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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
Listened via Audible. Amy narrates the audiobook, as most comedians do with their own books, so that was a major plus. This was a very funny account of Amy's life and whatnot. She's a great writer, and obviously a great narrator, and I was definitely laughing a lot throughout this. I guess this style of book isn't really my favorite, but it's nice to have some easy/light-hearted every once in a while. Which, now that I think of it, this wasn't really light-hearted, there were some tough/uncomfortable stories to hear, but Amy does a great job of telling them, and bringing some humor to it as she does. Overall a good book!
Loved learning about Amy Schumer’s life, as always so candid and honest with her life experiences. Loved that she has her principles and issues that’s she wants to discuss and doesn’t shy away from them. Amy Schumer is an awesome lady and definitely enjoyed the book!
Sex does not play a big part in my favorite style of comedy, and I like a comedian who can avoid foul language for the quick response it generates, so you’d think that I might not find this book to suit my taste. That humor doesn’t offend me, really, but I do delight more in the comedian who can find and hit other targets. So you might think I’d rate this book rather low, but instead I found that a woman who can tell the blunt truth (as she sees it) can tell me some really interesting things I didn’t know before. I’m not going to be searching out more of her books (should they come along), but I won’t avoid reading them either.
There was a bit of repetitiveness about some topics and (especially) some phrases, so I recommend reading this a bit at a time, rather than once all the way through.
There was a bit of repetitiveness about some topics and (especially) some phrases, so I recommend reading this a bit at a time, rather than once all the way through.
I'm not a big Amy Schumer fan. Scratch that, Amy Schumer the person is wonderful and I have to love any woman who does her best to ignore the haters (and she has some of the absolute worst haters I have ever seen. It's disgusting that people feel the need to bring others down that much. People are cruel) and tells women to love themselves. I'm not a big fan of Amy's Schumer's comedy, probably because I'm a prude and don't like overtly sexual humor from males or females...give me some fast-paced, clean, one liners any day (plus that's about all my attention span can handle). But despite of that, I needed an audio book and this one was available.
And I actually enjoyed it. Yes, there were some spots that were pretty crude for my prudish tastes, but honestly it was more of humorous take on the life she's lived-the good times and the bad times. I think the parts that really got me were her painfully hilarious takes on her flawed parents-their divorce, subsequent marriages, and of course her father's illness. She managed to be honest that it was a shitty situation while still making me smile. Between stories about sexual experiences, growing up (the reason she got the nickname Pancakes so perfectly summed up the middle school experience I didn't know whether to laugh or cry), falling in love, and family disasters she also took serious stances on many issues. It wasn't all laughs-she is outspoken about women's rights, being a woman in the industry, and gun control. She does not skirt around these issues but states her opinion without apologies (mixed with some humorous anecdotes of course!) and she makes a lot of good points.
I probably will never see Amy Schumer perform, or ever really get into her show but...if she ever writes another book I will definitely read it!
And I actually enjoyed it. Yes, there were some spots that were pretty crude for my prudish tastes, but honestly it was more of humorous take on the life she's lived-the good times and the bad times. I think the parts that really got me were her painfully hilarious takes on her flawed parents-their divorce, subsequent marriages, and of course her father's illness. She managed to be honest that it was a shitty situation while still making me smile. Between stories about sexual experiences, growing up (the reason she got the nickname Pancakes so perfectly summed up the middle school experience I didn't know whether to laugh or cry), falling in love, and family disasters she also took serious stances on many issues. It wasn't all laughs-she is outspoken about women's rights, being a woman in the industry, and gun control. She does not skirt around these issues but states her opinion without apologies (mixed with some humorous anecdotes of course!) and she makes a lot of good points.
I probably will never see Amy Schumer perform, or ever really get into her show but...if she ever writes another book I will definitely read it!
Loved it. It got a lot darker than I thought it would but that just made Amy a more realistic person!
I feel ashamed I enjoyed this when I first read it. The fun fact I learned was that the author is a massive fan of Ani Difranco (as am I). It's disappointing that such a fan of Ani Difranco has such a sickening view of fellow humans and is seemingly pro-war pro-"self-defence" etc. I have deleted the book from my ereader.
