Fuck: 40 Something

Nell struggles with the pressure of reaching age 40 and not having the standard "checklist" items: the house, the husband, or the kids.

Reviews for the series and books generally lean positive, though they highlight specific pros and cons: Review Consensus

At over 500 pages, some readers felt the first book was a bit long, though the sequel, More Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up , is often praised as a faster-paced follow-up. 40 something fuck

📍 If you are feeling "behind" in life or struggling with the pressures of middle age, this series is widely considered a comforting, hilarious "hug in a book" (or show) that validates the feeling of not having it all figured out. Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up - The StoryGraph

The book was adapted into the ABC/Disney+ sitcom Not Dead Yet, starring Gina Rodriguez. Nell struggles with the pressure of reaching age

Like the book, it follows a broke, newly single woman (Nell Serrano) who moves back to her hometown and takes the only job she can find: writing obituaries.

To cope, Nell starts an anonymous podcast about her life, which unexpectedly goes viral as other women relate to her messy reality. Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up - The

In the TV version, Nell begins to see and talk to the ghosts of the people she is writing about, who offer her life advice. ⭐ Critical Reception