Excuse Me While I Disappear
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- Author：Laurie Notaro
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Summary
A laugh-out-loud spin on the realities， perks， opportunities， and inevitable courses of midlife。
Laurie Notaro has proved everyone wrong: she didn’t end up in rehab， prison， or cremated at a tender age。 She just went gray。 At past fifty， every hair’s root is a symbol of knowledge （she knows how to use a landline）， experience （she rode in a car with no seat belts）， and superpowers （a gray-haired lady can get away with anything）。
Though navigating midlife is initially upsetting—the cracking noises coming from her new old body， receiving regular junk mail from mortuaries—Laurie accepts it。 And then some。 With unintentional abandon， she shoplifts a bag of russet potatoes。 Heckles a rude driver from her beat-up Prius。 And engages in epic trolling on Nextdoor。com。 That， says Laurie， is the brilliance of growing older。 With each passing day， you lose an equivalent amount of fear。
And the #1 New York Times bestselling author has never been so fearlessly funny as she is in this empowering， candid， and enlightening memoir about living life on the other side of fifty。
Laurie Notaro has proved everyone wrong: she didn’t end up in rehab， prison， or cremated at a tender age。 She just went gray。 At past fifty， every hair’s root is a symbol of knowledge （she knows how to use a landline）， experience （she rode in a car with no seat belts）， and superpowers （a gray-haired lady can get away with anything）。
Though navigating midlife is initially upsetting—the cracking noises coming from her new old body， receiving regular junk mail from mortuaries—Laurie accepts it。 And then some。 With unintentional abandon， she shoplifts a bag of russet potatoes。 Heckles a rude driver from her beat-up Prius。 And engages in epic trolling on Nextdoor。com。 That， says Laurie， is the brilliance of growing older。 With each passing day， you lose an equivalent amount of fear。
And the #1 New York Times bestselling author has never been so fearlessly funny as she is in this empowering， candid， and enlightening memoir about living life on the other side of fifty。
Reviews
Jennifer Bush
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A fun read！So much of this rings true for generation X。 I laughed so hard I nearly peed。 Thank you I needed that！
Janet Schaefer
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Laurie Does it AgainLaurie never fails。 I get excited every time I discover a new book of hers and I still proudly display my Idiot Girls Action Club membership certificate in my office。 Never stop amusing me， Laurie， never stop making me laugh as quietly as I can while my spouse sleeps next to me but I can't help shaking the bed with suppressed giggles。 Laurie Does it AgainLaurie never fails。 I get excited every time I discover a new book of hers and I still proudly display my Idiot Girls Action Club membership certificate in my office。 Never stop amusing me， Laurie， never stop making me laugh as quietly as I can while my spouse sleeps next to me but I can't help shaking the bed with suppressed giggles。 。。。more
Diana Coatney
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required reading for the nearly middle aged or those in denialDelightful， honest and sometimes laugh out loud funny， this book should be required reading for anyone 45 or older。 Game on。
Tiffany Schulz
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Laurie never lets me down。 Laugh out loud truths about every decade giving you a “check engine light”！ This book had so many aging anecdotes I use them with my patients in ob-gyne as they explain their very similar issues and I say—well have you read this book？ And imagine that—the normal abnormal is no longer hard to talk about These books make me laugh and make the “fun” of aging amusing， like talking to a best friend you’ve never met。 Thanks for this—-I needed it！
Barbara J
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I found LaurieAmazing， very funny。 To list my favorite lines would take too long。 And next time through I might pick different ones！ I am a bit older than Ms。 Notaro。 And delighted with her understanding about things "before her time，" like how the protesting Suffragettes were force fed when they refused to eat。 She drops this stuff so unexpectedly。 And when she gets serious， look out。 Thank you for this book and for helping me laugh today。 I found LaurieAmazing， very funny。 To list my favorite lines would take too long。 And next time through I might pick different ones！ I am a bit older than Ms。 Notaro。 And delighted with her understanding about things "before her time，" like how the protesting Suffragettes were force fed when they refused to eat。 She drops this stuff so unexpectedly。 And when she gets serious， look out。 Thank you for this book and for helping me laugh today。 。。。more
Kristi Lamont
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I wanted to like this more than I actually did。。。。。Laurie Notaro made me laugh out loud more than once， especially early in the book and extra-especially when she wrote about "My mother， who wishes to remain anonymous。"But most of the time everything just felt a little forced。Good for her， though， for writing books！ I wanted to like this more than I actually did。。。。。Laurie Notaro made me laugh out loud more than once， especially early in the book and extra-especially when she wrote about "My mother， who wishes to remain anonymous。"But most of the time everything just felt a little forced。Good for her， though， for writing books！ 。。。more
Angela DePace Mertens
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This a must read for my fellow mid lifers closing in on 60！ Enjoy the sweetness and laugh out load moments！！
Molly
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One of my favorite books while growing into a young lady and beginning to deal with relationships and aging homes involved Ms。 Bombeck and the Grass always being greener of the septic tank- it really is， and it is a problem your mower cannot solve without causing untold domestic mayhem。 I was thrilled this week to meet Laurie Notaro， and to find a fellow midlife adventures sufferer， and she is a fellow warrior with such an awesome sense if humor that I keep throwing up a bookmark on my e reader One of my favorite books while growing into a young lady and beginning to deal with relationships and aging homes involved Ms。 Bombeck and the Grass always being greener of the septic tank- it really is， and it is a problem your mower cannot solve without causing untold domestic mayhem。 I was thrilled this week to meet Laurie Notaro， and to find a fellow midlife adventures sufferer， and she is a fellow warrior with such an awesome sense if humor that I keep throwing up a bookmark on my e reader to share a chuckle with mom。 We particularly enjoyed and are jealous of her step husbands and their skills- we live in an aging cabin with a septic system。 if you have ever met either of those， you should have a keen appreciation of our needs and envy。 Finally someone who appreciates that a man with a degree and so much life experience that he uses to mentor younger veterans cannot find his shoes， wallet or main bank- his second bsnk was close to the grocery， Walmart and a frozen yogurt store。 we count ourselves lucky he paid for his own yogurt。 Ms。 Notaro brought us some laughter - we really needed a good laugh or several as we read through this surprising gift of a Kindle First Read， and want to say thanks。 Thanks for sharing the warmth， laughter， insights and the bizarrely comforting knowledge that someone else really does have weird plumbing issues rival or exceed our own。 Thanks for not being invisible， and for sharing the stories of tears and laughter！ 。。。more
Joanna Fernandez Sullivan
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Laurie Notaro hasn't lost her touch！ The hijinks are different， but it's still so much fun to read her takes full of humor and wit。 Laurie Notaro hasn't lost her touch！ The hijinks are different， but it's still so much fun to read her takes full of humor and wit。 。。。more
Lisa Konrath
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What a delightful hoot！
Kimberly Noles
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Missed you， LaurieThis is older but still classic Laurie Notaro。 If you loved her previous books （they are one of my "read so you end up laughing instead of killing yourself" go tos） you'll find she hasn't lost a step with age。 All the woes of a middle aged woman are suddenly funny and very relatable。 So glad she's back with a new one。 Missed you， LaurieThis is older but still classic Laurie Notaro。 If you loved her previous books （they are one of my "read so you end up laughing instead of killing yourself" go tos） you'll find she hasn't lost a step with age。 All the woes of a middle aged woman are suddenly funny and very relatable。 So glad she's back with a new one。 。。。more
Chris
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This book was， by far， the funniest book I have ever read。 There were times when I had to put it down because I couldn’t catch my breath from laughing。
Katrenia
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Every woman over 40 should read this book。 It’s a witty rundown of what no one tells you about midlife， and oh my goodness， I laughed so much！ 🤣 Laurie Notaro has long been a favorite author of mine， but this is her best book yet。
Bethany DeFrancesco
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I absolutely love Laurie Notaro and her ability to write so honestly while poking fun at herself and others around her。 While I am not a MAW， I am about to turn 40 and now have a guide book of what to expect as I get older。 Laurie Notaro makes going gray， menopause， and settling into middle age entertaining in a laugh out loud， “I can’t believe she just said that！”， way。 I can only hope to be half as cool as Laurie Notaro is when I reach her age。
Janet
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An absolute must readYes， you must read this wonderful book that gives you an up close and personal view of life after 50。 It's accurate， hysterical， and omg， the last chapter left me weeping。 I've always enjoyed Ms Notaro's books。 She's made me laugh for quite a while。 Incredibly relatable from nationality， career to shared birth date。 This latest memoir will ring true。 It's so good， I'm going to re-read it right now。 An absolute must readYes， you must read this wonderful book that gives you an up close and personal view of life after 50。 It's accurate， hysterical， and omg， the last chapter left me weeping。 I've always enjoyed Ms Notaro's books。 She's made me laugh for quite a while。 Incredibly relatable from nationality， career to shared birth date。 This latest memoir will ring true。 It's so good， I'm going to re-read it right now。 。。。more
