Book Title: ‘Tis the Season to Feel Inadequate; Holidays, Special Occasions and Other Times Our Celebrations Get Out of Hand by Dorothy Rosby
Category: Adult Non-Fiction (18+) , 258 pages
Genre: Humorous Essay
Publisher: Unhinged Press
Release date: November 2022
Content Rating: G – appropriate for general audience as defined above
Christmas comes but once a year; chaos never ends! Happy Halloween, merry Christmas and joyful Lumpy Rug Day. We didn’t make that up. Lumpy Rug Day is celebrated every May 3, though “celebrated” might be too strong a word. It’s the American way to create a celebration for everything, then turn it into a chore or worse, a nightmare. ’Tis the Season to Feel Inadequate is a collection of humorous essays about holidays, special occasions and other times our celebrations make us feel not-so-celebratory. It’s understanding for those who think Christmas form letters can be honest—or they can be interesting. And it’s empathy for anyone who’s ever gotten poison ivy during Nude Recreation Week or eaten all their Halloween candy and had to hand out instant oatmeal packets to their trick-or-treaters.
Book Review:
Some wise wordsI need to hear right now, now if I can only internalize and apply them.
Did you ever watch “Bad Moms Christmas?” If not, you should, but these essays felt like the lessons of Bad Moms in essay format.
Where does all of this pressure come from around the holidays and other big family events? And how can we reign in our own anxiety and irrational expectations?
To say your will laugh at this book is an understatement. Dorothy Rosby is irreverent in the absolute best way, with quippy lines and hysterical observations. And this is not just a Christmas book. This is a collection of essays for the whole year. Don’t miss the Valentine’s Day poems.
While I wouldn’t suggest trying to read this in one sitting, each essay on its own as you need it will help keep you grounded during over the top seasonal festivities. Dorothy Rosby uses to sattire and sarcasm get to bring us some down to earth, funny reminders.
It’s hard to put into words what I loved about ‘Tis the Season to Feel Inadequate. I’ll let the author’s own words help explain it:
“A family is like a pile of cockleburs. They stick together but they can poke each other a little bit too. Don’t let that spoil your gathering.”
Dorothy Rosby is a syndicated humor columnist and the author of four books of humorous essays. She’s the 2022 global winner of the Erma Bombeck Writers Competition, sponsored in part by the Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop. She lives in the Black Hills of South Dakota, 20 miles from Mount Rushmore, something she’s very proud of though she’s not on it—yet.
Connect with the Author: website ~ twitter ~ facebook ~ bookbub ~ goodreads
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Thank you so much for taking the time to read and review “Tis the Season Amy! I appreciate it! And I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Wishing you a wonderful holiday season and a terrific 2023!