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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
This brought up a lot of things that would have been brought up anyway, considering the time of year. But this also reminds me that happy endings exist, despite and because of everything .
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
I hope Tig + Stephanie live to be over 100
I knew nothing about Tig Notaro before reading this book. She is a comedian who takes us through a horrific year in her life. Imagine dealing with pneumonia, a sinus infection, c diff, a romantic break up, her mother's death, and cancer.
I'm impressed by her stark uncompromising honesty as much as by her deep wells of compassion and generosity.
I'm thankful to my niece, who blogs as Casey the Lesbrarian, for bringing it to my attention.
I'm impressed by her stark uncompromising honesty as much as by her deep wells of compassion and generosity.
I'm thankful to my niece, who blogs as Casey the Lesbrarian, for bringing it to my attention.
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Gorgeous and funny and horribly sad. We could all use a little Tig, her book is unputdownable.
Rounding up from a 3+ just because I love her. This covers a lot of the same ground as her Moth talk and her amazing Amazon series One Mississippi (watch it if you haven't!), but in more and different detail.
I only vaguely knew of Tig Notaro until last week. I'm so glad I watched her documentary and comedy specials and read this. I'm annoyed that I missed her in Urbana a few weeks ago. This is an interesting work about an adult kid who really misses her mom (and I don't mean that as an insult - I think we all revert to being kids when a parent dies). And it's about a woman dealing with cancer. And making a life and trying to move forward. I've found I really like Tig's sense of humor and I hope she visits the Midwest again soon. In the meantime, I'm so excited to see her on season two of Star Trek Discovery!
I picked this up from the library after hearing Tig Notaro featured or interviewed on a few of my favorite podcasts, and I wasn't disappointed. This memoir reads like your friend telling you a straightforward story about one of the worst years of their life — you are constantly shocked by what happens next (seriously? you're deathly ill and then your mom dies? and THEN you get even more bad news??) but also strangely comforted by the humanity and warmth of their tone as they share this story. What Tig has been through is remarkable, and so is her resilience, humility, and hope. I highly recommend this to fans of her comedy, people with cancer, people who have survived cancer, people who have had a tough week/month/year, people who enjoy a hopeful ending, and really just... people in general. A great read.
Life kicked Tig Notaro right in the ovaries, really fucking hard, over and over in a short period of time. She came through it and one of the results is an awesome book. Honest, sad, funny, and touching. Great read.
an excellent follow up read, or companion to "live" with a bit more back story and detail.