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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
this memoir is not always super self aware (it pained me to hear that her parents paid her west village rent after dropping out of college so she could *pursue her dreams*) but id say her life is above averagely interesting.
she definitely seems like kind of a dick but she is easily my favorite Funny Person on earth— i could see myself having a scary friendship w her.
also gives her major legend points that she was booed off of the TED stage ca. 2010 and the talk never saw the light of day.
i love her sm. audiobook necessary
she definitely seems like kind of a dick but she is easily my favorite Funny Person on earth— i could see myself having a scary friendship w her.
also gives her major legend points that she was booed off of the TED stage ca. 2010 and the talk never saw the light of day.
i love her sm. audiobook necessary
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.5 - A little dated but pretty typical Sarah Silverman. Some pretty funny parts, but nothing super surprising.
Loved this book. Kept me laughing about 75% of the time. Sure, she's crass and you might not agree with her comic approach. But I don't think doody or farts are funny and I still loved the book.
The parts about her childhood were pretty hilarious but there were parts not as entertaining. Warning: There are some graphic pictures in the book so do not read it in front of children.
Update: I listened to the audio of the book after attending "Bedwetter"-The Musical (which was fantastic but highly inapproriate)
Update: I listened to the audio of the book after attending "Bedwetter"-The Musical (which was fantastic but highly inapproriate)
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
I borrowed the audio book from the library and started listening to it this afternoon. Sarah Silverman is reading her own book and she has a surprisingly soothing voice. I actually fell asleep during the first disk...
Laugh-out-loud funny in spots, interesting and enlightening in others. I liked this book better than I like most of her comedy. I don't love gross-out humor, but the horror of chronic bedwetting isn't played for laughs here.
Sarah Silverman’s memoir discusses her childhood, her road to becoming a comedian, life on the set of her show, and also… her chronic childhood bedwetting, of course.
I’m a fan of Sarah Silverman and think she’s pretty funny, but I was slightly disappointed with her book. While it was pretty entertaining at some points, I never laughed out loud or felt like I got to know her, two things I would expect from a comedian’s memoir. Kathy Griffin’s memoir, Official Book Club Selection, which I reviewed a while back, is the perfect example. I both laughed out loud on numerous occasions, and was happy to see Kathy getting more personal as well.
To me, it felt like this book was all about the shock factor more than anything else. It was pretty graphic and vulgar. I’m totally fine with these things, but only if it adds to the book and doesn’t constitute the majority of the book. That said, if you’re easily offended, don’t read this book… but then, I’m guessing those that are easily offended aren’t fans of hers to begin with. I also didn’t like that most of the stories were quite short and felt more like snippets and partial stories to me. I would have liked more depth and detail, and it would have been nice if the book had been written in a more linear or coherent fashion.
On the positive side of things, I did enjoy some of the stories, and I did get to learn a bit about how Sarah began as a comic, and more information about her show. She delved a bit into her childhood which was interesting, but again, I would have liked to know more about her past and personal life – for instance, she didn’t even bring up her relationship with Jimmy Kimmel. I also found it comical that she wrote a foreword, a midword, and an afterward and I like her ability to accept herself for who she is. Oh, and the cover… the cover is pretty damn funny.
If you like Sarah, give this one a go, but otherwise, read Kathy Griffin’s or Chelsea Handler’s memoirs – now those are hysterical.
I’m a fan of Sarah Silverman and think she’s pretty funny, but I was slightly disappointed with her book. While it was pretty entertaining at some points, I never laughed out loud or felt like I got to know her, two things I would expect from a comedian’s memoir. Kathy Griffin’s memoir, Official Book Club Selection, which I reviewed a while back, is the perfect example. I both laughed out loud on numerous occasions, and was happy to see Kathy getting more personal as well.
To me, it felt like this book was all about the shock factor more than anything else. It was pretty graphic and vulgar. I’m totally fine with these things, but only if it adds to the book and doesn’t constitute the majority of the book. That said, if you’re easily offended, don’t read this book… but then, I’m guessing those that are easily offended aren’t fans of hers to begin with. I also didn’t like that most of the stories were quite short and felt more like snippets and partial stories to me. I would have liked more depth and detail, and it would have been nice if the book had been written in a more linear or coherent fashion.
On the positive side of things, I did enjoy some of the stories, and I did get to learn a bit about how Sarah began as a comic, and more information about her show. She delved a bit into her childhood which was interesting, but again, I would have liked to know more about her past and personal life – for instance, she didn’t even bring up her relationship with Jimmy Kimmel. I also found it comical that she wrote a foreword, a midword, and an afterward and I like her ability to accept herself for who she is. Oh, and the cover… the cover is pretty damn funny.
If you like Sarah, give this one a go, but otherwise, read Kathy Griffin’s or Chelsea Handler’s memoirs – now those are hysterical.