The Interruption of Everything

A really good read,about a women of color who puts the needs of her husband, children, mother and her sister, niece & nephew and her mother-inlaw above her own needs. I cried and laughed reading this book. The main character Marilyn didnot allow the difficulties in her marriage and family distract her from being a kind and generous person, even when she got angry.

I appreciated the humourous way Terry McMillan delivers this story. It’s funny, really funny! For all the mum’s out there that have felt like life’s one big juggling act will enjoy the heck out of this book. Mum’s who are run off their feet and who feel under appreciated who spend all their time loo......more

I finished Terry McMillan's The Interruption of Everything tonight. This is definitely a page-turner. It's a universal story. It's not full of cliches or male bashing or gratuitous sex (I hate that that's what I expected from her, but it sorta was). It's not sugar-coated or exaggerated. It's just re......more

Empty nest syndrome, midlife crises, the "change", family issues, loneliness, and just plain boredom creep into all of our lives at one point in time or another, but it seems that the forties are riddled with these issues. Marilyn Grimes is no different from any other woman in her forties and as we......more

This book had me dying laughing, it is so funny how the different characters interact to good or upsetting news. Do not read this if you are in a secured place ( when you have to be quiet), you would be laughing so hard.......more

3/5 stars---quick, throwback read. Always been a fan of Terry McMillian's works......more