The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus

Rating: 3/5 Stars

Nanny works as a nanny to help make ends meet while she's finishing college. She's been a nanny before so she is familiar with the territory but nothing prepares her for the Xes. The Xes are a typical upper class family in NYC where the Husband is always "working" , the mother is always shopping or planning events and the child, Grayer in this case, is left to be raised by the nanny.

The book was well written but at times a bit on the depressing side. You couldn't help but be angry at nanny for allowing herself to be such a pushover and you couldn't help but feel sorry for Grayer. But there were some really funny scenes and even scenes where Mrs. X seems almost human. All in all it was an enjoyable read.

I read this for my face to face book club and the whole group really enjoyed the book. We had some good discussions on Why Nanny would stay in this environment for so long and how Grayer would be as an adult.

This books fits the following Categories/Challenges:

PBT Dec Tag: Satire
Monthly Mixer Mele - N in November

Library Book Sale Haul

I went to the library tonight for the monthly face to face discussion group. This month we discussed The Shack by William P. Young. It was really interesting for me to see so many people love the book when I disliked it so much. All in all another great book group discussion, I don't have to agree with them to enjoy the discussion. Next month is The Glass Castle By Jeanette Walls - which I've previously read and LOVED.

As I was leaving I see the sale table and hit the jackpot. I picked up the following books - all for .90 - I actually had to stop myself from grabbing books because I couldn't carry any more.