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A review by bellatora
Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy by Judd Apatow
This is the first book I have ever non-starred. Not because it is terrible, but because it is so clearly not in my wheelhouse and not what I expected when I started it that I don't think it would be fair to attempt to give it stars.
I thought that this would be a comedic memoir, like Tina Fey's [b:Bossypants|9418327|Bossypants|Tina Fey|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1435353775s/9418327.jpg|14302659]. It is not. Not even close. And, upon re-reading the book description, it doesn't promise that it is going to be a memoir. That is my own false impression.
Instead, this is literally a collection of interviews between Judd Apatow and various comedians he has admired. Jerry Seinfeld! Stephen Colbert! Amy Schumer! Seth Rogan! If you've heard of them, Apatow has probably interviewed them. I enjoyed Apatow's introduction, and his first interview with Seinfeld when Apatow was an eager young teen. But I have never had much interest in interviews, especially unadorned transcripts of interviews (and there's sadly no audio version with the recorded interviews - I've checked).
This book was not even close to my cup of tea, and I only read a handful of the interviews. But that's not this book's fault. For the right audience (especially aspiring comedians), this book could be invaluable.
I thought that this would be a comedic memoir, like Tina Fey's [b:Bossypants|9418327|Bossypants|Tina Fey|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1435353775s/9418327.jpg|14302659]. It is not. Not even close. And, upon re-reading the book description, it doesn't promise that it is going to be a memoir. That is my own false impression.
Instead, this is literally a collection of interviews between Judd Apatow and various comedians he has admired. Jerry Seinfeld! Stephen Colbert! Amy Schumer! Seth Rogan! If you've heard of them, Apatow has probably interviewed them. I enjoyed Apatow's introduction, and his first interview with Seinfeld when Apatow was an eager young teen. But I have never had much interest in interviews, especially unadorned transcripts of interviews (and there's sadly no audio version with the recorded interviews - I've checked).
This book was not even close to my cup of tea, and I only read a handful of the interviews. But that's not this book's fault. For the right audience (especially aspiring comedians), this book could be invaluable.