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A review by frankenprunk
The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee by Sarah Silverman
3.0
While I've never really been a fan of Sarah Silverman, it's from lack of exposure - I simply haven't seen her that much. I picked up this audiobook because it was cheap and thought I might learn a bit about her.
The book is a memoir and while Sarah has led a somewhat interesting life (she HAS written for SNL, been in a number of movies, sparked a ton of controversy with her ethnic jokes, etc.) I was most moved by her recounting the years of her life she was a bedwetter.
Now, I get that it's the name of the book, but she's a comedian, I thought this would be funny, and it is. But, I wasn't prepared for the level of shame she endured. She was 16 before she stopped and spent those years afraid of sleepovers, traveling to countless doctors looking for a cure, taking 16 Xanax per day for depression, and in general feeling like a complete freak. Maybe it's because I have a daughter, but this stuff hit me hard and if nothing else made me hyperaware should this ever happen to my daughter.
I liked that she read her own book - it's always good if you can REALLY hear the book in the author's voice - but I really didn't get *into* it like I usually do.
The book is a memoir and while Sarah has led a somewhat interesting life (she HAS written for SNL, been in a number of movies, sparked a ton of controversy with her ethnic jokes, etc.) I was most moved by her recounting the years of her life she was a bedwetter.
Now, I get that it's the name of the book, but she's a comedian, I thought this would be funny, and it is. But, I wasn't prepared for the level of shame she endured. She was 16 before she stopped and spent those years afraid of sleepovers, traveling to countless doctors looking for a cure, taking 16 Xanax per day for depression, and in general feeling like a complete freak. Maybe it's because I have a daughter, but this stuff hit me hard and if nothing else made me hyperaware should this ever happen to my daughter.
I liked that she read her own book - it's always good if you can REALLY hear the book in the author's voice - but I really didn't get *into* it like I usually do.