Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong

57 reviews

ciaomara's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

smoothlikebutter's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

It's like watching her comedy specials, but reading. Afterword by the father of her kids.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage, Vomit, and Death of parent

mmarlborough's review against another edition

funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

I’m a big fan of Ali Wong’s hilarious standup and have been lucky enough to see her perform at the Comedy Cellar before she became one of the biggest female comedians in the world. Her raunchy and honest humor is spot on and I was eager to learn more about her life. 

Wong writes about her life in the format of letters to her two daughters, for them to read when they are older. She gives advice on dating, sex, being an Asian American woman, traveling, food and so much more. We get the quintessential Wong humor but with so much heart and love. 

I highly recommend listening to this audiobook, as Wong narrates it expertly. (There’s also an afterword by her now ex husband which he narrates.) I found this book a delightful and also deep book. I didn’t specifically set out to listen to this during AAPI month but what a great coincidence. 

⚠️Trigger Warning: Miscarriage, Sexual Descriptions

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Drug use, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Vomit, and Alcohol

amandalorianxo's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

Ali and I share a birthday (April 19th!) I’m always excited when I share a birthday with someone as smart and hilarious as Ms. Wong is. I loved that she chose to write this as a way to leave something behind for her daughters as well as giving the audience a small peek into her life growing up in San Francisco, CA. Her memoir was refreshingly candid, open, raw, vulnerable and humorous. I can’t wait to watch her latest Netflix special and I hope to see her perform live soon ! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing and Grief

Minor: Miscarriage and Xenophobia

aargot1's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexism, Blood, and Pregnancy

emilykayvsthelibrary's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

i feel like i’m not the designated audience, i feel like if i was 5-10 years older i’d find it more relatable and relevant 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

matildawormwood's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

My least favorite part about this book was how it was written as a letter to her daughters. I found it really awkward when she kept talking about you and referring to her husband as "Daddy." I appreciate parts of her humor and I definitely find some of it gratuitous and like she's trying too hard to be edgy and gross. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Vomit, and Pregnancy

eslsilver's review against another edition

funny inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage and Racial slurs