Samantha
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Funny as f***The author has taken many of the horrifying things that MAW go through and magically made them sound hilarious and even fun at times。 Just a few more silver strands， and maybe I too can score free potatoes。 Hearing-Loss Question Husband is a character I feel many women of a certain age can relate to as well。。。 I related so hard as I put this book down for the 42nd time to answer my partner's questions twice， gems that were obviously worth interrupting my peaceful reading time， like Funny as f***The author has taken many of the horrifying things that MAW go through and magically made them sound hilarious and even fun at times。 Just a few more silver strands， and maybe I too can score free potatoes。 Hearing-Loss Question Husband is a character I feel many women of a certain age can relate to as well。。。 I related so hard as I put this book down for the 42nd time to answer my partner's questions twice， gems that were obviously worth interrupting my peaceful reading time， like "where do we keep the Windex in this house we've lived together in for years？" "Did you say on 'the top shelf' or 'go f*** yourself'"。。。 The Idiot Girl has transformed into the Wise Woman and I'm here for it。 。。。more
Jodi
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Gosh， I forgot how funny Laurie’s book are。 We’re from the same generation and I find her stories totally relatable。 I read most of her books when they were first published but now I want to go back and read the ones I may have missed。
Mary
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I am an original idiot girl and am of a certain age and persuasion as Laurie and her stories could not have rang more true。 I love to laugh until I pee （lets face it， doesn't take much these days） I felt so seen in her represenation of this life after 50。 I have read everything by her and honestly have gone through the same stages of life as her from party girl to MAW。 If you want a laugh out loud experience and just knowing that we might be invisible Laurie sees you。 I downloaded and read in on I am an original idiot girl and am of a certain age and persuasion as Laurie and her stories could not have rang more true。 I love to laugh until I pee （lets face it， doesn't take much these days） I felt so seen in her represenation of this life after 50。 I have read everything by her and honestly have gone through the same stages of life as her from party girl to MAW。 If you want a laugh out loud experience and just knowing that we might be invisible Laurie sees you。 I downloaded and read in one sitting。 Preparing for a garage sale and doing housework be gone。 I snort laughed my way through and read excerpts aloud to my friends who also cackled loudly and my husband who just looked at me with a blank look on his face。 。。。more
Laurie
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Another hilarious installment！Reading this book makes me feel like I'm talking to a best friend。 I honestly feel like Ms。 Notaro and I are bffs！She addresses all sorts of issues。 From fatphobia to fashion trends in women's genital grooming to colonoscopies。 This book had me laughing。 It also made me feel SEEN！ I highly， HIGHLY recommend this book Another hilarious installment！Reading this book makes me feel like I'm talking to a best friend。 I honestly feel like Ms。 Notaro and I are bffs！She addresses all sorts of issues。 From fatphobia to fashion trends in women's genital grooming to colonoscopies。 This book had me laughing。 It also made me feel SEEN！ I highly， HIGHLY recommend this book 。。。more
Pug
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As always， Laurie's collection of quirky short stories is quick and entertaining enough。 But just one or two chuckles out of this one。 Her stories are just not doing much for me these days。 TMI about aging。 As always， Laurie's collection of quirky short stories is quick and entertaining enough。 But just one or two chuckles out of this one。 Her stories are just not doing much for me these days。 TMI about aging。 。。。more
C。 Morse
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I'm an Oregonian a couple years ahead of Laurie;I've had many similar experiences with aging but I lack the verbal wit。 I appreciate that our mindset is not so personalized， easily outraged and sensitive as more recent generations。Some chapters and stories are laugh - out - loud; some are quirky or somewhat serious。 All very relatable， and 4-5 stars were in mind for quite a while。 Loss down to 3 as I just don't have an appreciation for gratuitous potty mouth; and while I feel I have a decent sen I'm an Oregonian a couple years ahead of Laurie;I've had many similar experiences with aging but I lack the verbal wit。 I appreciate that our mindset is not so personalized， easily outraged and sensitive as more recent generations。Some chapters and stories are laugh - out - loud; some are quirky or somewhat serious。 All very relatable， and 4-5 stars were in mind for quite a while。 Loss down to 3 as I just don't have an appreciation for gratuitous potty mouth; and while I feel I have a decent sense of humor， a couple stories went too far。 。。。more
Ewoltemath
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