The Art of Not Having It All is the perfect memoir to read when you are waiting for a dishwasher to be installed at 3:30 to 7:00 on an icy day in Texas because it could not be installed by the men yesterday because the 50-year-old water cut-off would not turn and needed a plumber to fix first! I know how a single woman living alone feels. Melissa Kite hits the nail on the head again and again and makes you laugh and laugh just to keep from crying. I loved her many quirks and tales.

I couldn't get past the first chapter. The author is obsessed with finding a man and apparently doesn"t see that there are many, many more things in life to enjoy. Very disappointed.