“Charming and combative”—The New York Times
“Closely, affectionately rendered”—Walter Kirn for Slate.com
“Packed with wonderful anecdotes of a sort that aren't always found in proper biographies.”—Salon.com
"With wit punctuating lambent nostalgia, Erica Heller brings her father to life in an animated, absorbing fashion, documenting his quirky habits, celebrity, and "invisible, unfathomable inner cycle," but also her parents' divorce and Heller's suffering with Guillain-BarrЙ syndrome. The total effect is akin to leafing through a bulging family scrapbook where one finds a few blurry images among many snapshots in sharp focus. Erica Heller has inherited her father's finely tuned flair with words."—Publishers Weekly
“Comedic and poignant, her many-faceted memoir is rendered in high-definition as Heller recounts meals, travels, parties, arguments, lies, and the serious illnesses that afflicted her and her parents. Writing with wit, compassion, [and] aplomb, and no little wonder . . . Heller presents an involving and invaluable work of personal and cultural history.”— Donna Seaman, Booklist
"An affectionate family scrapbook crafted with a bittersweet blend of humor and pathos."—Kirkus Reviews
“Erica Heller has a story to tell and I for one am eager to see it in print. I think this is going to be one hell(er) of a memoir.”—Christopher Buckley, author of Losing Mum and Pup
“As soon as I read the opening I was determined and eager to consume everything that followed, up to and including the Pot Roast.”—Christopher Hitchens, author of Hitch-22
“Erica Heller to me is like a Carrie Fisher on the East Coast. She is as authentic as they come."—Richard Lewis, comedian, actor, author
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