I Remember Nothing (Ephron)

Book Reviews
Nora Ephron's new book of essays is titled I Remember Nothing, but that's a sop. She remembers everything, and while some of the material in this book is tantalizingly fresh and forthright, some of it we've seen before. Which doesn't mean it's not just as entertaining the second or even third time around, offered in each new iteration with a few more spicy details…[Ephron]'s familiar but funny, boldly outspoken yet simultaneously reassuring.
Alex Kuczynski - New York Times Book Review


What you can finally say about Ephron is that she's a tremendously talented woman from a significant American period. Yes, she has some trouble making up her mind. She'll come horrifyingly close to self-denigration (in the divorce essay, for example), but then, just in case you might go along with that gag, she'll dazzle you in the next pages with strings of perfect prose. Luck, hard work, privilege, yes, yes, yes. But tremendous talent is her forte, her strong suit, her fiendish trump card.
Carolyn See - Washington Post


Vivid.... [An] entertaining collection of stories about her life so far. . . . She remains the neighbor we all wish we had. Someone to share a cup of coffee with. Or better yet, a glass of wine. Maybe two.
USA Today


Classic Ephron: gloriously opinionated—and on target.... Ephron sure does know how to tell a story and entertain.
Heller McAlpin - NPR


When you start to read her work, you can’t stop. You don’t want to stop. Her writer’s voice is remarkably engaging and fresh.
Buffalo News


Breathlessly funny.... Chatty, witty, self-effacing and candid.
Minneapolis Star Tribune


Breezily funny prose.... As candid and hilarious as before.
Kansas City Star


Nora Ephron is, in essence, one of the original bloggers—and if everyone could write like her, what a lovely place the Internet would be.... If this is Nora Ephron’s last word, it’s a stylish one—but here’s hoping she’s got a few more up her cashmere sleeve
Seattle Times


She’s never been more real than in this collection—a full pleasure to read.
New York Journal of Books
 

The power of these essays often comes from a voice clearly looking back at a riveting life with a clear-eyed wisdom and, at times, twinges of regret.
Salon
 

A slim, candid, and always witty package of Ephron’s  insights, written and bound before they slip her mind forever.
Elle
 

(Audio version.)  Ephron's voice has a nice grain to it, but where it should skip and flow to mimic the conversational patter of her prose, it stumbles and drags.... Stripped of the author's light touch and self-deprecation, the jokes fall flat, and [some of] Ephron's quips on...are likely to elicits more cringes than chuckles.
Publishers Weekly


[F]unny, relatable, and sometimes touching stories. The chapters on email and journalism are particularly amusing, while the accounts of Ephron's divorce and her mother's alcoholism show a different side to the author/director best known for her comedy.... One doesn't have to be on the other side of 50 to appreciate her wit. —Theresa Horn, St. Joseph Cty. P.L., South Bend, IN
Library Journal


Candid, self-deprecating, laser-smart, and hilarious.... A master of the jujitsu essay, Ephron leaves us breathless with rueful laughter.
Booklist


Bland, often rambling anecdotes from the acclaimed director and screenwriter. Ephron returns to the literary scene with a collection of essays that thematically hover around the issue of aging.... Only occasionally reaches emotional depth—seems like a tardy attempt to capitalize on the success of I Feel Bad About My Neck.
Kirkus Reviews