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ansmith917's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
emmakingleberry's review against another edition
3.0
I LOVE Ali Wong. Love love love her. Maybe I went into this book with high expectations because I hadn't mentally separated written humor from stand-up delivery. The book was good, but it is supposed to be sentimental and a letter for her daughters (hence the title) and doesn't have the same "hahah funny" impact as her stand-up does. Enjoyable, an easy read, and I laughed out loud at times.
kitkathw871's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.25
Ali Wong's humor is not always for me so there are obviously parts of this book that didn't resonate, but I enjoyed her voice a lot. She self deprecates for her jokes but she is actually clearly smart and has her finger on the pulse on a lot of complicated topics like motherhood and racial representation. She's a hard worker who sacrificed much out of love for her passion and her family. It's a nice, funny read about an interesting person that sneaks up on you with heartwarming sentiments. I enjoyed this look into her life, just don't click with her type of humor and it took me out of the book sometimes.
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Graphic: Sexual content