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A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost

11 reviews

lavaqueen's review

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adventurous funny reflective slow-paced

4.0

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theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

I laughed so much listening to this book, though Colin referenced a lot of photos in the physical book and he kept telling readers to go buy a copy so we could see what he was talking about.

There is an entire chapter about poop so if you’re easily grossed out, or can be embarrassed oh the behalf of others maybe skip that one.

The last chapter was also medicslly graphic. Think, multiple doctors, one who checked webMD because it wasn’t their area of expertise, samples taken from Colin’s leg going to the CDC for testing, and talk of an unpleasant best case scenario vs much much worse worst case scenario. It’s still funny! But so gross.

And this was after I laughed my face off listening to the poop chapter.

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zoepagereader's review against another edition

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funny fast-paced

5.0

I love SNL and so when I found this book, obviously I had to read it. It was absolutely hilarious. This covered everything in Colin Jost’s life that he thought was worth mentioning, from Wrestle mania to getting potato salad thrown at him by Scottish teenagers. Warning: do not read if you can’t deal with gross photos because yes, he was kind enough to include the time botflies laid eggs in his leg (with photos).

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lindsayerin's review

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funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.75

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iamthelizardqueen's review

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funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

A very funny book about a very punchable face.

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chessakat's review against another edition

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funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.75

I thoroughly enjoyed this. I am a very casual SNL fan, but I’ve always enjoyed Jost and Che on Weekend Update when I have managed to watch it. I really didn’t have any context for Colin Jost other than that - and that he was engaged and now married to Scarlett Johansson - so this was a really fun, amusing journey from his childhood in Staten Island and his family of 1 million fire fighters to his private school in Manhattan, to the Harvard Lampoon and then on to various career endeavors and eventually SNL.

Y’all, I laughed so hard and so much. This is absolutely perfect to listen to on audio, highly recommend (and pro tip, you can always check out the ebook from your library to see all the photos he references 😂).

I am so sad this is over! I need more comedic memoirs in my life.

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emilyvf's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

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sarahs_shelf_'s review against another edition

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emotional funny informative

4.0

I laughed out loud throughout this whole book. Each story was so well crafted and I really enjoyed hearing about SNL, all his travel escapades, his various injuries, and his wild jobs. The story about his mom and 9/11 was really heartbreaking and touching and made me cry.
I could have done without the moments where he is self deprecating about his looks-specifically because it reads to me as very fat phobic. The book did so many things so well so I really hated that this was an element.

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claudianeureads's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

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readalongwithnat's review against another edition

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dark funny sad fast-paced

3.5

CW: 9/11

The beginning of this book used "retard(ed)" quite a few times and I almost DNFed, but I am glad I did not. The chapter about 9/11 and Jost's mom were incredibly emotional as he spoke about how his mother was impacted by the terrorist attacks. I read this book at the recommendation of a few friends, but had no idea who Colin Jost was as I do not watch SNL. I enjoyed hearing about his life, especially as he narrates the audiobook.

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