Rattled!: A Memoir

By Christine Coppa

Book Overview

Warm, honest, funny, and empowering, Rattled is an unforgettable memoir of a life that takes an unexpected turn--and a brave young woman who decides to follow where the road leads. Everything in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0767930827
• ISBN13: 9780767930826
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Fantastic Read!!

This book is so well written, with a great sense of humor. The deomographic is huge, its really for any person who has ever had something unexpected drop into their life. Highly recomend

Great read!

This was a great book. It was everything I expected it to be and more. Christine projects her emotions great. I felt everything she felt. It is a must read, especially for anyone who finds themselves in Christine's shoes. As a Mommy, I loved sharing her fears and her joy!

Great Book

I wasn't familiar with her blog, but I am definitely a fan after reading this book! As a first-time mom-to-be, I related to her in so many ways! I plan on checking out her blog and hope that she comes out with another book.

Couldn't put it down

I followed Christine Coppa's Glamour blog prior to her son's birth and then for a number of months later, but it has fallen off of my list in recent months (mainly because of some changes to Glamour's RSS feed that made it harder to keep up). Until I saw a comment elsewhere, I was unaware that she had turned her story into a book, and was delighted that it came out the day before I had a long flight planned. The perfect download for my Kindle. At first, I was worried that this would be a rehash of much of what was on the blog, and while the story was ultimately the same, obviously, this book was absolutely wonderful to read. Christine really put a lot of thought and passion into writing this story. As a woman around her age, I could really relate to her fear of the unknown, and understand her adoration and frustration with her family at times. I absolutely could not put this book down. It was completely engrossing, even though I knew how it turned out. I definitely recommend checking it out.

A must read for any woman

I adored this book so much I wrote a review when I was just a few chapters in (which I had to delete to post this review). Well, I have finished it, and I can say with certainty that this book was wonderful from beginning to end. Coppa's writing is engrossing. I saw this book while I was checking out at Barnes & Noble. It was sitting by the check out counter on the mother's day stand and the bright chick-lit-esque cover caught my eye. I quickly read the back and decided to give it a try. I was unaware that Coppa writes a blog for Glamour (I'm a Cosmo girl myself), so I was not sure what to expect. For any woman who has peed on a sick and either hoped to God it was one line or two this book is for you. Whether you have had a close call, are a mother yourself, or just have a soul, you can relate to Coppa's journey into a situation that turns out so magically. Of course most single women do not plan to become single mothers, but Coppa makes an amazing revelation that I loved. She does not want to be pregnant, and hates the situation she is in, but she wants her baby. That is so often the most overlooked aspect of unexpected pregnancies with younger women. Coppa got something so wonderful out of a not-so-good predicament. This book is a total page turner. Her attention to detail is unreal. I felt like one of her best friends, like I was there through this with her the whole 9 months. This book really impressed me, especially coming from such a young author. If it is any foreshadowing into what Coppa will bring us in the future we are all in luck. I can't wait to read more from this author, and I definitely hope she writes some more about her life with her son, Jack.