Happens Every Day: An All-Too-True Story Audiobook

" Woman gets cheated on (in real life) and this is her story. Reads like she's telling it to you over a bottle of wine. You are horrified -- and hooked. "

" Although a sad story, Gillies keeps the reader engaged with her warmth and subtle humor. "

" Wish she went more into what happened after her husband left... "

" Another NPR best of 2009 recommended book, that I could have easily not read. Poorly written, self indulgent story of a priviledged actress, former 17 cover girl going through a divorce. It sounds as though she was more in love with the asthetic of the life she shared as a Poetry prof. wife than actually in love with the true man. It is of course, a sad tale when a marriage ends abruptly and someone just stops loving you. Most single moms though don't have the luxury of returning to an apartment overlooking central park to raise their children.... "

" Can't say I would recommend this. I couldn't relate to someone who put a man on such a high pedestal, especially a man who is emotionally toxic and self centered. It was a disappointing read. "

" This is not a story with a happy ending. You know that from the very beginning, so I'm not spoiling anything. It's a story about a marriage bust-up, with kids and all. There's nothing cheery about it. Neither of the parties involved come out looking particularly good. He did end up leaving his wife for another woman, but even she seems equivocal (at least in my view) about the extent to which something was actually going as the marriage fell apart. Then again, maybe it's because she never really knew. What Isabel Gillies does manage to convey so convincingly is the rapidity of the decline...it's all over within four months. Without his side of the story, it's difficult to assess how long he had really been unhappy--the answer to that question might explain the rapid decline. In some ways, this memoir seems her attempt to find the answer to those unanswerable questions: when did it start to disintegrate? what did I do wrong? The reasons why she asks these, however, remain puzzling to me. She's now happily remarried...while picking over the detritus of her previous marriage may be therapeutic for her (and vaguely interesting for her readers as she does write well), there are certainly those left in Ohio (surely) who know exactly who she's writing about. As she says, Oberlin was (is) a small community. "

" This book really requires two separate ratings--the average of which means nothing. The writing is so painfully bad it is it's own kind of douleur exquise. But the story is so compelling, and told so unselfconsciously I could not bear to be away from it until it was finished. It's my kind of sordid. Hurts. So. Good. Follow up with a re-watch of "Metropolitan." And if you haven't seen "Metropolitan," lucky you getting to see it for the first time. "

" This book is hard to get out of your head. It's even harder when you realize that it's a true story. Gut-wrenching to read, but thank God for the Eqilogue containing an update written a few years after the book ends. "

" This was ok - the lady was a wimp! "

" Got very frustrated with the author's way of writing. Also felt in the beginning she was trying to make us all believe her life was completely perfect then it fell apart and then it was more of being made to feel like a door mat "

" Read it in a night, last night. A story about the unpredictability of the human heart. The irony that yesterday was Valentine's Day just hit me. "

" In the blink of an eye it can all unravel. This book gives you one woman's story about how it all came apart and how she survived. "

" zzzzzzzzz. I think she got a book contract because people would recognize her from Law & Order. "

" really interesting. the kind of story that sucks you in and stays with you after you finish it. "

" I picked this book up at Starbucks~~true story about a failed marriage.I felt like this was happening to my girlfriend. Enjoyed every minute of this book. "

" Not my cup of tea but if you like biographies than it's okay. "

" It been a very long time since I last read a book in one sitting. This book was simple and sad, yet extremely compelling. "

" It happens everyday, but it still sucks when your husband leaves you for another woman. The story is heartbreaking and illuminating at the same time. I felt like I was having a conversation with Isabel Gillies over coffee, rather than reading about how her life was crumbling. Beautifully written. "

" very sad and very true. "

" Anyone who has been divorced should read this book. Anyone who has a friend or family member that is getting divorced or has been through a divorce, should read this. It gives good insight into what might truly be going on that others on the outside don't know about. "

" I really enjoyed this memoir. It was a touching story and I felt I could really connect with the characters. "

" moves fast but story is a little bland, self-absorbed "

" Good account of loss of love/divorce. "

" True story of the end of a marriage, written by the sort of nuts wife who used to be on Law and Order. "

" It isn't the best writing but I couldn't put the book down! I guess I like sad and heartbreaking stories... "

" I was surprised by how much I liked this book. Feels very honest and could have been trite or same old story but it rose above that. I highly recommend. "

" The author is so likable. Reading this book was like listening to someone you grew up with. It was hard to put down. I've loaned this book or given it as a gift to many friends. "

" A bit self-serving; girl meets married man, man marries girl, man finds another girl, (SURPRISE!) divorces and leaves wife surprised and amazed that her life was not the one she dreamed she had. Quick read and I guess it happens every day, but I did not feel especially sorry for the author. "

" Does is get any more candid? What a great book. So open and honest about something that happens....well..everyday. "

" This was ok - the lady was a wimp! "

" Loved it. LOVED it. That's all I can say...and it really does happen every day. "

" Good story, nothing spectacular. Liked the Oberlin, OH setting! "

" Enjoyed the read for the most part. I felt compelled to read this all the while knowing that it would cut to close to the bone for me (former life.) "

" Such a well told story. I appreciated her honesty and raw emotions. "