You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up: A Love Story
Written by Annabelle Gurwitch and Jeff Kahn
Narrated by Annabelle Gurwitch, Jeff Kahn and Jonathan Todd Ross
3.5/5
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Annabelle Gurwitch
ANNABELLE GURWITCH is the author of I See You Made an Effort (a New York Times bestseller and Thurber Prize finalist); Wherever You Go, There They Are; You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up (coauthored with Jeff Kahn); and Fired! (also a Showtime Comedy Special). She's written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, Los Angeles Times, and Los Angeles Magazine, and was a regular contributor to NPR. The longtime cohost of Dinner & a Movie, she performs with the Moth Mainstage and at arts centers around the country. She lives with her child--a college graduate of the COVID class of 2020--a cat, and an assortment of tenants and their comfort animals in Los Angeles.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Riotous R and X rated fun. Unlike any marriage manual or marital aid I've ever encountered. A male comedian goes to a party and sees another comedian, female, frying latkes (potato pancakes) on the stove and falls in love. She's married. He pursues her for years. She divorces and becomes his next door neighbor. Still nothing happens. The years pass and she finally is ready to fall in love back. They marry and they are completely different, totally incompatible, and arguing fiercely. They have a child, a son born with multiple handicaps. They find a surgeon who is able to give their son a normal life. They STILL argue. They stay together, at least for for the time being. They tell their story as a "he said, she said". He's the romantic. She'd make anyone insane. It works. They advise you. You ignore their advice and focus on the comedy. You laugh through the entire book and keep your spouse awake long into the night, sharing tidbits. I heard there's a staged play of the book. I'm on Google looking for tickets. They are Jeff Kahn and Annabelle Gurwitch. You don't want to miss a page.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Is your marriage perfect? No? Well, neither is theirs. He is a total romantic, she can't remember an anniversary to save her life. She is neurotic and messy and has "outrageous" demands on her family (like limiting tv time). He is more laid back, but a little bit of a neatnik. Written from husband and wife perspective. This book gives me hope that even though prince charming isn't out there, you can make love work with a couple of imperfect people. A good read.
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