She Got Up Off the Couch: And Other Heroic Acts from Mooreland, Indiana Audiobook

" Author from New Castle Indiana "

" Compilation of random true stories from a girl growing up in a small town. She is a very witty storyteller and I laughed at several of her comparisons (we share the same fondness for items that are miniaturized). Wa a little slow at some parts and I did skip some chapters. "

" Not as great as "A Girl Named Zippy," but I just had to continue reading about Haven Kimmel's life. I wouldn't recommend it on it's own, but as a follow-up to "Zippy," it's a must. Although, I'm still a little confused as to what happened to her dad in the end... "

" This is sort of like Kimmel's first memoir, but much more. She takes the genre and motivates it, gives it a true reason to be a real conclusion. The ending knocked my socks off, once I realized what had happened. It was good, very good. "

" Since I re-read Zippy for book club, I wanted to read this one again as well. More dark than the first because she is growing up and understanding more, but the story of her mom going back to college is so inspirational. "

" I LOVED every page of this book!! It was almost a Junie B. Jones meets Mary Ellen Edmunds for grownups--though I was often reading passages to my children w/ tears of laughter in my eyes. Even w/ books I love, I am usually laughing in my head, but the bed wouldn't stop jiggling whenever I had this, and Brian could never tell if I was laughing at the show he'd be watching, or my book--it was SOOOO laugh out loud hilarious, but still enough real-life poignant enough to be rich. It felt so hearty good and normal to see I wasn't alone in doing crazy weird things as a child, and I had to keep telling myself that the amazingness was not really in the events, but in her delicious telling of them all. So refreshingly different and hearty, I can't wait to grab her other stuff!! "

" Sweet, positive memoir of a sad childhood. "

" Sequel to Zippy... also very good, and inspirational. "

" Better than Zippy! It's a story that many people can relate to, whether you're from the Midwest or any other part of the country. "

" In the same vein as A Girl Named Zippy, but with a definite tinge of melancholy (or foreshadowing of impending disaster?)that Zippy doesn't have. Mostly because she is older in this book, I suppose, and more aware of the world around her. Definitely still laughed until I cried, several times. "

" Loved this book. A must read. "

" the story of haven kimmels mother is good, but not as good as haven's own "

" I am not always a big fan of humorous essays, but I did enjoy this one! "

" women are awesome, it is never to late to start over and tell that big galoot you married to fix his own fucking dinner, you've got things to do "

" Much better than "A Girl Named Zippy." I found myself laughing hysterically during this book, but was also much more impressed with the overall story in this one, the chronology and the subject matter. Definitely recommend it. "

" I laughed out loud more at a Girl Name Zippy. This was more bittersweet. Definitely worth a read. "

" Follow up to "Zippy" book and this woman is truly amazing. How many others are just sitting on the couch waiting for the right moment... "

" this was darker and less laugh out loud funny than A Girl Named Zippy but still really good and really funny. "

" Further adventures of a "Girl Named Zippy". Loved it! "

" another slam dunk. the sequel to Zippy. another must read. you will be hooked and love zippy "

" nice,clean,work "

" the sequel to A Girl Named Zippy, about the feminist awakening of Zippy's mother during the 1970's. Mom learns to drive, goes to college and gets a job. I didn't want this book to end. "

" Not as funny as the first. Like a lot of memoirs, the last 1/3 of the book isn't very interesting. "

" Satisfying sequel to Zippy; I enjoyed hearing more about this unusual family and fun-loving girl. "

" Haven Kimmel is at her best when she chronicles her childhood! Love it. "

" Haven Kimmel is funny. I would like to hang around with her. "

" Listened to the audio version and loved it. Read by the author. "

" Hilarious follow up to a Girl Called Zippy. LOVED this book. "

" Sequel to A Girl Named Zippy. Kimmel is such a good writer I want to try her fiction now. Not quite as good as Zippy, but good too. "

" the story of haven kimmels mother is good, but not as good as haven's own "

" It started laugh out loud funny and progressed into a deeply moving story. Told through short stories from the author's coming of age self, Kimmel's follow up memoir to A Girl Named Zippy is one of my new favorites! "

" I really liked this book. It made me think about families and parents on many different levels. Really a great book to read. "

" There were some seriously funny stories in this book. I really enjoyed the author's 9-13 year old perspective. "

" Loved it, loved it. Just as much fun, just as warm, just as real as Zippy. She writes as a child and as an adult at the same time. Beautiful. "

" This book was not near as good as the first (A girl named Zippy) Reading it sunk me into a further depression. "

" I loved this book. It is much more somber than A Girl Named Zippy as you get a closer look at her horribly dysfunctional home life. I cheered for her mother while I wanted to weep for Zippy. I am still in awe of the author's writing style. "