OUCH. This was terrifying and mortifying and really, really difficult to read - I can't imagine how Stadtmiller felt while writing it. Her writing was great - the way she draws readers into each and every moment, her laugh-out-loud descriptions at times, the raw emotion coming through the pages. And I'm glad that by the end of the book she seemed to be in a better headspace. But man, this was a rough ride.

This was an interesting read that I read in a couple of sittings spaced pretty far apart. I may need to reread it but what I can remember, I enjoyed reading about her life and can appreciate her POV.

I laughed, I cried, and felt alive while reading this book. It always helps when you feel like you can related while reading a memoir, I appreciated Mandy's candid telling of her story and didn't fluff everything to make herself look a certain way. It was raw, real, thoughtful and very well written. We live in a time where women need to be able to build each other up and make each other feel that they don't need to live a particular way in order to be living a happy and fulfilled life. People are different and that is what makes each of us special, we all matter and contribute something in our own unique way. Applause to Mandy and her thought-provoking book.

It was a quick read. I liked the writing style and would recommend the book to others looking for a quick, enjoyable read.

The memoir for all of the would-be Carrie Bradshaws of the world to see what the real life fairytale is wrought from. Great story and descriptions, real, raw, honest.

I need to preface this review with the caveat that I am not a Mandy Stadtmiller fan. I never have been. Her column in the Post was a hate read for me for many years. I also saw her standup a few times and did not find her funny in the least. Her writing on xojane was avoided. I found her crass and just plain unlikeable. THAT BEING SAID....Unwifeable is a very open and honest memoir about her life and struggles with self acceptance.

YES, there are tales of sex. YES, there are drunken antics that are just downright stupid. YES, the names being dropped make you reevaluate your feelings towards certain people. But with all of that, there is redemption, there is change. Mandy is honest about her sobriety and addictions. She was a good time party girl, struggling with the pressures and pain that she inflicted onto herself. New York will chew you up and spit you out. It happened to me. It happened to Mandy. And...we both have picked up those pieces and fought back.

This is a redemption story that is still very much being worked on. Mandy Stadtmiller is a talented writer, when she's being honest with her readers and herself.

Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and Mandy Stadtmiller for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I was given in advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review. I had requested this book because I loved XO Jane to death and because Cat Marnell's memoir was entertaining as hell. Unfortunately, this book is luridd without being entertaining , and just feels like I read somebody's AA 4th step or sat in on somebody's therapy session . I felt uncomfortable, not enlightened . Not sure what she was trying to achieve, but I don't think she achieved it

Unwifeable is a narrative of a woman hell bent on self destruction. She drank herself into stupors, had raunchy sexual escapades, and doped up on drugs and then wrote all about it for the NY Post. It's also sad that Stadtmiller valued herself so little that she imbibed in the dissolute rituals. In the end, she turns it around and finds her salvation, in more ways than one.

Enjoyed this read. It was a quick read. I finished it in a day. Mandy doesn't hold anything back. She makes excellent points about self worth and as a therapist, I may have to borrow her black box analogy. It's very spot on and I think no matter your relationship history, you can relate to the concept she presents here.

Funny but a bit cringe-worthy. Sometimes a bit hard to read, knowing she allowed certain things to happen. Overall good.

"Unwifeable" is a tell all written by some writer who works for the New York Post which I assume from the book is some kind of tabloid. I have no idea, I live in Texas. I've never been to New York. I've never even heard of The New York Post before I read this book. The author writes about name drop after "This is what I did when I got drunk and I can't stop getting drunk." after name drop after "I feel like such a FRAUD hanging out with my high society boyfriend and his high society friends." after whiny upper middle class white girl crap that makes me want to find her and kinda punch her in the face. I wouldn't recommend this book to my worst enemy let alone anyone I would even come close to considering a friend.

Legit un-putdownable. I really admire Mandy's commitment to doing the work on herself and to telling her whole, uncensored story with a journalist’s eye and a memoirist’s heart. It was sexy and sad and inspiring and very, very funny! I submitted this blurb to the editor for the book jacket:

“For anyone who’s ever felt unloved, unknown, or unseen, Mandy Stadtmiller’s Unwifeable casts a long blonde lifeline and reels you in with a mix of radical self-awareness, A-list anecdotes, and filthily funny punchlines. At once an inspiring coming-of-age story, a visceral addiction memoir, and an extended gossip column full of bold-face names—like its brash-yet-sensitive, goofy-yet-glamourous author, Unwifeable amounts to much more than the sum of its fascinating parts. I couldn’t put it down.”

I'll peg this one in my next TinyLetter: www.tinyletter.com/sarahknight