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Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets and Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong
41 reviews
eastcoastmma's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Sexual content
pookiee's review against another edition
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming
mari1532's review against another edition
5.0
Wong is such a brilliant, honest comedian that every minute of this book is fantastic and heartwarming. Although I have to say I did not like the graphic description of the long pinky fingernail...it's so descriptive it makes me gag every time.
Wong's detailing of her experiences for her daughters (and the general public) is an enjoyable read. I truly loved her discussion of how she met her (now ex) husband and how they fell in love and decided to have their two daughters. I also think that her current relationship with the father of her children is beautiful. Too often people disparage their exes and sometimes that can be called for, but the ability of Wong to openly discuss how she remains friends with her exes is so refreshing.
If you are looking for a great memoir to read and/or are a fan of Wong's other work I would highly recommend this book!
Graphic: Excrement, Pregnancy, and Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent
annie_g_scott's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Sexual content
greenek3's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Vomit
Moderate: Miscarriage
Minor: Racial slurs
lindsayvale's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death of parent and Sexual content
aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition
3.5
Not to say the book is bad by any means, I overall did enjoy listening to the audio since she delivers it in such an engaging and entertaining way. It def isn't the worst non-fiction I've read, but it's not my fave either. It's a good, quick read if you are looking to fill a little bit of time.
Graphic: Pregnancy and Sexual content
Moderate: Drug use, Miscarriage, and Death of parent
1oddkatreads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Miscarriage
koreanlinda's review against another edition
3.75
Sharing of her personal life stories with sarcasm and punchlines did not last the whole book. By the end, I was tired of her close-to-yelling and extreme self deprecation even though I listened to is on many separate sittings with plenty of breaks in-between.
Unfortunately I could not help but judge Ali Wong's character as well. All the confession of her mistakes made her look like a very selfish person because those mistakes hurt and damage others so much. In my eyes, they were not funny.
One more thing that bothered me was the underlying hetero-normativity and traditional ideas of women's happy life in a family with children. I don't remember the details. If you are a fan of hers, I recommend giving a listen. It might be more enjoyable to cherry-pick chapters that interest you more, otherwise, it might feel like a long story to listen to.
Graphic: Drug use, Alcoholism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Xenophobia and Racism
miacorkum's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, and Cursing
Moderate: Death of parent and Miscarriage