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Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong

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ramsfan1963's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

Funny and raunchy, Ali talks about sex, marriage, growing up in America as a Vietnamese/Chinese kid, her family, and being a stand up comedian with kids. Seriously blunt and honest about her life, warts and all.

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amandalorianxo's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

Ali and I share a birthday (April 19th!) I’m always excited when I share a birthday with someone as smart and hilarious as Ms. Wong is. I loved that she chose to write this as a way to leave something behind for her daughters as well as giving the audience a small peek into her life growing up in San Francisco, CA. Her memoir was refreshingly candid, open, raw, vulnerable and humorous. I can’t wait to watch her latest Netflix special and I hope to see her perform live soon !

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joyfromhope's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.5

This book was not what I was expecting. Because it was titled "Dear Girls" and written for her daughters, I thought it would be targeted more towards young women. Instead, it really read more like a detailed, raunchy, autobiography. I probably would have enjoyed it more if I had understood the true purpose of the book, however overall I thought it leaned a bit too heavily on bringing in explicit sexual information as a gag even when talking about other things. Some of the stories were really moving, especially when she talked about her mother and learning more about where she was from, but I'm not sure who I would recommend this book for.

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