The Hungover Games
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- Author：Sophie Heawood
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Summary
I could barely commit to reading a magazine， and I wrote for magazines for a living。 My specialist subject was celebrities， and my own relationships made their marriages look eternal。
I’d never paid a household bill that didn’t mention bailiffs， and my idea of exercise was to go and stand outside a famous person’s house and stare until I’d convinced myself that I lived in it。
But my life in LA was happy; free of care and consequence。 That was， until I came down to earth - with a bump。
So this is the story of how I staggered from partying in Hollywood to bringing up a baby in Piss Alley， Dalston; how I never did find a copy of What To Expect When You Weren’t Even Fucking Expecting To Be Expecting， and why paternity testing is not a good topic for a first-date conversation。
I’d never paid a household bill that didn’t mention bailiffs， and my idea of exercise was to go and stand outside a famous person’s house and stare until I’d convinced myself that I lived in it。
But my life in LA was happy; free of care and consequence。 That was， until I came down to earth - with a bump。
So this is the story of how I staggered from partying in Hollywood to bringing up a baby in Piss Alley， Dalston; how I never did find a copy of What To Expect When You Weren’t Even Fucking Expecting To Be Expecting， and why paternity testing is not a good topic for a first-date conversation。
Reviews
Jolou
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An easy read， funny and witty。
Marianne
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A very open and honest account of coming to terms with an unplanned pregnancy and raising a child as a single mother。 At times it felt like a breathless monologue。 Heawood wants to pack so much in and make the reader laugh at the same time。 I felt she needed to slow down to give everyone a little more reflection time。
luna
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*3。25 stars Other than the beginning and ending of the book， this was pretty solid！ Super funny to read。
Alessandra
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I had a couple of moments where I had a proper out loud laugh。 Really enjoyable reading， it's a non-sugar-coated picture of what it means to raise a child alone and， overall， to be a parent。 I had a couple of moments where I had a proper out loud laugh。 Really enjoyable reading， it's a non-sugar-coated picture of what it means to raise a child alone and， overall， to be a parent。 。。。more
Annaliseygirl
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Wow。 What a cracking book。 Like a bucket of cold water to the face。 Heawood is a master of the pithy comment。 The memoir is carefully structured， beautifully written and bloody hilarious。 Would I have had the same reading experience in my early twenties？ perhaps not。 But now that I am 160 days away from turning 30 （and have been devoid of any sensory excess for almost two years）， the stars have aligned。Her daughter is lucky to have her 💃
India
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I feel very emotional about this book 。。。 but I'll save all that for the deeply personal fan letter I'm about to send Sophie Heawood。 Let's just say I'd recommend it to anyone， even people whose life stories aren't uncannily similar to hers。 I feel very emotional about this book 。。。 but I'll save all that for the deeply personal fan letter I'm about to send Sophie Heawood。 Let's just say I'd recommend it to anyone， even people whose life stories aren't uncannily similar to hers。 。。。more
Tom Fish
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2。5 stars - I enjoyed the start of this book more， that part is particularly funny。 I'm obviously not someone who will be able to relate to the book， but in parts I did find it a bit grating， and towards the end it got a bit disjointed and read like a newspaper column。 Very easy to read though！ 2。5 stars - I enjoyed the start of this book more， that part is particularly funny。 I'm obviously not someone who will be able to relate to the book， but in parts I did find it a bit grating， and towards the end it got a bit disjointed and read like a newspaper column。 Very easy to read though！ 。。。more
Caroline Mitchell
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Very good
Ann Carter
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An enjoyable， easy read， much less about drinking mishaps than I thought it was going to be。 I’m irked to hell as to why she didn’t list her mother in the acknowledgments。 Seems mean。 3。5 stars really。
Catherine
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i really loved this book！！！ it was sweet and short and i adored the author and her style of writing， it felt like a letter from a friend <3 i spent many pages of the book just wanting to reach inside of it and give her a hug and tell her that it will all be alright， despite having no child or much life experience of my own lmfao
Jesy
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The Hungover Games - Sophie Heawood’s memoir of motherhood， after unexpectedly find out that she was expecting， and all that came before， during and after。I’m not even slightly exaggerating when I say that this is the funniest book I have ever， ever， ever read。It takes a lot for books to make me laugh out loud， despite being the kind of person that laughs at farts， but this book had me in stitches with almost every chapter。 And there are 38 of them， so that’s a lot of bloody laughs。 Another 5 or The Hungover Games - Sophie Heawood’s memoir of motherhood， after unexpectedly find out that she was expecting， and all that came before， during and after。I’m not even slightly exaggerating when I say that this is the funniest book I have ever， ever， ever read。It takes a lot for books to make me laugh out loud， despite being the kind of person that laughs at farts， but this book had me in stitches with almost every chapter。 And there are 38 of them， so that’s a lot of bloody laughs。 Another 5 or 6 and you’d be seeing some real abdominal progress。Sophie Headwood is my spirit animal， a Goddess， a person that I would absolutely fucking die to get drunk with。 And this memoir of hers is honestly one of my new favourite things in the entire world。 Again， no exaggeration。Each word is written with painful honesty， wit sharper than Timothee Chalamet’s jawline， and a vulgarity that only Brits can get away with。 It’s outrageous， and that’s exactly why I love it so much。It’s a read that you will relate to constantly， that will have you deeply， deeply considering if we are all just in a simulation， living the exact same life at different points， in different places， that will make you sob， cringe and piss yourself laughing all at once。It’s like Bridget Jones and Dolly Alderton have had a love child and her name is Sophie Heawood。 And， she’s fucking brilliant。 Once again， there are not enough stars。 。。。more
