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Real praise for Dumbfounded: Big Money. Big Hair. Big Problems. Or Why Having It All Isn’t For Sissies... “With genuine affection and brutal honesty, [Rothschild] paints vivid, delightful portraits of the colorful characters who crossed his path...” —USA Today “Funny and Defiant.” —The Los Angeles Times “A family dysfunction story at its best...The former trustifarian's portrayal of his bold and brash, potty-mouth grandma is a hoot...” —The Washington Post “Rothschild is a master storyteller of misadventures and emotional drama. He effortlessly allows readers to see events from his perspective, drawing them into his court and making them his advocates.” —Rocky Mountain News “The book is delightful and funny—with smelly old people, embarrassing talent show routines and an imaginary midget butler—and reading it is the literary equivalent of spending a Saturday afternoon on the couch, watching an engrossing television program.” —The Nashville Scene “Dumbfounded [is] a hilarious, poignant account of [a] sexually confused childhood.” —The Orlando Sentinel “Rothschild has impressively combined authenticity, whimsical wit, satire and levity to produce a sparkling first book.” —Detroit Jewish News “Matt Rothschild is like the Upper East Side Jewish David Sedaris...The book is chock full of sexual confusion and the bittersweet trials of adolescence, as Rothschild sneaks into his sharp-tongued grandmother's dresses, shoplifts Barbie dolls, and dreams up an imaginary midget butler he speaks to at dinner parties. Get it now.” —Out Magazine “Dumbfounded is funny and poignant, and Rothschild’s tale of growing up an outsider feels utterly familiar.” —Popnography.com “Stunning” —The Central Florida Watermark “The setting is sitcom-perfect, from the headstrong grandmother and exasperated grandfather to the wisecracking servants, and Rothschild’s youthful acting out offers much opportunity for humor. . . . Rothschild has been through a lot and he’s an able storyteller, easily drawing readers’ sympathy by layering the emotional drama.” —Publishers Weekly “Rothschild’s dialogue is so sassy, his characters’ exits so perfectly executed, that the average reader might be forgiven for assuming his sparklingly witty debut memoir was the draft script for a new HBO series on dysfunctional family life. . . . both snappy and deeply felt.” —Kirkus Reviews “Rothschild's style serves his story well. Reminiscent of David Sedaris, he is by turns whimsical and brutal, self-involved and self-deprecating. A strong debut...” —Library Journal “Filled with laugh-out-loud memories and the thoughts and emotions of a young, confused boy who didn’t quite fit in, Rothschild recounts an intimate portrait of his childhood and his search for meaning. Dumbfounded delivers readers a very honest, very funny look into a young boy’s world of eccentricity, confusion and ultimate self discovery.” —Social Living Magazine “Original and heartbreakingly funny--a must-read!” —Jen Lancaster, author of Bitter is the New Black “Read Dumbfounded because it's funny, deceptively wise, and poignant with take-no-prisoners clarity. Read Dumbfounded because once you're done, you'll gaze off into space, craving only one thing: Matt Rothshild's next book. Dumbfounded is a dazzling debut by a dazzling new talent.” —Connie May Fowler, author of The Problem With Murmur Lee and Before Women had Wings “Touching, biting, and honest, Rothschild recalls every child's search for identity, rebellion against common sense, and the quest for love that has always been there. Humor, compassion, a man who refuses to ride a white Rolls Royce after Labor Day, and a chubby Judy-Garland impersonator with a Jew-fro. What's there not to love?” —Annie Choi, author of Happy Birthday or Whatever “Matthew Rothschild's hilarious, irreverent memoir of family dysfunction is so smart and true with characters so wonderfully drawn that, frankly, when it looked like things would turn out okay for the writer in the end, I was heartbroken.” —Cynthia Kaplan, author of Why I'm Like This and Leave the Building Quickly “How does the old joke go? ‘Some of my best friends are Rothschilds?’ Well, after reading this playful, heartfelt charmer of a book, packed with Vanity Fair-worthy anecdotes of the wondrous ways the other half lives, you'll wish Matt Rothschild really was your best friend! Call me, Matt! I miss you already!” —Robert Leleux, author of The Memoirs of a Beautiful Boy “[P]rovides urbane and acerbic comic relief in the tradition of Auntie Mame, and there are plenty of hijinx involving perp-school mischief and entertaining servants. Yet, family dysfunction, isolation, and struggles with self-acceptance eventually manifest themselves, as a young man groomed for life as an insider finds himself case as an outsider.” —Ingram Book Company
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