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kirwhalped's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
jessicataylor71's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Ali Wong is absolutely hilarious! This is the funniest book I've ever read.
cupcakes_and_coffee's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.25
Ali Wong is hysterical & I like her voice on the audio. I think she’s great but she’s pretty vulgar, borderline disgusting. Just saying in case that’s not your thing. 😉 ‘Bout fell out of my chair at the beginning when she tells how she “used to be” so gross “at the beginning of her career”. Wow, can’t imagine.
rballenger's review against another edition
4.0
Type of read: Commuter Read
What made me pick it up: I love Ali Wong. Her writing and standup are so real and relatable that this was a must-read.
Overall rating: Written by Wong as a telling of her life story to her daughters, Wong approaches 'Dear Girls' with honesty, wit, and the relatability that I've come to expect from her. Her stories make you feel like you're sitting in your living room hanging out with your best friend and hearing about all the crazy antics that happened to them between your whine and wine dates. I also enjoyed the afterward and the perspective it provided. 'Dear Girls' is lighthearted and simple but enjoyable and a nice easy read. I would recommend it to those who like humorous, autobiographical books.
"You have suffered enough. If you can make it easier, make it easier. And don't feel guilty about it."
What made me pick it up: I love Ali Wong. Her writing and standup are so real and relatable that this was a must-read.
Overall rating: Written by Wong as a telling of her life story to her daughters, Wong approaches 'Dear Girls' with honesty, wit, and the relatability that I've come to expect from her. Her stories make you feel like you're sitting in your living room hanging out with your best friend and hearing about all the crazy antics that happened to them between your whine and wine dates. I also enjoyed the afterward and the perspective it provided. 'Dear Girls' is lighthearted and simple but enjoyable and a nice easy read. I would recommend it to those who like humorous, autobiographical books.
"You have suffered enough. If you can make it easier, make it easier. And don't feel guilty about it."
chaotic_tumbleweed's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.75
I thought it was a good book. Books are a different medium than stand up and there were times where Ali struggled with the different medium. It was an enjoyable read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Eating disorder, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Medical trauma, and Racism
eastcoastmma's review against another edition
funny
fast-paced
4.0
Really funny girls girl book. Cute concept to have small little letters to her daughter as the chapters. To be a fly on the wall when they grow up and get to read it tho…. Makes me really wish I had something like this from my mom. If you have ever seen Ali Wongs stand up- this reads exactly like her there. Def not for anyone younger then high school or teenage years but should be a read every girl goes thru. Almost like a sex ed class without the weird pictures.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
mogffm3's review against another edition
3.0
Ali is a better a comedian than author, but overall still an enjoyable book.
It was more of a memoir. I've recently also read Kevin Hart's book, and I have a lot of respect for the work ethic of comedians -- it's a hard climb!
Loved the parts about the brutality of motherhood and bodily fluids, and then after that surprisingly, the epilogue by her spouse was interesting to me. It was not funny, and I almost was going to skip it, but listening to his perspective about her raunchy humor and how he accepts her as an artist was really endearing.
It was more of a memoir. I've recently also read Kevin Hart's book, and I have a lot of respect for the work ethic of comedians -- it's a hard climb!
Loved the parts about the brutality of motherhood and bodily fluids, and then after that surprisingly, the epilogue by her spouse was interesting to me. It was not funny, and I almost was going to skip it, but listening to his perspective about her raunchy humor and how he accepts her as an artist was really endearing.