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Crazy Salad and Scribble, Scribble
- Some Things About Women and Notes on Media
- Narrated by: Kathe Mazur
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Entertainment & Celebrities
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Publisher's Summary
Two classic collections of Nora Ephron’s uproarious essays - tackling everything from feminism to the media, from politics to beauty products, with her inimitable charm and distinctive wit - now available in one audiobook for the first time.
This edition brings together some of Ephron’s most famous writing on a generation of women (and men) who helped shape the way we live now, and on events ranging from the Watergate scandal to the Pillsbury Bake-Off. In these sharp, hilariously entertaining, and vividly observed pieces, Ephron illuminates an era with wicked honesty and insight. From the famous "A Few Words About Breasts" to important pieces on her time working for the New York Post and Gourmet Magazine, these essays show Ephron at her very best.
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- Fiona Thurn
- 31-03-2016
Love it
As a child of the 60s born the year after Kennedy was assassinated, these articles are full of the things that went on around me as a child. The early profile of Gloria Steinem and other pivotal figures in the early days of women's liberation are fascinating. It would be great if the anti feminist millennials would read this and pull their heads in. Ephron doesn't shy away from the complex issues, but her acknowledgement makes them seem much less threatening. A great double bill. Just fabulous.
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- Linda L. Erbacher
- 28-01-2020
Two halves do not equal a whole
The first part of the book was compelling and insightful; however, the second was rambling and dull.
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- Mitzi
- 07-09-2013
too bad
Sadly, this book bored me stiff--as outdated gossips usually do.
(I recommend buying Ephron's other books/audiobooks)--Reader does a good job of imitating Ephron's voice, tone and style, but I am not sure that was necessary at all.
4 people found this helpful
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- Cindy
- 26-08-2013
Don't waste your credit
I LOVE Nora Ephron but if you're expecting to hear one of her quirky stories to entertain you and make you laugh then you'll need to look elsewhere. This was terribly boring. Sorry!
5 people found this helpful
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- KM
- 22-07-2017
Boring essays interspersed with interesting bits
At the beginning, I thought this would be interesting, because I was a child during the era the essays concern. While there have been good sections, for the most part, the essays bore me. I'm giving up.
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- lynn
- 02-12-2013
Nora Ephron
Would you try another book from Nora Ephron and/or Kathe Mazur?
If you were expecting to laugh, you won't get to much. I only could listen to 1/4 of this book . Thank goodness for Audio books return policy. I DID love "I Remember Nothing" and " I Feel Bad About My Neck".
Would you ever listen to anything by Nora Ephron again?
Yes!
What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?
The performance was fine.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Crazy Salad and Scribble, Scribble?
Not sure.
Any additional comments?
I DID love "I Remember Nothing" and " I Feel Bad About My Neck".
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- Lauri
- 24-07-2013
Wanted to love this...but...
If you are of the same generation as Nora, you will relate to the stories better than I. I wanted to love this book. I was hoping for some wisdom on aging in that Nora Ephron wit of her screen plays. The stories are like a comentary on the events of the times in which she was living through, many read out like a diary entry. The narnators voice is a good fit for the author, so it is like you are hearing the author read her stories. This book is long if you don't or can't relate to the stories. For example the storie about returning to Wellesley... was a bit of a 'you had to be there'. Unfortunately I could not finish this book as I lost interest.
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- Michel
- 21-06-2019
Intelligent writing
I first read these books in 1972-1976 when women were just beginning to have a voice. Read these well written essays as an entry to the past as Nora Ephron, a very respected journalist, essayist, and author has had access to individuals who were also voices of the times. No, not laugh out loud funny but not meant to be. They are thoughtful essays written at a time in recent history where change happened quickly, and not to the liking of everyone, based on other reviews of these essays! The reader captures Nora Ephron's cadence, which added greatly to the pleasure of listening.
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- Dollhouse Money
- 08-08-2013
Be prepared to hear all about feminism
Would you try another book from Nora Ephron and/or Kathe Mazur?
Not sure
What could Nora Ephron have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
not write it
Did Kathe Mazur do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?
no
Any additional comments?
this book is about the feminist movement and men hating...
Ughhhhh, I wasted my money
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- dcut994
- 10-08-2014
who is this woman ugh horrible
What disappointed you about Crazy Salad and Scribble, Scribble?
poorly written no story to much woman's lib and it isn't a comedy
What was most disappointing about Nora Ephron’s story?
horrible horrible
the only reason she got a job as a writer is because of the woman's movement
cry long and hard enough they must have to give her a job
and this is not a comedy
Would you be willing to try another one of Kathe Mazur’s performances?
only if having my appendix taken out without anesthesia in a Iranian desert hospital was my only other choice
What character would you cut from Crazy Salad and Scribble, Scribble?
all of them slowly and painfully along with anyone who said Hey lets publish this horrible book and see how many people will buy it
we can call it a comedy
Any additional comments?
Horrible Painful and Just plain wrong
If you want to know what went wrong with this country then ask someone about this book
if you want to torture someone then suggest they read it
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- Sennichi
- 10-10-2013
Nora Ephron-articulate, funny and intelligent
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
This is a great selection of pieces that Nora wrote-great observation about politics and the media
What was one of the most memorable moments of Crazy Salad and Scribble, Scribble?
The story of the woman who was Nixon's secretary
What does Kathe Mazur bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
She read so well that I felt I was listening to Nora herself
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No not necessarily-it was great to be able to dip into
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- william breitholtz
- 08-04-2014
Fascinating
Would you listen to Crazy Salad and Scribble, Scribble again? Why?
Yes, in a couple of years. It was a fascinating insight into life at the time of writing the book. A great variety of topics covered, some of which I spent time researching after hearing about them for the first time.
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