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carolynschaf's review against another edition
4.0
This book was hilarious. I don't have children and I still thought of was so funny. I laughed out loud a lot. I thought the writing was honest but could be a bit overkill at times. I loved the book but hated the poems.
brittbitter's review against another edition
4.0
3.8⭐
I love that he and his wife, oblivious to each other, did their own documenting of their journey to parenthood and then made a book about it. It had me laughing out loud frequently, I found their honesty to be refreshing and hilarious.
I really enjoyed the audiobook because you can hear him laughing and/or smiling at his own jokes/comments and it made me smile along with him.
It was fun and a nice switch-up from my recent reads.
I love that he and his wife, oblivious to each other, did their own documenting of their journey to parenthood and then made a book about it. It had me laughing out loud frequently, I found their honesty to be refreshing and hilarious.
I really enjoyed the audiobook because you can hear him laughing and/or smiling at his own jokes/comments and it made me smile along with him.
It was fun and a nice switch-up from my recent reads.
renatasnacks's review against another edition
3.0
I'm a big fan of Mike Birbiglia saw The New One as a show on Broadway, and I almost DNFed this book after the first few chapters bc I was like, this is almost word for word exactly what I remember seeing on stage. (Which was the same experience I had with [b:Sleepwalk With Me and Other Painfully True Stories|7775841|Sleepwalk With Me and Other Painfully True Stories|Mike Birbiglia|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1442947661l/7775841._SY75_.jpg|10682678], and I was like, why do I keep reading these comedian memoirs when they're all exactly the same as their standup, except worse because they don't have the delivery of standup!)
Also it includes his wife's poems, and I appreciated her POV but I didn't like...love the poems TBH??? Sorry poems
But I kept pushing through and there is some new material in here, including reactions to the response the show version of this got, which I thought was interesting.
But like overall...the stage show The New One was filmed for Netflix, really if you're interested you should just watch it instead of reading it.
Also, he's very up front about being a "reluctant dad"--it's like, in the subtitle--and I've heard some other people who find his attitude very repellent. Personally I find it relatable and I appreciate his honestly, but like, if you are maybe a person who really wants kids but doesn't have them, you'll probably wanna punch him in the face. Be advised.
Also it includes his wife's poems, and I appreciated her POV but I didn't like...love the poems TBH??? Sorry poems
But I kept pushing through and there is some new material in here, including reactions to the response the show version of this got, which I thought was interesting.
But like overall...the stage show The New One was filmed for Netflix, really if you're interested you should just watch it instead of reading it.
Also, he's very up front about being a "reluctant dad"--it's like, in the subtitle--and I've heard some other people who find his attitude very repellent. Personally I find it relatable and I appreciate his honestly, but like, if you are maybe a person who really wants kids but doesn't have them, you'll probably wanna punch him in the face. Be advised.
emilylandry's review against another edition
3.0
Sometimes this book was really hard for me to read, but I appreciate how honest Birbiglia was throughout.
bookdingo's review against another edition
4.0
Wonderfully honest and funny and semi-painful and you simply must view the Broadway recording on Netflix if you have the opportunity because Birbiglia's delivery is always A+
kmbiron's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
5.0