Winging It: A Tale of Turning Thirty

by Elizabeth Tippens

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• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573225282
• ISBN13: 9781573225281
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: Riverhead Books
• Length: 209 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Substantial Chick Lit

I'm really not into "chick lit," and I have to admit, I bought Winging It: A Tale of Turning Thirty when I was around 22 (now much older) and didn't know any better. Well, let me clarify that statement -- I didn't know that in 2000 "chick lit" would become the "thing" for brain candy and females. Anyway, I happened upon this book in my collection, just finished it, and I hate to admit it, I did enjoy the collection of stories.It's not all about women and being single -- there are a few stories that are just about the men in Faith's life (can be considered the "main" character although this is a book of short stories). There's a bit more substance to these stories and the book as a whole, I believe, than what your typical chick lit provides. It's not about a female sitting around, waiting for a man to come into her life. Actually, it seems like the author, Elizabeth Tippens, has taken it for granted that this will happen. The ending pretty much sums this theory up because there is a wedding. But the wedding is presented in such an unusual way that that's why I thought it was a given. And no, we don't go to the wedding or even lead up to the wedding, and in fact, the story isn't really about Faith, it's more about one of the men in her life. The ending of Winging It pretty much sums of a life lesson: You too shall get over "it" (fill in your own blank) and life does go on. Kinda like turning 30, if you think about it. I really liked the collection of short stories and was pleased to get more out of them than I thought I would. Great book for a lazy weekend.

Really, really good.

This book was a pleasant surprise. For those of you coming of age in Manhattan and female, this enticing peek at what many semi-single women go through is really really good.