A review by momadvice
This Will Be Funny Later by Jenny Pentland, Jenny Pentland

dark funny reflective fast-paced

5.0

This book's clever cover caught my eye, but it is the fascinating true story of Jenny Pentland’s childhood that made this book a real winner. Imagine your real-life becomes episodes for a sitcom. Most of us can’t fathom this existence, but the life of Jenny (and her siblings) became the show we know as “Roseanne. “

Jenny’s mom, Roseanne Arnold, is more of a compassionate side note, while the meat of this story focuses on Jenny’s anxieties from paparazzi encounters and struggles with obesity. In response to these trials, she goes through various programs, including those infamous wilderness camps and fat camps. 

A couple of truth bombs about Pentland’s journey (both in these programs and with the paparazzi) may have yielded an audible gasp. I was also unfamiliar with Roseanne’s backstory, so the captured moments are pretty surprising.

Through even these sad and challenging moments, Pentland embraces the funny. I, indeed, will count this among my favorite memoirs.