BTB
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Not at all what I was expecting… but a very funny and witty read。
Courtney Jackson
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Teetered between 3 and 4 stars。 4 stars at the end but I didn’t love it as much as I thought I would
Dannii Gardiner
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Extra star because Sophie is so likeable。
Katherine Bradshaw
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“It was a Tuesday and I was alone and I suddenly couldn’t be alone， or cook for myself， or do the work of the caring person as well as the person in need of care。”“I was nowhere near spawning three children in a farmhouse with a nice man because I didn’t know any nice men。”
Jess
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This was so heartfelt and entertaining！ I'm going to be thinking about the passage that describes single people as having a love affair with their imaginations for the longest time。 This was so heartfelt and entertaining！ I'm going to be thinking about the passage that describes single people as having a love affair with their imaginations for the longest time。 。。。more
Eyesonbooks
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So badI am the kind of person that do not ditch a book - but this one was the first book in like 10 years that I did not finish。I couldn’t。It is so bad。White， privileged， nonsense after nonsense。 Meaningless chapters， blabbering about white privileged problems。 No plot， no meaning， not even funny。 So disappointed。 Do not waste your time。
Vicky Foster
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Good easy read for the summer
Claire Rawles
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Wonderful！
Sabra
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1 1/2 - This was just okay for me， not at all what I was expecting from the blurb。
Natalie Lynn
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Really enjoyed this！！
Claire
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A funny memoir about finding yourself in a very adult role but not feeling very adult at all。 Heawood really captures that sense that we’re all faking it and none of us really knows what we are doing， and this part of the story is likely to resonate with a lot of people。 I felt this book danced around on the surface of this idea， and missed some opportunities to explore these experiences more deeply。 Entertaining， but not revelatory。
Lu Mo
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I'm。going to have to review my scoring system as I've given lots of books a 3 including ones that are much better than this one。 Entertaining， familiar， a bit cringey and also sometimes touching。 I'm。going to have to review my scoring system as I've given lots of books a 3 including ones that are much better than this one。 Entertaining， familiar， a bit cringey and also sometimes touching。 。。。more
Sara
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I've rated around 300 books here but it's the first time I am leaving a review！ - the writing is funny and witty and I wished I haven't hesitated so long to read this one。 Well worth it I've rated around 300 books here but it's the first time I am leaving a review！ - the writing is funny and witty and I wished I haven't hesitated so long to read this one。 Well worth it 。。。more
Isobel
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Significantly less about hangovers than I expected。 Really grabs you quite tightly by the heart in places。
Sara Leng
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I honestly can’t fault this book， SO many life lessons but absolutely hilarious as well。 5/5🤍
Elaine Tronic
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I came to this book after reading the author in Bon Appetit。 https://www。bonappetit。com/story/soph。。。Loved the humor and reflections on modern parenthood。 I came to this book after reading the author in Bon Appetit。 https://www。bonappetit。com/story/soph。。。Loved the humor and reflections on modern parenthood。 。。。more
Malin Gabrielsson
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Den blev bättre mot slutet。
Lisa Tighe
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Really enjoyed an excerpt of this in the guardian/observer。 But I think that was part of the issue， it's a series of longreads about her pregnancy and early motherhood。 The things that you might not notice in an article， like the over dramatic metaphors， or the random asides can start to grate when it's every chapter。There were some lovely touching moments in the book and a couple of funny bits， but overall I'd have enjoyed this much more as a column then I did as a book。 Felt a bit too Bridget Really enjoyed an excerpt of this in the guardian/observer。 But I think that was part of the issue， it's a series of longreads about her pregnancy and early motherhood。 The things that you might not notice in an article， like the over dramatic metaphors， or the random asides can start to grate when it's every chapter。There were some lovely touching moments in the book and a couple of funny bits， but overall I'd have enjoyed this much more as a column then I did as a book。 Felt a bit too Bridget Jones for me too， and behind the times。 。。。more
Natalie
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I love this book。 Sophie’s writes so brilliantly， I laughed out loud numerous times and really couldn’t put it down。
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