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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
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.
funny
slow-paced
Despite my love for the genre, I did not enjoy this book. Turns out I am not a fan of Sarah Silverman's humor and none of the stories really appealed to me. Bummer.
I listened to this audio memoir written and read by Sarah Silverman twice-once by myself and then again with my husband. I happily listened to (and laughed through) it both times. I quite enjoy Silverman’s now defunct and oddly hilarious “The Sarah Silverman Program” so I was excited to see this audiobook in my library’s e-download catalogue. I found this memoir to be surprisingly deep and emotional in parts, while always maintaining Silverman’s trademark humor. Silverman’s memoirs are a view into her inner psyche and helped me understand where her humor comes from better. She knows her best source for material is herself and nothing (however humiliating) is off limits for a laugh in her book. I read a lot of humorous memoirs and found this one to be one of the most believable…I have laughed until exhaustion reading Augusten Burroughs etc. but in the back of my head I feel they use real life as a template to embellish on in their essay collections. Pretty much everything in [b:The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee|7897478|The Bedwetter Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee |Sarah Silverman|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1269295414s/7897478.jpg|11141306] seems as if it is true to life…no weirdly specific conversations from 15 years ago or tidily humorous stories with a punch line populate her pages; it is hilarious but messily so. I loved learning about what went on behind the scenes at “The Sarah Silverman Program” and it’s great to watch episodes she talks about in the book and feel “in the know” about this joke or that actor’s off set proclivities.
On my second listen, I did catch the defensive undercurrents for several chapters towards the end that seemed a bit overdone to me. I consider myself a Sarah Silverman fan and it’s safe to assume she’s writing for a rather narrow self-selected audience comprised of SS fans so I don’t know why she spent so much time dissecting the Paris Hilton and Britney Spears “scandals” for a readership that doesn’t really care. Personally, if I had heard of either of those stories, they were long forgotten by the time I listened to the book 3 or 4 years after the fact.
In the end, I enjoy Sarah Silverman more as a performer and writer after listening to her book. Her big heart shines through all her doody jokes and feigned intolerance in this sincerely written memoir.
Note to self: I just realized I need to pick up a copy of this next time I’m in a bookstore and thumb through in case there are any pictures in it!
On my second listen, I did catch the defensive undercurrents for several chapters towards the end that seemed a bit overdone to me. I consider myself a Sarah Silverman fan and it’s safe to assume she’s writing for a rather narrow self-selected audience comprised of SS fans so I don’t know why she spent so much time dissecting the Paris Hilton and Britney Spears “scandals” for a readership that doesn’t really care. Personally, if I had heard of either of those stories, they were long forgotten by the time I listened to the book 3 or 4 years after the fact.
In the end, I enjoy Sarah Silverman more as a performer and writer after listening to her book. Her big heart shines through all her doody jokes and feigned intolerance in this sincerely written memoir.
Note to self: I just realized I need to pick up a copy of this next time I’m in a bookstore and thumb through in case there are any pictures in it!
I love Sarah Silverman. This book is hilarious and interesting and everything you'd expect from Sarah. I pretty much read it within 24 hours. Great book. Great Jewess.
Sarah Silverman did what Tina Fey and Mindy Kaling could not with their books: make me laugh, a lot. I loved this book...and I dno't even like Silverman's comedy usually!