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The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee
by Sarah Silverman
I really loved the first half of this book. It was above and beyond what I was expecting out of a comedian's memoir, especially one by Sarah Silverman. I'm not exactly a huge fan of hers; I don't actively dislike her, but I wouldn't go out of my way to watch her performances (although I thought Wreck-It Ralph was freakin adorable). The first half of this book is honest, no-holds-barred, naked truth. Silverman doesn't try to play anything up or try to get your pity - she merely states the facts of her youth and upbringing and lets us judge her as we will. Her unaffected confessions about struggling with bedwetting until she was a teenager and her subsequent depression and anxiety were admirable and respectable. It made me like her much more than I previously had. To go through so much shit and still just want to make people laugh is impressive. I also really liked her impressions and stories of her family. Her dad's a fuckin character.
I would've given the book 4 stars if it had held this tone throughout the audiobook, but starting from the weird halfway-point-word (I can't remember what she called it, but she does her own foreword, afterword, and mid-word, which were all pretty annoying), it took a wrong turn and started reading like the book I expected to get from the comic Sarah Silverman. There were lots of poop and dick jokes and exchanges that were just boring and silly (especially all the chains of email exchanges, which I think could've just been summarized or left out). There was a little information about her career background and her friendships with fellow comics but other than that I just didn't really care for the last half of this book. It was entertaining enough for a work commute though. I'd recommend the audiobook since she does so many funny voices throughout and it's best to hear her tell her own story.
I would've given the book 4 stars if it had held this tone throughout the audiobook, but starting from the weird halfway-point-word (I can't remember what she called it, but she does her own foreword, afterword, and mid-word, which were all pretty annoying), it took a wrong turn and started reading like the book I expected to get from the comic Sarah Silverman. There were lots of poop and dick jokes and exchanges that were just boring and silly (especially all the chains of email exchanges, which I think could've just been summarized or left out). There was a little information about her career background and her friendships with fellow comics but other than that I just didn't really care for the last half of this book. It was entertaining enough for a work commute though. I'd recommend the audiobook since she does so many funny voices throughout and it's best to hear her tell her own story.