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blankcrayon's review against another edition
2.0
A few laughs, but mostly felt like I was waiting for the funny part.
soulpopped's review against another edition
4.0
Repetitive in terms of his CDs and performances, but tremendous writing regardless. Funny and emotive.
danie_joye_breit's review against another edition
5.0
I've watched Mike Birgiblia's stand up, binging appropriately. Meaning, I've watched him perform 68% of the jokes in this book. And I still laughed like a crazy person at the punch lines and the mini-punch lines. Mike Birgiblia makes me laugh and cringe and feel all the feels with equal enthusiasm.
leslielikesthings's review against another edition
4.0
Reading this is a lot like listening to his standup, so I'm not sure how much somebody who hadn't heard him would like this book. I could hear his delivery in my head, which made everything funnier. If this was a person's first introduction to Mike Birbiglia, then I would suggest listening to it in audiobook form instead of reading.
wayfaring_witch's review against another edition
2.0
Usually what I like about comedians is they somehow become likable doing crazy horrendous things. Unfortunately he tried to connect with the reader early on by being a disrespectful student. As a teacher, it just put a bad aura on the book.
smemmott's review against another edition
3.0
I've heard some of his pieces on This American Life, and I think his voice and delivery add a lot to his stories. But the book was entertaining and a quick read.
docfaustus's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely fantastic. Finished it in a long afternoon. Reminded me in many ways of a more melancholy Dave Barry.
servemethesky's review against another edition
2.0
This book was fine. One of those that wound up in my house somehow, and I picked up in between books when I wasn't in the mood for others in my TBR pile.
I'm not a hardcore Mike Birbiglia fan, so I'm probably not the target audience for this book. Also, it's from 2010! Some aspects held up well, others not so much. I didn't find in particularly funny, though his stories about sleepwalking were definitely interesting.
Lots of other books from other comedians that are much funnier, imho.
I'm not a hardcore Mike Birbiglia fan, so I'm probably not the target audience for this book. Also, it's from 2010! Some aspects held up well, others not so much. I didn't find in particularly funny, though his stories about sleepwalking were definitely interesting.
Lots of other books from other comedians that are much funnier, imho.
zeecorster's review against another edition
4.0
A comedy memoir/book of essays that manages to not try too hard to make readers laugh. My favorite kind. Mike Birbiglia is just a normal dude who happens to be hilarious, and this book really drives that point home. He also demonstrates an expert ability to mine his past for poignant anecdotes that only make the funny parts funnier.