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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
I enjoyed it. I don't particularly like her so I thought the book would help me, and it did. But there were a few chapters where it was her defending jokes she'd already made, which I did not care for.
It had some very funny parts, but the vulgarity was too much. It made me cringe.
If I could give this a negative rating, I would.
Look, I knew heading into this that Sarah Silverman is crass, abrasive, opinionated, and not afraid to say things that people will find offensive.
What got me was the rape joke she cracked. At that point neither she, nor her book, were worth a moment more of my time. She admits she has never been raped. Perhaps if she had been through it she would not be making such horrible, off the cuff remarks about it. It's not funny. It's not something to try to make a buck off of in a comedy routine or a book. What she did there wasn't crass comedy; it was vile.
Truly disgusting.
Look, I knew heading into this that Sarah Silverman is crass, abrasive, opinionated, and not afraid to say things that people will find offensive.
What got me was the rape joke she cracked. At that point neither she, nor her book, were worth a moment more of my time. She admits she has never been raped. Perhaps if she had been through it she would not be making such horrible, off the cuff remarks about it. It's not funny. It's not something to try to make a buck off of in a comedy routine or a book. What she did there wasn't crass comedy; it was vile.
Truly disgusting.
It was an entertaining short read. Interesting how what's acceptable changes in a relatively short amount of time(10 years). Some of what she talks about doing and joking about just wouldn't be okay anymore. I'm glad for the progression, I don't think comedy needs to use racist or sexist tropes to be funny.
Used r-word repeatedly through first chapters
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism
The best, funniest, most insightful book I've read in years. Don't let the funny tagline fool you into thinking this is easy fare (though Silverman's prose is so ingestible and so engrossing)--it's called 'The Bedwetter' so that you know straight up everything is laid out on the table, no stone is left unturned, all secrets will out. I can rave about this book for ages, but you seriously have to read it. Why are you even reading this now? Go read this book. Now.
Although this isn't the profound work of depth that the excerpt about Sarah Silverman's childhood bedwetting problem that I previously read in The Guardian led me to believe it could be, this was still a fairly enjoyable summary of her life so far and some of the author's beliefs and ideals.
This book jumps around from different points in Silverman's life, which can be a little confusing and annoying and there were many times when it felt like it was written by two different people; 1) an author who did want to give an insightful account of significant moments in her life and 2) a comedian who wanted to prove just how wacky and wild she and her peers are and have been in their endeavours to be funny and clever and famous. I preferred the more insightful author, though I accept that Sarah's often crude sense of humour was obviously going to affect the style of this book.
That said, I do feel that I got to know the person behind the jokes a bit more and what I found, I actually did like. When she's not telling fart jokes, Sarah Silverman does come across as someone who does care about other people's feelings, of all races and genders and sexual persuasions, and is trying to use her humour in an ironic way to open up the minds of others. For that I do give her credit and after reading this book I am a bit more willing to try watching some of her material that I previously dismissed.
This book jumps around from different points in Silverman's life, which can be a little confusing and annoying and there were many times when it felt like it was written by two different people; 1) an author who did want to give an insightful account of significant moments in her life and 2) a comedian who wanted to prove just how wacky and wild she and her peers are and have been in their endeavours to be funny and clever and famous. I preferred the more insightful author, though I accept that Sarah's often crude sense of humour was obviously going to affect the style of this book.
That said, I do feel that I got to know the person behind the jokes a bit more and what I found, I actually did like. When she's not telling fart jokes, Sarah Silverman does come across as someone who does care about other people's feelings, of all races and genders and sexual persuasions, and is trying to use her humour in an ironic way to open up the minds of others. For that I do give her credit and after reading this book I am a bit more willing to try watching some of her material that I previously dismissed.
I really enjoyed this book! It's nothing groundbreaking or shocking, but I was thoroughly impressed with Silverman's writing, and I loved her voice both in the language of the book, and her actual voice reading the audiobook to me! She enunciates so well and speaks so clearly which I adored as a listener. I'd highly recommend this audiobook, especially for a car trip.
I like reading memoirs, and sometimes I crave humor. This one seemed like it fit in both categories.
I was never a Sarah Silverman fan. I always thought she was funny, but I didn't really "get" her show. So, I think I came into her memoir a little blind, but that's a good thing.
Her writing is pretty good. She didn't come across as fake or over-confident, and her humor was just enough of the self-deprecating type. There were sections, specifically the ones about the apologies, that were heart-felt and very human. I liked her as a person then because I empathized with her situation. I was a little disappointed that she skimped on the part about her love-life. I guess that makes me a gossip, but I was curious. So be it. She uses a lot of curse words and crude images and there are some pictures that are a little shocking, but it didn't bother me. She's known for that kind of humor, so anyone reading her memoir shouldn't be surprised.
The end of the novel felt a bit rushed. Well, I liked it, and it made me laugh a little. It wasn't mind blowing, but I didn't count on that. Reading this will make her stand-up mean more.
I was never a Sarah Silverman fan. I always thought she was funny, but I didn't really "get" her show. So, I think I came into her memoir a little blind, but that's a good thing.
Her writing is pretty good. She didn't come across as fake or over-confident, and her humor was just enough of the self-deprecating type. There were sections, specifically the ones about the apologies, that were heart-felt and very human. I liked her as a person then because I empathized with her situation. I was a little disappointed that she skimped on the part about her love-life. I guess that makes me a gossip, but I was curious. So be it. She uses a lot of curse words and crude images and there are some pictures that are a little shocking, but it didn't bother me. She's known for that kind of humor, so anyone reading her memoir shouldn't be surprised.
The end of the novel felt a bit rushed. Well, I liked it, and it made me laugh a little. It wasn't mind blowing, but I didn't count on that. Reading this will make her stand-up mean more.
So I've never been obsessed with Ms. Silverman's comedy/delivery, but her book was on sale at Christmas Tree Shop for $2.99, so I obviously had to get it. After reading it, I'm glad I did. For whatever reason, her humor translated so much better to me in writing....turns out....she's hilarious! Now, this is definitely not a book to read if you easily offended or aren't a fan of crass humor/anything on Comedy Central, but if you even like her a bit, I'd give this a shot, I actually lol'd a few times, so you know that's saying something.