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hawkeye1846's review against another edition
5.0
This is the best memoir I've ever read, and I cannot recommend it enough. Ali Wong doesn't have perfect prose or fanciful metaphors, but I don't care. Nobody (except me) will ever consider this to be a great work of literature, but I don't care. It's entertaining, funny, revelatory, and has a lot to say about more than just the author herself. Wong shows herself, not her accomplishments and her fame, to the reader through a series of enchanting episodes from her life. She's a gifted storyteller and has a sense of the bottom line of a story, the punchline if you will. She also gives insight and advice that indicate an intelligence and savvy much greater than her facade would leave you to believe. She manages to make the most vulgar of jokes in one breath while in the next speaking from the inner recesses of her mind on the things that matter most to her. Her ability to accomplish both in equal measure make this work outshine any of the political or celebrity memoirs that detail "here's why I'm great and here's all the great stuff I did." Wong reveals to the reader who she is as a person, warts and all, and does so fearlessly. The memoir is even better in audiobook form, because her comedic voice adds that extra punch to take this book over the top.
sunnyreads's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
oprah_wimpy's review against another edition
3.0
Foul mouthed and funny. Ali always gets me to giggle. I loved that this book was a letter to her girls to show give them stories of their mother's youth and to stomp some advice down their throats whether they want it or not. But certainly for when they're older. If you don't like talk of eating a$$ skip this one. But for those with a raunchy sense of humor, grab the audiobook and listen to Ali read it herself. Its 6 hours of fun.
emilychau's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
3.25
krystlem's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
patbfer's review against another edition
3.0
A raw and truthful perspective of being a woman in stand up comedy, a world deeply recognized for its male forces. Yet, Ali Wong brings a new perspective to it, sharing her feelings, her life experiences and herself to become more beautiful in her daughters’ eyes. Not easy to read, but honestly revealing.