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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Sleep is for the Weak Review

Part of the allure of the blogosphere for moms is that they can read posts from other moms in the same stage of life or who have commonalities with the reader. The blogosphere isn't for everyone though. The thought of reading essays on the computer is not appealing to some people. That's why I was so interested in purchasing the book Sleep is For the Weak by blogger Rita Arens from Surrender, Dorothy and reviewing it for the Parent Bloggers Network. Rita put together a collection of essays from none other than bloggers.

I like this book for a variety of reasons. First of all, it's very easy to read. It's broken down into humerous categories like Never Sleeping Again or Personal Growth Blows which each have about 6 pieces in them. The essays are all different lengths with some as short as a paragraph and the longest just being a few pages. The idea is to be able to read each one whenever you can fit in the time, and since moms of young kids don't tend to have a lot of time, they're written accordingly.

The pieces in this book are also very honest and sometimes funny. It's easy to identify with the topics. State of Grace by Jenny Lauckfrankly describes how hard it is to work at home with kids. Nicole Richie Has Nothing On Me by Rita Arens describes what is what like to be pregnant and then a mother after having an eating disorder as a young adult. The Dinner Party by Joanna Polyn is a humorous story written from her daughter's point of view about the time she "relieved herself" is the middle of a dinner party.

I heard at BlogHer that Rita came up with this idea after asking her favorite bloggers to sign copies of their favorite blog posts that she had printed. The idea of an anthology of favorite blog posts was then born. Again, the new parents may be not be interested in the blogosphere for a variety of reasons, most significantly because they may not understand it. This book though is a way to curl up on a fluffy chair or frankly on the floor of your kids' room when they just have to have you there to fall asleep and be able to identify with other moms. It would make a great baby shower gift.

Of course I did buy a copy of Sleep is for the Weak at BlogHer, and I had it autographed.

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