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I actually enjoyed this a lot more than I expected to.
Amy Schumer is raw and honest. I wish her persona in this book shined more brightly on stage than her stand-up persona, because I like this Amy a lot more. She's candid about her sexual experiences, even talking about consent and sexual assault at one point that nearly had me in tears. She also talks about a shooting that happened at a screening of "Trainwreck" that took the lives of two of her fans and changed her opinion on gun violence. I was aware of her work with Senator Chuck Schumer, but I didn't realize it had a very real connection for her. I appreciated hearing her honesty on tough subjects.
Of course it was funny too. I enjoyed "Trainwreck" and I find myself chuckling at her stand-up every once in a while but sometimes I find her repetitive. Not so much in this book. I was laughing out loud listening to this. Again, some of the stories she tells in this book would do so great on stage or on her show.
Little things I didn't like (and the reason I gave it four stars): her reading of the audiobook can be a little monotone. After listening to Amy Poehler and Tina Fey's autobiographies, I was hoping for a lot of inflection and voice acting that I just didn't get from Amy Schumer.
There are also several stories she tells where I roll my eyes a little. Near the beginning, she talks about how she's very charitable. Great! But she says it in a way that says, "I give and give so much my manager yells at me! I'm just too generous!" Almost a little braggy. She also talks about how she and her sister Kim used to shoplift in Long Island malls. She's so flip about it and laughs about the situations she was in that I found myself a little annoyed.
On the whole, a great book! I would recommend to anyone who enjoys celebrity bios and memoirs, especially if you enjoy the little juicy gossip bits.
Amy Schumer is raw and honest. I wish her persona in this book shined more brightly on stage than her stand-up persona, because I like this Amy a lot more. She's candid about her sexual experiences, even talking about consent and sexual assault at one point that nearly had me in tears. She also talks about a shooting that happened at a screening of "Trainwreck" that took the lives of two of her fans and changed her opinion on gun violence. I was aware of her work with Senator Chuck Schumer, but I didn't realize it had a very real connection for her. I appreciated hearing her honesty on tough subjects.
Of course it was funny too. I enjoyed "Trainwreck" and I find myself chuckling at her stand-up every once in a while but sometimes I find her repetitive. Not so much in this book. I was laughing out loud listening to this. Again, some of the stories she tells in this book would do so great on stage or on her show.
Little things I didn't like (and the reason I gave it four stars): her reading of the audiobook can be a little monotone. After listening to Amy Poehler and Tina Fey's autobiographies, I was hoping for a lot of inflection and voice acting that I just didn't get from Amy Schumer.
There are also several stories she tells where I roll my eyes a little. Near the beginning, she talks about how she's very charitable. Great! But she says it in a way that says, "I give and give so much my manager yells at me! I'm just too generous!" Almost a little braggy. She also talks about how she and her sister Kim used to shoplift in Long Island malls. She's so flip about it and laughs about the situations she was in that I found myself a little annoyed.
On the whole, a great book! I would recommend to anyone who enjoys celebrity bios and memoirs, especially if you enjoy the little juicy gossip bits.
It took me entirely too long to really sit down and read this book but I am so glad I did. Amy Schumer really is funny, brilliant and honest. Badass.
This is a sincere and honest look at Amy Schumer and her life, and I appreciate her courage for sharing all of it: the good, bad, and ugly. She does, of course, cover sexual escapades in a few chapters, but she often uses them to highlight the importance of teaching boys about consent and girls how to protect themselves against sexual assault. She also writes about her abusive relationship in an effort to show that it can (and does) happen to anyone. Finally, she makes a logical but impassioned plea for sanity about gun laws and background checks in this country. It sounds like a hodge-podge, but it really just felt like a well-written and genuine look at what makes her who she is and what she cares deeply about.
It's what I expected. Though very good prose, perhaps better than I expected, it lacked cohesiveness. I suppose overall it's some stories about the girl with the lower back tattoo, and learning to own that identity. But it jumps around some. To be fair, in the intro, she tells you what to expect. But it was a bit disruptive to my reading experience.
I laughed. I sympathized. I was outraged. It was a fun read.
I laughed. I sympathized. I was outraged. It was a fun read.