A review by jayisreading
Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

So, for the first time, I decided to listen to an audiobook. I still had the ebook as well, but considering that it was narrated by Ali Wong herself, it seemed worth following along as she narrated. And wow, I think I enjoyed Dear Girls far more because of the audiobook. It makes all the difference that you can hear how she wanted the words to come across, and it often felt as though I was actually listening to a standup show.

This is a lighthearted memoir that will make you laugh (especially if you’re a fan of her comedy). I really like the framing of the memoir to be a letter (of sorts) to her children (who definitely should follow their mother’s advice and not pick this book up until they’re of age), especially because it seemed to create moments for Wong to include down-to-earth, silly jabs at domestic life.

Between all the humor, though, you get some genuine advice for her children about navigating life. You can tell this memoir was written with a lot of love and reflection on how Wong’s life went, how it’s going, and what’s to come. She strikes a great balance between humor and thoughtfulness that I appreciated.
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