The I Index

The Madwoman and the Roomba: My Year of Domestic Mayhem

Bottom of the pile

6

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

1/100

Critics

10/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Sandra Tsing Loh

Publisher:

W. W. Norton Company

Date:

June 2, 2020

Loh navigates a mouse sighting in her kitchen, the temptations of online goddess webinars, and an attempt to refresh her home (without getting sidetracked by the mysterious variety of light bulbs). Whether helping younger family members with their college essays (or trying to write them without laughing) or dodging algorithms that recognize her as a middle-aged lady with a VISA card, Sandra confronts her First World guilt on a much restricted budget.

What The Reviewers Say

Sarah McCraw Crow,
BookPage
Loh’s tone is breezy and self-deprecating—it’s like having a glass of wine or a long phone call with your witty, goofy friend. Because the narrative is loosely structured, you can read straight through or just dip into an essay when the mood strikes.
Erin Downey Howerton,
Booklist
... zingy anecdotal entries.

Publishers Weekly
... let-it-all-hang-out essays.

Kirkus
... lighthearted.