Life on the Ramona Coaster

I feel dumber after attempting to read this book

I must say that I actually enjoyed this book and learned more about Ramona.She begins discussing her childhood and I can relate to it so much. The cycle of abuse does damage and impacts our lives and who we are as people. Ramona has been through a lot when it comes to her abusive, alcoholic father. I myself have an abusive, alcoholic father and can see many similarities in that aspect. After reading this book you will understand Ramona's uncensored personality.She also discusses her career and how it all started. I felt this part of the book was stale, repetitive, and she bragged a lot. This part definitely wasn't the most fascinating.She then discusses the real housewives and this is the part I am most disappointed in. I thought she would go more in depth but she writes about things we already knows. I wanted her to go into detail about Kelly's breakdown and the morroco trip, but sadly she didn't. It was very surface level stuff that a fan would already know from her blogs and the show.The most touching part of this book is when she goes into detail about Mario's cheating. I felt Ramona was being heartfelt and it made me have compassion for her. Mario did her dirty and it not only affected Ramona, but her daughter as well.The grammer in the book wasn't the best at times and she definitely should have used an editor. This was a small negative in the book and why I only gave it 4 stars instead of 5.I felt Ramona got her message across and I feel like i understand her much more and she has a very colorful life. I found the book very interesting and feel that if you are a true fan of hers, this is a must read.

I started binge watching RHONY during quarantine and I loved the show. Ramona is THE nucleus of that franchise, in my opinion. I admire the success she has become on her own and also see she is a complicated character.It was a quick read and written in her own unique tone and from the heart. I enjoyed the book and recommend it to any RHONY fans. The reason for 4 stars is I think the end when she discusses her marriage and ultimate divorce from Mario, there was a lot of repetition in her reasoning and I found myself skipping a little.All in all an enjoyable read!

This book was certainly interesting. It didn't show me another side of Ramona Singer. I knew she was a self-made woman, but this book continues to perpetuate her high opinion of herself. I am not sorry that I bought it, I am just very thankful that I purchased it at Amazon and didn't have to pay full price for it. She devotes a lot of space to her "renewal" of herself, but truthfully, she hasn't changed all that much.

I'm a long-time Ramona stan and this book was better than I expected. My favorite part was that allegedly Jill Zarin has had substance abuse issues in the past, which is why she mostly drank Diet Coke on RHONY and had an agenda to depict Ramona as an alcoholic.Also: "Seeing these [elephants] in person I finally understood the phrase 'hung like an elephant' - it truly looks like a fifth appendage." and "... we saw monkeys with large round testicles of the brightest blue you can possibly imagine, which gave new meaning to the term 'blue balls.'"

I really enjoyed this book. I read it in a week, I could not believe all the things she has done in her life and had been through. I knew alittle from the show but this was more detailed and I was shocked. This book was on my list to read and since we have time now I did it! The only negative I would have well two the chapters are super LONG and the book wasn't put together good, its falling apart alittle

Ramona Singer is a well rounded spiritual person that has been very successful in life, without appearing to take herself too seriously. On the show, RHONY, Ramona’s character, if you will, seems shallow, and not too bright.In her real life, she is a gifted savvy businesswoman who has built a life for herself that is enviable, and put her entire life into creating her own success.She is very relatable in telling her personal story of bumps in the road, much of which most people might not have recovered.Ramona is not a complainer, and while her co-stars make fun of her, asking for top notch treatment when on vacation, she totally deserves it. She earned it. She paid for it.I have new found respect and love for Ramona, a woman who while working very hard to be successful, has always had time to be a great mother, wife, and friend. Looking forward to seeing more of the Real Ramona as she takes life by the horns and shows us how to make it happen.

Honest, introspective, kind, loving and smart. We all have imperfections. I choose to see her strengths. She loved. She lost. She overcame. She succeeded. Impressive. You keep going girl. God bless.

I would have loved a grittier book, but it's only Ramona! Nice read, interesting to see how she made it up in business, however brief it was, and it was entertaining and a good purchase for a light read.

I am a fan of the real housewives franchise so was interested to read Ramonas story. She definitely didn't have it easy growing up and shared this in her book. I often feel she can be entitled and spoilt on the show but I have seen a different side to her here. I enjoyed her book and feel that any real housewives fan would enjoy this book.

As a big fan of RHONY I was looking forward to reading Ramonas story. Sadly the excitement turned to disappointment.Ramona tries to depict herself as a sincere and caring, wife mother and business woman. Sorry I wasn't entirely convinced, It was a bit too much of the me me me

Ok but nothing you haven't seen on housewives of New York .

Lovely book enjoyed very much