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A review by aurelyarose
Sleepwalk With Me and Other Painfully True Stories by Mike Birbiglia
I'm so behind on my reading goal... I wanted something short and comforting... And Birgilia'a stand up has been one of my comfort routines when I am in an funk for a few years.
Many of the stories (if not all) were taken straight from his routines. While I have largely been pleased with his ability to tell a story in his comedy specials. I felt this fell slightly flat though perhaps largely due to the lack of his delivery. I love his delivery in his routines, but that doesn't translate to a book format.
I was bothered by his use of the r-word I believe a total of 3 times... But the book came out in 2010, which wasn't that long ago, but is about when I became aware of the movements to end the use of that word. Because that is when they gained momentum? Or because that is when I was becoming an adult? I don't know.
Many of the stories (if not all) were taken straight from his routines. While I have largely been pleased with his ability to tell a story in his comedy specials. I felt this fell slightly flat though perhaps largely due to the lack of his delivery. I love his delivery in his routines, but that doesn't translate to a book format.
I was bothered by his use of the r-word I believe a total of 3 times... But the book came out in 2010, which wasn't that long ago, but is about when I became aware of the movements to end the use of that word. Because that is when they gained momentum? Or because that is when I was becoming an adult? I don't know.