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This was a great audiobook. It said a lot of things specifically because it was an audiobook and not just a regular book.
There was a lot of women topics in this book but I dont think that kept me in anyway from reading it. If you liked 30 rock, this book is just a more true version of that, while explaining stories and thoughts from her real life.
I really enjoyed it.
There was a lot of women topics in this book but I dont think that kept me in anyway from reading it. If you liked 30 rock, this book is just a more true version of that, while explaining stories and thoughts from her real life.
I really enjoyed it.
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I loved the audiobook! I have always found Tina Fey hilarious and this book was no exception. Honestly, this is my first audiobook, however I don't regret it. The stories were funny and she wasn't afraid of saying exactly what she thinks. Also viewing the pictures she included made me laugh even more. It is a great listen for sure.
Fey’s memoir is a nice balance between stories about her career, essays on life as informed by her own experience, and a few cogent and telling discussions of the modern state of comedy (particularly of women in comedy). Fey shows herself to be a thoughtful, funny writer–this is not surprising–with sharp rejoinders both hilarious and crass. A few thoughts:
- Her twisting route to SNL is inspiring, I’m sure, for young writers and performers. But the underlying message — just do your art — is crucial. She went out and got what she wanted.
- Fey’s attitude toward parenting is great — a sensible balance of concern over following ‘best practices’ and awareness that each person is different and finding the right for you is the key. I also liked her round scorn for judgmental breastfeeding advocates whom she calls “Teat Nazis.”
- The section on how 30 Rock came to be is great — I love the discussion of the show as an entity with its own attitude that couldn’t be controlled, and the jokey sadness in which she admits that they weren’t trying to make a critical darling, they were trying to make a popular show.
- Equally good is Fey’s discussion of her brief run as the SNL go-to actor to play Sarah Palin. In particular, her discussion of the way both she and Sarah Palin were treated differently because they were women is solid and interesting.
- This book once again confirms my thought that comedians make very good memoirists. (See also: Dad is Fat, Zombie Spaceship Wasteland, You’re Not Doing It Right)
Fey’s narration is excellent, both warm and easy to follow. All in all, a great read.
- Her twisting route to SNL is inspiring, I’m sure, for young writers and performers. But the underlying message — just do your art — is crucial. She went out and got what she wanted.
- Fey’s attitude toward parenting is great — a sensible balance of concern over following ‘best practices’ and awareness that each person is different and finding the right for you is the key. I also liked her round scorn for judgmental breastfeeding advocates whom she calls “Teat Nazis.”
- The section on how 30 Rock came to be is great — I love the discussion of the show as an entity with its own attitude that couldn’t be controlled, and the jokey sadness in which she admits that they weren’t trying to make a critical darling, they were trying to make a popular show.
- Equally good is Fey’s discussion of her brief run as the SNL go-to actor to play Sarah Palin. In particular, her discussion of the way both she and Sarah Palin were treated differently because they were women is solid and interesting.
- This book once again confirms my thought that comedians make very good memoirists. (See also: Dad is Fat, Zombie Spaceship Wasteland, You’re Not Doing It Right)
Fey’s narration is excellent, both warm and easy to follow. All in all, a great read.
I will admit I don’t know much about Tina Fey outside of the SNL Sarah Palin and a few of her teen-targeted film roles.
This book didn’t clear much up, in that regard.
This is not a deep dive. It’s not especially funny.
She doesn’t share her feeling about much of anything.
She comes off as judgmental and superior the very few times she shares opinions. (We get it. You think body modification of all kind are tacky.)
She grazes the surface of several potentially touching aspects, then always stops short of anything humanizing.
It’s a pretty cool glance behind the scenes of how the shows work from beyond the camera.
Side note: it’s very strange to be reading this book from the 2024 perspective. Especially with the political joke highlights.
This book didn’t clear much up, in that regard.
This is not a deep dive. It’s not especially funny.
She doesn’t share her feeling about much of anything.
She comes off as judgmental and superior the very few times she shares opinions. (We get it. You think body modification of all kind are tacky.)
She grazes the surface of several potentially touching aspects, then always stops short of anything humanizing.
It’s a pretty cool glance behind the scenes of how the shows work from beyond the camera.
Side note: it’s very strange to be reading this book from the 2024 perspective. Especially with the political joke highlights.
A great relief if you need some humor in your life. Also a great look at a strong business woman in today's world who follows her own ideas and dreams.
funny
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reflective
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