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This was an easy read and the audiobook is enjoyable (though it does jump around from time to time, which was a bit jarring, but I wonder if it's less jarring as a written book rather than audio). I didn't know pretty much anything about Native American comedians, and it provided not only a ton of history around contemporary comedy, but a wider historical backing as well.
Highly recommend for history lovers and comedy lovers.

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reflective slow-paced

2.5

xtie's review against another edition

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4.0

A surprisingly breezy read - it’s an interesting angle to approach both the history of Indigenous representation (but unfortunately mainly dispossession). My lack of pre existing comedy knowledge probably held me back, but I don’t think it prevented me from appreciating the book. I did find the structure of the book a little challenging, having chapters ranging from academic style essays (which were easy to read!) to interview write ups - I get it was part of Nesteroff’s attempt to center Indigenous perspective, though.

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

goosedollaz's review against another edition

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challenging funny informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

erintowner's review against another edition

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4.0

Solid. Giving four stars because I learned some new things!

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