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melaninny 's review for:
My Squirrel Days
by Ellie Kemper
I enjoyed the audiobook of this, highly recommend Ellie's narration for this work, I don't think it would be as punchy and fun without it.
Ellie Kemper has led an entirely frictionless life, which made this memoir have a different flavor from other comedian memoirs I've read (Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Trevor Noah, even Mindy Kaling). Usually memoirs like this are trying to strike a balance between the serious, challenging moments in their lives, some essays with more of an agenda, and some hilarious anecdotes. Ellie Kemper's book is pure joy and fluff the whole way through, with no hint of darkness or strain. It is probably the most consistently funny of the comedian memoirs I've read, with several moments that made me laugh out loud. But there's something to the reviews on here that say she didn't have quite enough material to fill a book, and I think it would be borderline boring if read instead of listened to.
Ellie Kemper has led an entirely frictionless life, which made this memoir have a different flavor from other comedian memoirs I've read (Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Trevor Noah, even Mindy Kaling). Usually memoirs like this are trying to strike a balance between the serious, challenging moments in their lives, some essays with more of an agenda, and some hilarious anecdotes. Ellie Kemper's book is pure joy and fluff the whole way through, with no hint of darkness or strain. It is probably the most consistently funny of the comedian memoirs I've read, with several moments that made me laugh out loud. But there's something to the reviews on here that say she didn't have quite enough material to fill a book, and I think it would be borderline boring if read instead of listened to.