emphasized due to the book being written in the first person, it seemed like the pages were inundated with “I”s. (really – open the book to a random page and count the number of ”I”s on that page and you will get into the double digits) I get that she showed growth, sort of, matured, sort of, got over it, sort of… Anyway, not the book for me, but must have worked for many, many people because it was a National Bestseller (also on the cover) and an Independent Book Seller’s Book Sense Pick. {{shrugs}} Moving on..