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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
Even more hilarious and vulgar than her previous work. Brings overshare into a new territory. Hard to believe this is real, but it's fun nonetheless.
funny
fast-paced
Chelsea's back!! After a disappointing second book (are you there vodka? its me chelsea), handler returns with a laugh out loud and utterly ridiculous comeback comedy. the stories are similar to the other ones we've already read, ragging on her family, boyfriend, and close friends, but the subject matter is still hilarious.
For sure not her best. There were funny parts here and there but overall, meh.
Chelsea Handler gets a book deal for unfunny, contrived CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG & I get nil published? Oh, I’m not jealous or anything. And if you believe that, I heard the Brooklyn Bridge is for sale. I find Chelsea Handler to be entertaining on her show Chelsea Lately. Her writing has not impressed me [My Horizontal Life, Are you there Vodka? It’s Me Chelsea]. I expect her stories to be racier, funnier, more adventurous or perhaps more introspective. In CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, I have a difficult time believing that what she’s writing about actually happened. When her “silver fox” partner Ted, the head of E! Entertainment, wants a fish tank, Chelsea insists on buying a dolphin for the tank. That’s when I just thought she can't be serious and could this really be true? I know this woman barely graduated high school but she has enough life experience to know that owning a dolphin is just cruel, ridiculous and impossible. The conversations and events she recalls seem as scripted as the silly skits on her show [my least favorite part and thank you TiVo that I don’t have to suffer through them:].
Throughout most of CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG , Handler retells stories from her show Chelsea Lately: Ted’s penchant for snorkeling gear; how she plays practical jokes on him; her proclivity toward “chunky” people with a little extra to grab, like her chauffeur Sylvan, her boyfriend and her “assistant” Chuy; also Chelsea’s preference to take others on vacation to her partner’s dismay.
One story Chelsea already told on the show, which comprises one chapter in the book, is when she brought Sylvan along on an island vacation to try to get him some “action.” Chaos ensues Chelsea Handler-style. Right off, Chelsea talks about discovering masturbation . [I would get so excited on Friday nights, knowing that my peekachu and I would be able to have the whole weekend to ourselves.] and then how her parents were so mean and out of touch that they didn’t manage to buy her a Cabbage Patch Kid [I knew that my parents would never fall for what was “hot” on the market. The word “hot” wasn’t even in their stream of consciousness.] Chelsea discusses her sisters and brothers but doesn’t particularly delve into anything substantial.
My major gripe with Handler’s writing is that she follows the Sarah Silverman m.o. that nothing is serious. I’d rather Handler actually reveal something behind that façade she constantly maintains. My favorite aspect of Chelsea Handler is the spontaneous, off-the-cuff Chelsea--although perhaps her writers even script what I think is unscripted and perhaps that’s why I find her antics and writing rather pedantic. CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG will garner a spot on the NYT's Best-Seller list. And I admit that I am NOT okay with that. Bitter pills, bitter pills.
Chelsea Handler will be signing copies of CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG at my favorite bookstore-- Brookline Booksmith on April 10.
Throughout most of CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG , Handler retells stories from her show Chelsea Lately: Ted’s penchant for snorkeling gear; how she plays practical jokes on him; her proclivity toward “chunky” people with a little extra to grab, like her chauffeur Sylvan, her boyfriend and her “assistant” Chuy; also Chelsea’s preference to take others on vacation to her partner’s dismay.
One story Chelsea already told on the show, which comprises one chapter in the book, is when she brought Sylvan along on an island vacation to try to get him some “action.” Chaos ensues Chelsea Handler-style. Right off, Chelsea talks about discovering masturbation . [I would get so excited on Friday nights, knowing that my peekachu and I would be able to have the whole weekend to ourselves.] and then how her parents were so mean and out of touch that they didn’t manage to buy her a Cabbage Patch Kid [I knew that my parents would never fall for what was “hot” on the market. The word “hot” wasn’t even in their stream of consciousness.] Chelsea discusses her sisters and brothers but doesn’t particularly delve into anything substantial.
My major gripe with Handler’s writing is that she follows the Sarah Silverman m.o. that nothing is serious. I’d rather Handler actually reveal something behind that façade she constantly maintains. My favorite aspect of Chelsea Handler is the spontaneous, off-the-cuff Chelsea--although perhaps her writers even script what I think is unscripted and perhaps that’s why I find her antics and writing rather pedantic. CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG will garner a spot on the NYT's Best-Seller list. And I admit that I am NOT okay with that. Bitter pills, bitter pills.
Chelsea Handler will be signing copies of CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG at my favorite bookstore-- Brookline Booksmith on April 10.
The usual Chelsea humor- outrageous, exaggerated, offensive, but funny. I found this book better than her previous read "Are You There Vodka, It's Me, Chelsea" as it was more of her current life story than her past. A good light, quick read.
Not as good as I thought. The second one was better.
while I don't *think* I laughed as hard as I did in her other book I've read (My horizontal life), this was funny, had me snorting, and did not disappoint. I can't believe all the fictional stories she tells to people and they fall for it. I'm just happy I'm not her friend, because I'd probably hate her. I do hope she continues to write. Can she possibly run out of funny material?
I didn't care too much for the beginning, but the last half of the book was funny in the sense of her other books. I'm glad I stuck with it.
might have appreciated this book if I had read Handler's other books first, but it still made a certain degree of sense on its own. Some of the essays were a little pointless, and at times Handler tried way too hard to be funny, which took away any of the humor that might have shown through on its own. That being said, after two weeks of putting down books unfinished just because they didn't grab my attention, I finished this one, so that has to mean something.