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Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones

5 reviews

rachaelwho's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

This was so great. Highly recommend the audio because she's not just reading what she wrote, she's telling the story. She cries, she laughs- mostly laughs, though there is some real pain here. It's so candid and you really get a sense of her as a person. I'm not a "super fan" of her work that I've seen (I say this just to n te that you don't need to be too like this book), nor do I usually choose memoirs or biographies, but always thought she seemed delightful, and she really, really is, and just a brilliant, fierce person. It starts to meander a bit as it reaches the more current phases of her life and kind of petered out at the end. But most of the book is SO interesting and she is so funny and heartfelt. A must read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Death of parent, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Bullying, Violence, Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Racism, and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty and Abortion

readwithsaray's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Death, and Cursing

niklit's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

This is unlike any other memoir I've ever listened to. There are so many ad libs and so much sincerity. She goes on tangents and cracks herself up and chokes herself up being vulnerable. It's not just her triumphs, but her mistakes, and even some really kind of dark confessions behind which  you can tell there's a lot of shame and remorse. I loved this, and it's likely a totally different experience from reading in print. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racism, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Child abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Drug abuse

readingwithgoose's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

Everyone who was ever mean to Leslie Jones kay why ess challenge x

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Racism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Medical content, Drug use, Abortion, Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug abuse, and Bullying

javafenn's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

I love hearing stories from SNL alum about their lives and what makes them funny. This book is made extra wonderful by the fact that Leslie Jones adds hours upon hours or backstory to her stories and Chris Rock reads the intro (and even interrupts to correct the author). Leslie’s story is equal parts funny and equal parts a lesson. She doesn’t shy away from what makes her a star and she’s unapologetic for who she is and where she came from. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexism, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Body shaming, Abortion, Grief, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Slavery, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship