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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
While Silverman's comedy isn't for everyone, I've been a fan since the Garry Shandling Show days. She's smart and fearless. And fucking hilarious.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Deffffinitely only for fans of Sarah’s particular sense of humor, but also surprisingly informative on some of the various scandals she’s been caught up in over the years. I probably don’t need to say this, but I listened to the audiobook.
Overall, a fun audiobook with Sarah reading it but didn't feel like I got much out of it, wasn't even sure if I wanted to finish but it was so short that I felt I should keep going. I like Sarah as a person and all but sometimes the dirty humor was even too much for me...just left me with a bad feeling at the end.
Major trigger warning in this book- I listened to the audiobook and without any spoilers, I was caught off guard about 50 minutes in. I enjoyed the book but found it hard to shake off the shock of this section and the way it was read.
Maybe I’m overly sensitive but I just don’t find slurs funny in any context. Lots of the R word, N word, and others. Or maybe I just wasn’t familiar enough with her “comedy” before reading and really I should have expected it.
If you do not enjoy Sarah Silverman's particular brand of humor, you are unlikely to get much out of this somewhat self-deprecating autobiography. In The Bedwetter, Silverman does not hold back as she details her childhood and adolescence as a chronic bedwetter, her struggles with depression, and finding her voice as a comic. As others have commented, she glosses over some of the criticisms and protests she has faced as a result of her work, but I think she at least tries to give her side of the story. And, of course, she does not really agree with critics' assessments of what is offensive and what her work hopes to accomplish, so I didn't expect too many apologies from her. Overall, this was a light, funny read that provided a voyeuristic view of Silverman's life.
I enjoyed this more than any book I’ve read from any other comedian/comedienne. It was really well written and felt more like an actual book than an assignment to write something (which feels like the vibes of most of those type books). I mean, there were the crass, dumb stuff but it gotta pretty deep too. I fully recommend!
This was such a funny/interesting book to listen to!
If you like Sarah Silverman, then you will like this book. She tells tales of growing up in the NE as a Jew in a decidedly non-Jewish community. Then, traveling to NY, LA, and across the country trying to make it as a comic. It's laugh-out-loud funny as she shares anecdotes, including the source of her wicked humor (her dad). But then again, if you don't like Silverman, this ain't the book for you.