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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
I don't normally write reviews on here but I have to say thank you Amy Schumer. I picked this up for a silly, light read, but not all of the chapters are funny. Some are more serious and those are the ones I appreciated most. I wish I had read this book before I went to college. Her honest discussions of sexual assault and domestic violence were way too close to mirroring my own experiences. I wish I had felt comfortable talking about them back then or ever. I might have felt like I could say something if I had had an example of a woman who had been through it and didn't seem embarrassed by it.
Amy Schumer's memoir is a lot more than just funny stories about her life. She has a bit of a dark history that she is not afraid to share and to create comedy from. She is definitely okay with making fun of herself and anyone else that comes in contact with her and she is brilliant at it.
This book has a lot of the things I expected like funny stories about her family and her sex life. I was particularly entertained by her stories about lust at first sight in the airport and her adventures in shoplifting with her sister Kim. My favorite might have been when she got into an email fight with a men's magazine editor. She was perfectly right in her quest for truth in advertising and he really didn't get it at all.
Life hasn't always been roses for Schumer though. Her family lost all their money. Her dad has MS, which has debilitated him. She lost her virginity when her boyfriend had sex with her while she was unconscious. She was in an abusive relationship for a long time.
But like all comics Schumer can see the humor and use these stories in her shows. I listened to the audiobook, which she reads, and I definitely recommend it. It didn't feel like she was reading a book, it felt like she was telling me stories or like I was at one of her shows. It is brilliant and funny and worth the time.
This book has a lot of the things I expected like funny stories about her family and her sex life. I was particularly entertained by her stories about lust at first sight in the airport and her adventures in shoplifting with her sister Kim. My favorite might have been when she got into an email fight with a men's magazine editor. She was perfectly right in her quest for truth in advertising and he really didn't get it at all.
Life hasn't always been roses for Schumer though. Her family lost all their money. Her dad has MS, which has debilitated him. She lost her virginity when her boyfriend had sex with her while she was unconscious. She was in an abusive relationship for a long time.
But like all comics Schumer can see the humor and use these stories in her shows. I listened to the audiobook, which she reads, and I definitely recommend it. It didn't feel like she was reading a book, it felt like she was telling me stories or like I was at one of her shows. It is brilliant and funny and worth the time.
Another book written by a celebrity telling me how great their life is after a less-than-stellar beginning. She has a few important messages in there about abusive relationships, women empowerment (even though she would hate having that term associated with her), and having everything and losing it. But other than that, she is completely unsympathetic with her, "I have money and I'm not afraid to gloat about it" attitude and, "I'm so great because I got to do X, Y, and Z" mentality.
I wanted to feel inspired by this book, but instead, it made me feel kind of icky for being sucked into the publicity machine of her self-important, cash-cow marketing. I give it a 2 because of those few political gems she brings up, but I could have gotten that off her wikipedia page or Ellen interviews.
I wanted to feel inspired by this book, but instead, it made me feel kind of icky for being sucked into the publicity machine of her self-important, cash-cow marketing. I give it a 2 because of those few political gems she brings up, but I could have gotten that off her wikipedia page or Ellen interviews.
A strange mix of narcissistic bragging and deeply vulnerable, authentic stories of pain and heartbreak. A jarring trip that may or may not be worth the price of admission.
I like Amy Schumer. She's not my favorite comedian in the world or anything, but I like her! I actually haven't seen any of her movies - I will! - but I love her stand-up shows. I've really enjoyed, during this pandemic time, the short series she and her husband have done, "Amy Schumer Learns to Cook." I'm going on a "light celebrity memoirs" journey now that we're still in pandemic time and it's winter and everything is fairly awful. So, I got what I was looking for from this. Light entertainment. I appreciate Schumer's type of humor and her hard work and things she takes seriously such as gun control - which has become a personal issue for her. If you like Amy Schumer, you'll probably like this book well enough. If not, you probably won't.
I'm a big Amy Schumer fan so I've been wanting to read this book. It was funny, revealing, and heartbreaking in some parts. I liked how honest she was. I liked learning about her career. The photos in the book were also just as funny and interesting. A great quick read.
Not what I expected yet it left me pleasantly surprised. I liked Amy before reading this, I like her even more now.
If you have a dainty disposition and can’t stand crass language this is not the fuckin book for you. This book will make you laugh, but it will also make you cry and make you see some harsh truths about what it’s like to be a woman in America. Schumer is comfortable in her own skin but plainly talks about moments when she wasn’t. I loved every moment of this book and thank it made me appreciate the work she’s doing now more.
3.5 stars. I always have a hard time with this genre of book - sassy girl/woman saying sassy things about her sassy life - even when it's by a person who I generally find funny. That said, overall, Amy Schumer did one of the better versions of this. Some of it felt like a stand-up bit that was going on too long, but a lot of it was genuinely funny and/or entertaining.
I'd rank it below Tina Fey's book (which I have found to be the best of this genre) but above Amy Poehler's book (which I surprisingly disliked).
I'd rank it below Tina Fey's book (which I have found to be the best of this genre) but above Amy Poehler's book (which I surprisingly disliked).
Cute and funny read; really helped to humanize Amy Schumer.