The Madwoman and the Roomba
My Year of Domestic Mayhem
by Sandra Tsing Loh
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Pub Date Jun 02 2020 | Archive Date May 31 2020
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Description
A comic exploration of a year in the life of an “imaginatively twisted and fearless” (Los Angeles Times) best-selling author.
Ah, 55. Gateway to the golden years! Professional summiting. Emotional maturity. Easy surfing toward the glassy blue waters of retirement. . . . Or maybe not? Middle age, for Sandra Tsing Loh, feels more like living a disorganized 25-year-old’s life in an 85-year-old’s malfunctioning body. With raucous wit and carefree candor, Loh recounts the struggles of leaning in, staying lean, and keeping her family well-fed and financially afloat—all those burdens of running a household that still, all-too-often, fall to women.
Whether battling with a mouse in her kitchen, prematurely freaking out about her daughters’ college applications, or overcoming the pitfalls of long-term partnership and the temptations of online goddess webinars, Loh somehow navigates the realities of what it means to be a middle-aged woman in the twenty-first century. By day’s end, we just might need a box of chardonnay and a Roomba to clean up the mess.
About the Author: Sandra Tsing Loh is a writer, performer, and radio commentator. Her work has been heard on NPR's Morning Edition and This American Life. She is a contributing editor to the Atlantic and teaches at the University of California, Irvine. She lives in Pasadena, California.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780393249200 |
| PRICE | $25.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 224 |
Featured Reviews
Michelle D, Reviewer
Available June 2, 2020
Adulting is hard. We all say it. We brag about doing laundry and putting it away the same day. Sometimes, the same week. But there is something to it. Not everyone is completely prepared for being an adult. The list of our responsibilities is endless and no matter how hard we try, we still screw up the things that seem so simple.
I was immediately drawn to this book for it's title. As a proud owner of a robotic vacuum, and well aware of it's pitfalls, think dog poo, I had to know what was going to happen when you paired said vacuum with a madwoman. Sandra Tsing Loh has turned 55 and is discovering that your age plays no part on your ability to adult. Parenting, careers, homeownership, friendships, and bills are still just as challenging at 55 as they are at 35. Raising an emotional teenager is always difficult, being 55 doesn't give you the magical ability to read their minds and figure out what they are truly trying to communicate. You can also be a little jealous of your friends who can magically plan flawless vacations, drive nicer cards, and get their kids into the best schools.
Loh holds nothing back in her essays on life, love, children and friendship in this hilarious and engaging collection. I was able to find something in each essay to connect to even though I couldn't be further away from a California living author and professor.
If you love glimpses into other's lives, this is a delightful collection covering everything from comic book conventions to finding your inner goddess.
Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read and review this title. All opinions and mistakes are my own.
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