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The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted: And Other Small Acts of Liberation | 
| Author: Elizabeth Berg
Publisher: Random House
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 8153
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 5.6 x 0.9
ISBN: 1400065097
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781400065097
ASIN: 1400065097
Publication Date: April 15, 2008
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Product Description
Exhilarating short stories of women breaking free from convention
Every now and then, right in the middle of an ordinary day, a woman rebels, kicks up her heels, and commits a small act of liberation.
What would you do, if you were going to break out and away? Go AWOL from Weight Watchers and spend an entire day eating every single thing you want–and then some? Start a dating service for people over fifty to reclaim the razzle-dazzle in your life–or your marriage? Seek comfort in the face of aging, look for love in the midst of loss, find friendship in the most surprising of places?
Imagine that the people in these wonderful stories–who do all of these things and more–are asking you: What would you do, if nobody was looking?
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| Customer Reviews: Read 19 more reviews...
 Self indulgent, whiny, and poorly written September 6, 2008
I felt this book was such a whiny, self indulgent book that was one step down from hackneyed chick lit. It was more like chick lit meets "fictional" self-help. I thought it was corny, silly, poorly written, simplistic, and not worth the time it takes to read.
 These are the dreams of the everyday housewife August 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Elizabeth Berg returns with a collection of stories of women in everyday life. From twelve year old Janey on the move with her family from Texas to North Dakota, to seventy five year old Helen Donnelly feeling like she doesn't fit in with her family anymore...these portraits are of women in everyday life. Berg has the ability to bring both hilarity and pathos to these portraits without making her characters cartoonish. What makes this book so readable are the humanity of these characters and the familiarity of their lives. My favorites....Agnes working at her dating service faced with the prospect of coming face to face with her first love and the woman who falls off the weigh Watcher's wagon for a day. The dialog rings true and this book will make you smile and nod your head in recognition. This book is worth the purchase price simply for the Helen Donnelly's internal rant about needing more guilt and shame....very unPC, but I confess I have had those thoughts myself.
Left me wishing for more August 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've never been a fan of short stories or essays, always searching for a
good long saga of a book! But, I have to change my mind about this one. There is a delightful slice of life in each and every story. I've read all Elizabeth Berg has written, loved all the books and always am waiting for the next one. While waiting for the "next novel", I recommend you read this smaller book and hope you will love it as much as I did. The writing is personal in a way that often makes you feel the author is writing about your life and your experiences. I loved every minute of it! Thanks Elizabeth Berg~!!
 The Day I Read Whatever I Want August 2, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Short stories, some more interesting to me than others. Definitely for a female of "a certain age."
Fun! Poignant! July 25, 2008
This is the Elizabeth Berg I love- I loved her earlier stories, started to get a little disillusioned for a while, and this reminds me of her writing voice that originally drew me in.
These short stories really engage you in the characters life. The details, nuances, it's really remarkable how real they seem. Some are sad, some are funny, one or two are (sorry) boring. But overall, I really liked this book. Its a different format than her other books I've read but if you like Elizabeth Berg, I dont think you will be dissapointed.
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