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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
not laugh out loud but didn't expect it to be. appreciated some of Sarah's candor. Don't know why she thought it funny to tell a guy she put down a cat (she didn't even have) because he was allergic. Just gross, inhumane and anti-feminist.
Funnier in some parts than others, but overall a fun read. I especially enjoyed her observations on Judaism and religion toward the end of the book.
Overall an enjoyable listen. Silverman's brand of comedy has never particularly appealed to me since I don't really find pedophilia or rape a hoot. That said I have always enjoyed interviews with her, and have found compelling the intellectual rigor she brings to a fart joke. I enjoyed her analysis of her craft, her document of her professional and personal journey and her solid defense of her subversive brand of racial and ethnic humor.
Sarah's book was entertaining and made me laugh out loud on many occasions. Her wit shines, and hearing her story made me want to hang out with her. It was a light-hearted and entertaining "easy read." It is being placed in the ultimate place of honor only appropriate -- the bathroom. Thank you, Sarah.
This book will (for obvious reasons) mainly appeal to fans of Sarah's particular brand of humor. If you like her style of doody, pee, fart, sex and stereotype jokes then this brief glimpse into what made her one of the most popular and respected comedians of our time is for you.
Hearing her stories about her struggles as a Saturday Night Live staff writer, to her controversial "chink" joke on Conan O'Brien, to her eventual critical success with her own The Sarah Silverman Program is a pleasure. To get to peek into the behind-the-scenes of her world is, for this fan, a MIAT kinda thing. Read the book, that reference will make sense.
Also the title The Bedwetter is not just a clever one. Sarah was an admitted bedwetter until the age of 16 and this topic dominates much of the first 1/3 of the book. She manages to convey this in a way that is all at once endearing, gross and funny; much like Sarah Silverman herself.
Hearing her stories about her struggles as a Saturday Night Live staff writer, to her controversial "chink" joke on Conan O'Brien, to her eventual critical success with her own The Sarah Silverman Program is a pleasure. To get to peek into the behind-the-scenes of her world is, for this fan, a MIAT kinda thing. Read the book, that reference will make sense.
Also the title The Bedwetter is not just a clever one. Sarah was an admitted bedwetter until the age of 16 and this topic dominates much of the first 1/3 of the book. She manages to convey this in a way that is all at once endearing, gross and funny; much like Sarah Silverman herself.
This book is a compilation of essays and anecdotes about her childhood and career. Her stories about her dad are really sweet, I loved the transcribed voice messages. She does seem to go through every time she has put her foot in her mouth and give explanations and apologies. I think she's still mad at Guy Aoki though, that one took up some space.
I find it difficult to describe this book. It's a memoir where very little of note happens. It's a series of comedic essays which are sometimes a little too serious to be entirely funny. It serves to reveal Silverman as a more complex person than is demonstrated by her comedic persona. But that's not all that surprising: I expected her to be more complex.
And the book is incredibly self-aware and peppered with emails between Silverman and her editors and descriptions of the writing process.
I'm glad I listened to it because I'm not sure it would have been as enjoyable to read it. I think that would have been like reading a transcript of someone's stand-up routine.
And the book is incredibly self-aware and peppered with emails between Silverman and her editors and descriptions of the writing process.
I'm glad I listened to it because I'm not sure it would have been as enjoyable to read it. I think that would have been like reading a transcript of someone's stand-up routine.
