Reviews
A book from someone who truly was a friend of Ephron, a man who dined and traveled with her and heard many an amusing anecdote that didn't make it into an essay or a zippy line of film dialogue. . . . Cohen offers the nuanced perspective of a confidant., An eternal snapshot of America's most beloved female writer and filmmaker, as seen through the eyes of one of her closest companions. . . . There is a quality to [Cohen's] prose that shows the living, breathing person behind When Harry Met Sally , one that a regular biographer would be challenged to convey. . . . The book is timeless, but Cohen's crowning achievement comes in the final few chapters. Here, Cohen chronicles Ephron's final battles with the illness that would ultimately take her life. While I'd recommend picking up a family pack of Kleenex prior to reading, the emotion, humor, and perspective with which Cohen writes will uplift your spirits rather than drag them down., "A book from someone who truly was a friend of Ephron, a man who dined and traveled with her and heard many an amusing anecdote that didn't make it into an essay or a zippy line of film dialogue. . . . Cohen offers the nuanced perspective of a confidant." , A clear-eyed, episodic, and moving tribute . . . Cohen creates a portrait of the Ephron behind the public persona . . . Ephron proves a complex subject, but one who is clearly adored and greatly missed by Cohen. . . The most beautifully rendered portrait of her comes in the last few chapters, which chronicle the end of her life. Here, Cohen writes with emotion, perspective, humor, and grace--the perfect combination, perhaps, to represent his dear friend., "[A] lovely and loving memoir . . . Cohen had access to all sides of this decidedly multifaceted woman and reveals not only those of the public Nora everyone admired but also the private Nora whom a very lucky few adored." , Gracious, elegant . . . Cohen captures a brilliant woman full of contradictions . . . A warm tribute to a rather bossy know-it-all companion in arms who was hugely talented and fiercely devoted., She Made Me Laugh is more about the good times with Ephron than the bad. Cohen is a terrific writer, and his book is a fine tribute to a fascinating woman., If it's true that everyone did want Nora as their friend, after reading this lovely and loving memoir, it should be equally true that everyone should want Cohen as theirs. Muse and foil, colleague and crony, Cohen had access to all sides of this decidedly multifaceted woman and reveals not only those of the public Nora everyone admired but also the private Nora whom a very lucky few adored.
