Written in first person, Tee has so many bad things happen in her life it's a wonder who she kept going. It was okay listen on audiobook
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At once both hilarious and sobering, What Doesn't Kill You has definitely made me take a look at my own problems through a different lense. Through Tee's longstanding feud with Murphy and the small, subtle gestures of true friendship from unexpected sources, this is a profound look at how an indepentdent woman can get so caught up in her own pride that she inevitably stumbles...all over the place. I love her journey through denial to realization and then finally getting proactive (in retrospect) about her finances. And her runaround with Ron is sweet in a just-grow-up-and-admit-you-like-him sort of way. In all, a book I plan to read again and again, every time I start to take my finances for granted. ( )

In this book we are first introduced to the main character Tee the morning after her daughter's wedding in the bed of the best man. She has paid a lot for the wedding and we find out at the end of the first chapter that she has lost her long time job the previous week. She has to cut back on her free spending ways and learns the hard way that she needs to learn how to save money. We see her through her job search and her personal downsizing. Through this time of trial she discovers who her true friends are. This story can ring true with many people today no matter what their age, sex, or race. ( )

This was a really cute book and I really like the characters in it. It starts out with Tee being at her daughter's wedding. She has way too much champagne and finds herself the next morning in bed with the best man, the groom’s cousin. We learn that Tee was with a company and spent twenty years there and the founder of the company, Olivia dies. Soon thereafter, Olivia’s daughter takes over and Tee is without a job. Tee then has to file for unemployment. It seems that it is one thing after another and she goes on a cruise that she had booked when she had a job. Her former husband who she would have brief flings with ends up getting engaged and with her daughter gone, she is in a bad place. Tee is spiraled into a very bad economic crunch and is constantly harassed by bill collectors. Finally she lands a job at Derma-Teq, but by then her financial damage is already done. Through these experiences, she becomes stronger and the reader can see her transformation. It took going thru hell to make her into the person she is today. Each event helped shape her into a more focused and driven person, even starting her own business. I liked this book so much that I want to get the authors upcoming book as well. ( )

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. My desire when reading fiction is to be entertained and receive a message. This book is so relevant in the current economy as so many people are facing what Tee faces. I felt refreshed when I finished...and encouraged. ( )