511 Things Only Women Understand, by Lorraine Bodger

Retrieved from: my shelves, a gift from last Christmas
0760741573, 2001
Suggested by: Linda
My Ratings: 6 Merit, 5 Interest, 5 Fun

I've been reading this off and on for 8 months, and finally just finished it. It's really only a list, over 250 pages of things "women know." OK, but nothing spectacular. It's the typical "feel good about being a woman in superficial ways" shtick.

For instance, the last page says:

509
How to share a secret.
And how to keep one.

510
How to listen for the story
behind the story.

511
How to be perfect.

I understand tongue-in-cheek, but really now...

There are some good ones, ones I can relate to: "The impossibility of getting in and out of the backseat of a two-door car gracefully" and "That a Mother's Day gift, though nice, is only a small drop in a very large bucket."

Then there are the "huh??" ones, like these (and number 511 above): "Taking a month to find the right shoes and handbag" and "Why it takes a minimum of five products to make up your face."

Please. I've checked: I'm a woman. I don't understand those last two either.