She Made Me Laugh

My Friend Nora Ephron

By: Richard Cohen

Narrated by: Christopher Lane

Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's summary

Nora Ephron, one of the most famous writers, film makers, and personalities of her time is captured by her long-time and dear friend in a hilarious, blunt, raucous, and poignant recollection of their decades-long friendship.

Nora Ephron (1941 - 2012) was a phenomenal personality, journalist, essayist, novelist, playwright, Oscar-nominated screenwriter, and movie director (Sleepless in Seattle; You've Got Mail; When Harry Met Sally; Heartburn; Julie & Julia). She wrote a slew of bestsellers (I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman; I Remember Nothing: And Other Reflections; Scribble, Scribble: Notes on the Media; Crazy Salad: Some Things About Women). She was celebrated by Hollywood, embraced by literary New York, and adored by legions of fans throughout the world.

Award-winning journalist Richard Cohen wrote this about his "third-person memoir": "I call this book a third-person memoir. It is about my closest friend, Nora Ephron, and the lives we lived together and how her life got to be bigger until, finally, she wrote her last work, the play, Lucky Guy, about a newspaper columnist dying of cancer while she herself was dying of cancer. I have interviewed many of her other friends - Mike Nichols, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Meryl Streep, Arianna Huffington - but the book is not a name-dropping star turn, but an attempt to capture a remarkable woman who meant so much to so many other women."

©2016 Richard Cohen. (P)2016 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Wonderful!

Richard Cohen’s writing style and dry wit as he shared the life of his obviously beloved friend, Nora Ephron, was spot on. The narration was perfect as well. I loved Nora Ephron’s writings and movies and came away from this book with a greater appreciation of what a fascinating person she was. As hard as this must have been for Cohen to write, I’m so glad he did. A great listen. Highly recommend!

Outstanding

A wonderful intimate portrait of a deep devotion. I loved Nora too and this book reveals so much of why we loved her.

Nora the Magnificent!

This warm and loving account of Nora Ephron will delight her fans. I throughly enjoyed every minute of it. It is brimming with insights about her writing and her life.

my thoughts of Cohen. I think he was unlove .

loved it didn't want it to end. I will IAM sore I will do it again.

Wonderful book

The wonderful life of an amazing women. Told by a great friend with insight, eloquence and humor.

Loved it!

Loved this book! The narration was absolutely magical and images so vivid that I was swept to manhattan, DC, and east Hampton as well as Nora’s dinner table. Just incredible!

Great book for lovers of Nora Ephron's work

Would you listen to She Made Me Laugh again? Why?

No. I liked it very much and remember it well so do not feel the need to listen to it again

What was one of the most memorable moments of She Made Me Laugh?

Learning details of how she came to write some of the stories that became movies

Have you listened to any of Christopher Lane’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

First time, I have heard him and found his performance very satisfactory

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No

Any additional comments?

My first experience with Audible as I love reading. This was a new experience and went so well, I have ordered additional Audible Books.

Touching story about a Grand Gal

I usually just praise the contents but the narrator was just as superb & essential as the writing in telling the story of Nora’s life! His droll, understated, subtle sarcasm brought sparkle to the narrative!

Bad reading

Terrible book boring boring
No reason to write it …Nora was amazing person the book sounds like description of a vale or servant

waste of time

This is a difficult book to finish. It smacks of bitterness and envy. Cohen seemed bent on putting Ephron in a bad light.