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If it's not one thing, it's a mother.


Fiercely opinionated and unapologetically peculiar, Marie Kuipers points to her New Jersey upbringing for her no-f*cks-given philosophy. As for why she spent most of her adult life underemployed, she credits her mom-who believes she knows better than God Himself-for that.


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Marie Kuipers' writing style puts me in mind of "The Bloggess." This memoir of collected topical essays of the emotional fallout from being born into a privileged but severely dysfunctional New Jersey family is the funniest book I've read in *ages.* Voicey, foul-mouthed, hilarious, and unexpectedly endearing, "We're All Mad Here" is not for the easily offended, but I dare you to read it without laughing.

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