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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
Frank, unapologetic, and absolutely inspiring. Schumer's insights are thought-provoking and eloquent. She tackles topics including domestic abuse, gun violence, and chronic illness with skill, consideration, and wit. This book became a fast favorite, and I highly recommend it!
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Originally, I did not want to read this. I'm not a fan of Amy Schumer's comedy because of how vulgar it can be. But she has some really great points and insights about humanity in between her anecdotes, especially those about loss, trauma, and self-care. It was the last few chapters that really brought me around to her. How she wrote about life, specifically the love that was conveyed about her father (diagnosed with MS) turned this two star into a four. If you're not afraid of crude-in-your-face comedy with a taste of reality, I'd say give this one a try.
Some really good chapters. Some I didn't care for. This rating balances it, but the really good ones are worth reading.
I didn't intend to read this- I fell across it quite by accident when a friend left in on a table at the beach and I read the first few pages. Schumer made me smile very early in the book with her brute honesty and wit, so I picked it up for a complete read-through.
Amy Schumer is known for being funny, so that was no surprise. Nor was it surprising to see her advocating for women, for domestic abuse survivors, for better gun controls. What was surprising was to see so much of her own, raw heart on the page. Schumer can obviously write really well, but it takes proper courage to tell stories about family and love, recognising your own flaws and issues along the way, for a very judgemental world to read.
I loved this. I've come out of her book a much bigger fan of hers, and feeling much better about myself too.
Amy Schumer is known for being funny, so that was no surprise. Nor was it surprising to see her advocating for women, for domestic abuse survivors, for better gun controls. What was surprising was to see so much of her own, raw heart on the page. Schumer can obviously write really well, but it takes proper courage to tell stories about family and love, recognising your own flaws and issues along the way, for a very judgemental world to read.
I loved this. I've come out of her book a much bigger fan of hers, and feeling much better about myself too.
First of all: this is not a funny comedian book. Maybe you knew that, maybe you didn't. It is mostly dark, hard, and sad. There are chapters on domestic abuse and gun violence that have hit Amy in very real ways. The domestic abuse chapter was almost too much for me to hear. But she has drawn strength from these things rather than been broken by them. And of course the obligatory "gushing about stand-up comedy" chapter that makes me want to vomit because eight years later I STILL can't stand that world thanks to a bad roommate who was completely obsessed with it. Still, definitely not what I was expecting heading in.
Audiobook is read by Amy, which is the reason I chose this over reading it myself. Not sure I would have finished it had I not been trapped in a car with her narrating it to me.
Audiobook is read by Amy, which is the reason I chose this over reading it myself. Not sure I would have finished it had I not been trapped in a car with her narrating it to me.
fast-paced
In true Amy Schumer fashion, this book was unapologetically, hilariously honest. I was shocked by some parts where she shared serious stories and I was actually cringing and laughing out loud at other parts.
It's full of the humor you'd expect but there are also some very honest and thought provoking chapters. She discusses her experiences with sexual assault and domestic violence (accompanied with some stats and research). And her chapters on her dad's MS are simultaneously funny and hopeful and heartbreaking.
I was very hesitant to start this book. I've tried reading memoirs of female comedians and have DNF'd all of them with the exception of Tina Fey's...because she is magical. So, I didn't put much stock in me actually finishing, much less enjoying it as much as I did.
Amy, and at this point I feel like I can call her Amy, is cool. And funny, but we knew that. But she is cool in the way all of my friends are cool, not in the way I think Taylor Swift is cool. She repeatedly refers to herself as "Long Island trash" and I both see what she's saying and find the humor in it. I know what "Long Island trash" is, and she convinced me that she is - not that I necessarily love that phrase. The point I'm trying to make is that she comes across as a regular woman, not a celebrity trying to relate to us chuds.
There were a few chapters that I didn't care much for (new money, living in New York...that's about it) but the ones that I LOVE far outweigh the ones I didn't. Especially the chapters about her parents (individually), losing her virginity, and Dan. There was a lot else that I liked, but those really stood out.
I could relate to her, which surprised me because I thought the book would be just funny and a little trashy - and parts of it were, but it also showed a different side of her that didn't feel forced or fake.
Yeah. Good stuff. I'm not good at writing reviews.
Amy, and at this point I feel like I can call her Amy, is cool. And funny, but we knew that. But she is cool in the way all of my friends are cool, not in the way I think Taylor Swift is cool. She repeatedly refers to herself as "Long Island trash" and I both see what she's saying and find the humor in it. I know what "Long Island trash" is, and she convinced me that she is - not that I necessarily love that phrase. The point I'm trying to make is that she comes across as a regular woman, not a celebrity trying to relate to us chuds.
There were a few chapters that I didn't care much for (new money, living in New York...that's about it) but the ones that I LOVE far outweigh the ones I didn't. Especially the chapters about her parents (individually), losing her virginity, and Dan. There was a lot else that I liked, but those really stood out.
I could relate to her, which surprised me because I thought the book would be just funny and a little trashy - and parts of it were, but it also showed a different side of her that didn't feel forced or fake.
Yeah. Good stuff. I'm not good at writing reviews.