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Summary: I'd Rather Cry,This Book Was So Bad.
Review: I've never written a review on any book I've ordered before, but this one is so bad, I had to.This is not a book, it's a long therapy session for a very sick person. The way she talks about her mother is disgusting, her mother was a mentally ill person, and Linda felt the best way to treat her was to punch her in the face? She is so hostile and angry, and it shows on every page. Linda Richman needs the help, not us. How this woman ever got this book published is beyond me. She should pay US for reading the book. I would like to return it, because I certainly wouldn't lend it to anyone I consider a friend. You can reduce the price, but you can't reduce the harm that comes from reading a book like this. Linda Richman, you should be ashamed of yourself.
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Summary: By far, the biggest piece of fakery I have ever read.
Review: This book is a poor excuse for a self-help book. Linda Richman is a phony who seems to be riding on the coattails of her son in law's fame. She is obviously a very damaged person herself, and the anger and bitterness in her book is a reflection of that.She should have been happy to have been the subject of Mike Myer's coffee talk, and left it at that. What a waste of time.
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Summary: MAKING LEMONADE OUT OF LEMONS
Review: I just finished reading this remarkable book by this remarkable woman. i never read a book like this where someone who had nothing but one tragedy after the other could find joy in life as linda does. i loved her stragedies for coping and will use them in my own life. her pity party is just the best thing i ever read. most people tell you to pull yourself up by the boot straps but linda says, hey, feel bad when you feel bad and enjoy yourself. she says what people think but don't have the courage to say it.
i recommend this book for anyone who has suffered loss or has just had a bad day, bad week, bad year. you will laugh and cry at the same time. buy this book as a gift.
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Summary: A MUST READ
Review: this is a very touching and funny book. linda had to overcome some enormous obstacles and yet has a very skewed and funny way of seeing things. her relationship with her mother was difficult and she pulls no punches about that. what i loved was that this book is honest, gut wrenching and humorous all at the same time. linda sees life as i wish i did. as rosie o'donnell said in the introduction, linda is who she is and by being herself she enhances everyones life around her. i wish i could know her. her strength and courage is catching.
i read this book in one day and was left wanting more.ihope she writes more and more and more.
i was lucky enough to be at lindas lectures and i laughed and cried the whole time. at the book signing she was warm and gracious and compassionate. i feel very lucky to have found linda and this wonderful book.
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Summary: You're probably already too healthy to bother with this
Review: Perhaps this book can be of some help to some people but I rather doubt it. I think potential readers need to be forewarned that there is very little of subtance in this book. I completely agree with several other reviewers who were bothered by Ms. Richman's continual berating of her dead mother and disconcerted by her questionable behavior, e.g lying to Dixie Carter, money hang-ups, fear of dentistry, etc. While none of us are perfect, few of us profess to be able to tell others how to live.. and get paid for it.
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Summary: Pretty funny stuff - somehow
Review: This book mainly deals with death of someone you love and not much else about life. Somehow, it is pretty funny stuff. The author's style of writing, which is just like her style of talking (free flowing trains of thought) make you feel like you are talking to someone you know well. There are some inspiring stories in the book and I think people who have had a recent death of a family member will be able to relate well. When you are in that situation, you only want someone to talk to and understand what you are going through. You want someone to cry with and someone who knows how you feel inside. This book serves that purpose well. I also highly recommend "Open Your Mind, Open Your Life" by Taro Gold. Excellent.
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Summary: Encouraging story of dealing with life hardships
Review: I listened to the audio version and found Linda Richman down to earth and filled with life wisdom. She explains hardships she's had in life (was afraid to leave her apartment for years, death of her son, verbally abusive mother)and then goes on to explain how she deals with each one and is able to maintain a positive outlook. One of her main points is that when life gets tough, you must allow yourself to grieve, but then you need to go on with life and do the things you enjoy and still have fun with the people in your life. After listening to her, I was able to put my own daily stresses and problems into perspective. I will listen to it again. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Inspiring story of a woman who keeps bouncing back
Review: I very much enjoyed Linda Richamn's I'D RATHER
LAUGH . . . she is the mother-in-law of comedian Mike
Meyers--and the basis behind his "coffee talk"
caricature . . . she has had a tough life, by
anybody's standards, but has managed to keep bouncing
back . . . how she did so is the basis of this book, which has
much practical advice . . . there are also many stories that
show you that the human spirit is always capable of
laughter--even after great sorrow . . . I recommend it highly. Among the memorable passages:
I took my first plane ride ever, to Washington, D.C. Then I
started flying everywhere. I became a life junkie. I just felt
reborn. That's where I learned one of the most important
principles of my life: You can do anything over again. Just
spend eleven years stuck inside your apartment? It takes only
one step outside and you're reading to start fresh! The do-over
was born. Here's all I know about pain: Nobody wants any, and everybody
gets some. That's all anybody knows about pain right there
in one little sentence. Fun is good for you! You need fun! See that couple with the
child in the institution? They needed fun? It didn't make a bit
of difference in their problems. But overall, it made their lives
a little better. Before, they just had misery. Now they have
misery and fun. Isn't that better? That's exactly what life
is all about--misery and fun. You're going to get the first part whether you want it or not. So you had better make sure you
get the second part too.
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Summary: This book changed my life!
Review: I wasn't prepared to like Linda Richman's "I'd Rather Laugh." I hate self help books. But this masterpiece gave me the courage to laugh again. My life has been filled with strife and suffering, yet Linda taught me how to get through it and to thrive. While I was once an unhappy and bitter woman, I am now joyful and serene. All from reading this book! I would recommend Linda's book to anyone, anywhere. I can assure you it will be the most powerful read of your life. It will guide you in transcending your woes, and make you a better person. It did me. Thank you, Linda. Thank you.
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Summary: It's better the second time around
Review: I have just read I'd Rather Laugh for the second time. In the wake of the nations terrorism attack I decided to reread Linda Richman's book. I was full of fear for my husband,child and myself and afraid to send my daughter to school I had a knot in my stomach. I also did not want to get dressed and go out I took my daughter to school in my pajamas an came home and went back to bed. I decided this was not the way I wanted to live and if anyone could get me rejuvinated it was Linda Richman. As I started to reread the book I was starting to feel better I did not want to feel immobilized and after I finished the last chapter I felt like I was jump started and able to go on. I took a deep breath and went out met a couple of my friends who felt the same as I did. I told them get this book I just read for the second time I'd Rather Laugh and it will make you feel like yes I can overcome.
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