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Made For You And Me: Going West, Going Broke, Finding Home (2011)

by Caitlin Shetterly(Favorite Author)

3.48 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1401341462 (ISBN13: 9781401341466)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Hachette Books

review 1: This depressing book is proof that our country is filled with clueless young adult entitlement liberals who whine their way through life, expecting others to provide for them while misspending money and complaining about WalMart or those of us that choose to save our money through intelligent spending. The book is so shockingly bad that it's surprising that it got published--but the fact that the author was an NPR freelancer means there is a ready public radio audience that will praise this book because they think it's a validation of their own beliefs.Based on a series of blog posts that only family members and friends could appreciate, the author is a woman who grew up with hippie-like parents who rejected their upper class upbringings (no surprise there) to live on the ... moreland in rural Maine. The author longs for those days of no running water as she and her husband travel the country thinking California is the promised land. Almost every decision they make is the wrong one, yet they expect help from their relatives and complain about George Bush or big business along the way. As she talks about how they have no money she then details their extravagant spending and travel habits, proving how really stupid this couple is. Instead of cutting back they spend a fortune on take-out, go on "vacations" (even though neither works full time), and live in three different rental homes in less than a year.The book is almost insulting to Americans who work hard and know how to live within their means. This elitist couple thinks the government and relatives should take better care of them instead of admitting to their own failures or a need to take responsibility for their actions. They keep waiting for something to happen to them instead of learning that they have to make good things happen by rejecting their entitled attitudes and working their tails off. The author's reaction to getting pregnant is a sad reflection of those who don't understand life. Her constant whining and complaining gets so old that one wonders why an editor didn't say to her, "Don't you have anything positive to write about?" This land just isn't that bad--and the problem is that people like this author are jealous of what others have while expecting others to make up for all of the author's bad decisions. Stop whining, get a real job, stay in one place, stop lavish spending on food and trips you can't afford, start giving instead of receiving, and learn what truly made this land for you and me.
review 2: I read this book looking for some kind of wisdom from someone who has been there, done that, but it doesn't really apply to my particular situation. I wanted to reach out and hold the author's hand through a few moments though . . . I too had my first child in less than ideal circumstances and i also lost my cat recently, falling to the ground sobbing loudly and uncontrollably when she was finally gone. less

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