Cry for Me, Argentina is the perfect summer read - you'll cry and laugh and crylaugh . . . The book makes the case that if you have a deliriously deranged family you might turn out the better for it. Tamara brims with life, and her superpower is that she's unflinchingly, maybe compulsively, real when talking about it, almost like she was born with her embarrassment gene in reverse.

LA Weekly

Tamara Yajia is my favorite kind of storyteller - filthy and hilarious . . . This is a must-read for anyone with an interest in absurdity, juicy family drama and fantasizing about Backstreet Boy Nick Carter while listening to Sixpence None the Richer on a Discman. Relatable.

Nashville Scene

Yajia is a talented writer with an arsenal of wild stories. She'll have you laughing and feeling perhaps a bit concerned about children like her. If you love memoirists like Jeannette Walls and Jennette McCurdy, who are both hilariously sanguine about their chaotic childhoods but are also unflinchingly honest, this one might be for you.

Shondaland

Yajia writes as if she's unload­ing years of pain, grief, and hard knocks. With sharp, bit­ing prose, she recalls every detail. . . as if it hap­pened just yesterday.

Jewish Book Council

Cry for Me, Argentina is full of many unflinching, hilarious images. . .Beneath the comedic anecdotes belies a sincere coming-of-age story, told with stream-of-consciousness ease, about growing up amid constant nostalgia and narcissistic entrepreneurial turmoil. Complicated parental figures, embraced eccentricities, and a scrappy handling of mental health issues commingle empathetically in Yajia's illustration of her family, making room for lighthearted antics and darker moments of desperation.

Austin Chronicle

Yajia goes from near-fame to awkward pre-teen immigrant, wild teenager, and then finally achieves success in music and film-this time, behind the scenes. Crass, cringe, and absolutely hilarious.

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