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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
lighthearted
fast-paced
I think Silverman is as smart as she is edgy, but this book had the same flaw as Amy Poehler's, in that both seemed really not to be wanting to write a book at all but were fulfilling the requirements of some deal. If you're lucky enough to get a book deal, it's probably best to keep your complaints about it out of the book.
What I have learned from this book: Sarah Silverman is a clever, sensitive, free-spirited clown who clearly adores her family and her friends, and who has no fear about talking honestly about her clinical depression or admitting that she wet the bed until she was 16.
Also: Steve Perry is a racist (or was that a joke? I don't even know) and Louis CK is reserved, mature, and very smart, in some ways as much like his Parks & Recreation character as his onstage character.
At this point I'm a little terrified by the possibility of Dane Cook or someone close to him writing a memoir. See, I'm pretty comfortable disliking his public comedic persona. I don't want to find out that he's like, a horror buff and huge online Scrabble player that just loves cats, or anything else that might endear me to him. I like forming opinions about people completely around how they act in front of a crowd, without having to consider the possibilities of nuance and "acting" for "money," and I don't enjoy having those presumptions challenged and proven to be wrong. Sarah Silverman, you have ruined me!
As for the book itself, I'm inclined to go with the general consensus of Goodreads. The beginning was significantly funnier than the rest of it; it does sort of deflate around page 120 or so, picking up again when she writes about her friends at The Sarah Silverman Program; it's definitely random and unorganized. But I have a small attention span and wasn't a huge fan of Sarah in the first place, and I still read all of it. Make of that what you will -- it's readable.
Also: Steve Perry is a racist (or was that a joke? I don't even know) and Louis CK is reserved, mature, and very smart, in some ways as much like his Parks & Recreation character as his onstage character.
At this point I'm a little terrified by the possibility of Dane Cook or someone close to him writing a memoir. See, I'm pretty comfortable disliking his public comedic persona. I don't want to find out that he's like, a horror buff and huge online Scrabble player that just loves cats, or anything else that might endear me to him. I like forming opinions about people completely around how they act in front of a crowd, without having to consider the possibilities of nuance and "acting" for "money," and I don't enjoy having those presumptions challenged and proven to be wrong. Sarah Silverman, you have ruined me!
As for the book itself, I'm inclined to go with the general consensus of Goodreads. The beginning was significantly funnier than the rest of it; it does sort of deflate around page 120 or so, picking up again when she writes about her friends at The Sarah Silverman Program; it's definitely random and unorganized. But I have a small attention span and wasn't a huge fan of Sarah in the first place, and I still read all of it. Make of that what you will -- it's readable.
Loved reading about her childhood, not so much about her adulthood. She is pretty hilarious throughout, though.
Sarah Silverman's voice is obnoxiously loud and crassly clear in her memoir...and I love it. The audio book features none other than Sarah herself providing the narration which is the only way it could have happened. All the jokes land in perfectly shocking fashion and there are even a few surprises and vulnerable moments sprinkled throughout. While there is a bit of a drag in the second half, this book reads well and is just plain fun.
Audio version ... Making my drive enjoyable!!
2.75 stars
I think I made the mistake of thinking this was gonna be about being funny and was gonna read like a book version of a stand-up or something. I just found it mostly boring.
I think I made the mistake of thinking this was gonna be about being funny and was gonna read like a book version of a stand-up or something. I just found it mostly boring.
She's funny, I'll give her that. But the constant complaints about how laborous it is to write a book became irritating. It starts off strong though and was engaging to begin.