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It's Not Me, It's You: Subjective Recollections from a Terminally Optimistic, Chronically Sarcastic and Occasionally Inebriated Woman
Stefanie Wilder-Taylor has never been one to take the easy, conventional route. In her latest work It’s Not Me, It’s You, she unabashedly showcases a life well lived, ignoring all wisdom, but yet somehow, coming out on top. Combining her trademark biting wit and straightforward common sense, the anticipated comedic memoir delivers outrageous tales from all periods of her l...more
Hardcover, 240 pages
Published
July 7th 2009
by Gallery Books
(first published April 7th 2009)
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Good, but definitely wasn't as humorous as I first anticipated. I would be interested in reading some of her other novels (particularly Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay and Naptime Is the New Happy Hour). Don't get me wrong, she had humor nestled into her stories, but for me it wasn't a slap-stick kind of humor but rather it provided comic relief. This book has a bunch of short stories that are basically in chronological order of her life. A lot of the short stories involved some heavy storylin...more
[u]The Tough Decisions in Life[/u]
How do you escape when your boyfriend is kinda keeping you hostage? You channel your inner Tori Spelling.
You need a car and your parents won't help you out, what do you do? You win one at Hollywood Squares.
You are at a shelter because your mother kicked you out of the house, what do you do? Rally up all the kids at the shelter and pass a petition for more T.V. time.
Hilarious!
This book had me laughing out loud in the middle of the gym. Yes, I got a few stares. I...more
You all may remember my recent review of Stefanie Wilder-Taylor's "Sippy Cups Are Not For Chardonnay". I loved it! I thought that the stories were insightful, hilarious and candid. The latest book from Stefanie Wilder-Taylor is her own memoir. She takes us through growing up, all the way through carrying her twins in a high risk pregnancy.
One of the things I like most about her writing is her -holds nothing back- style. She talks openly and candidly about life situations and her reactions to the...more
One of the things I like most about her writing is her -holds nothing back- style. She talks openly and candidly about life situations and her reactions to the...more
Author Stefanie Wilder-Taylor writes her memoir like I would like to write one: Filled with sarcasm, humor and obscenities.
I’m just too Minnesota Nice to pull it off courageously. And not nearly as funny.
But if you’re a memoir fan looking for a humor fix, “It’s Not Me, It’s You: Subjective Recollections From a Terminally Optimistic, Chronically Sarcastic and Occasionally Inebriated Woman” is your book.
It is not as packed with laugh-out-loud humorous metaphors as Jen Lancaster’s “Bitter Is the N...more
I’m just too Minnesota Nice to pull it off courageously. And not nearly as funny.
But if you’re a memoir fan looking for a humor fix, “It’s Not Me, It’s You: Subjective Recollections From a Terminally Optimistic, Chronically Sarcastic and Occasionally Inebriated Woman” is your book.
It is not as packed with laugh-out-loud humorous metaphors as Jen Lancaster’s “Bitter Is the N...more
This was a very quick read. It's supposed to be amusing and she doesn't pull it off as well as Jen Lancaster, although I did lol once or twice. Stefanie Wilder-Taylor definitely has a sense of humor and it's served her well, but I couldn't help but feel bad at some parts. Her tale of travelling to Hollywood to start her own life and the predicaments she lands in are at times amusing, but there are also times that I cannot believe her upbringing, and it's not funny. Her parents are, without a dou...more
This book was a compilation of little stories, which is probably one of my favorite ways of reading stuff, especially if it's boring. This was not boring, but it was still a good book. They were true little stories about the authors life, sort of funny stuff too. It was supposed to be funny but I probably only laughed out loud like twice as some of the stories were a little annoying. I know, I am all over the place with this. The good: everything was like 10 easy pages to read. The down: not in...more
Very easy read. Short essays make it a book that is easy to find a stopping point. This book made me crack up at times. I look forward to reading her other books!
I've read Wilder-Taylor's first 2 books - Sippy Cups are Not for Chardonnay and Naptime is the New Happy Hour. I loved the first one and felt like the second was trying to hard to be as good as the first one. I was a little nervous that this book would be a repeat of the second book. It definitely wasn't. In this book she delves into her abandonment issues, unhappy childhood, eating disorder and other pretty serious things and all with a pretty amazing ability to laugh at herself. This book isn'...more
Fairly amusing although I couldn't relate to most of the circumstances. Many people didn't like the ending as it was a little open-ended, but I felt like her whole point was that life is all about how you perceive it and it never hurts to have a "rock" in your life (the word she uses for her husband in her acknowledgements). The story didn't really need a neat and tidy ending because life is ever-evolving and rarely neat or tidy. It left me intrigued enough to check out another book by Wilder-Ta...more
this woman is just FUNNY. I read her book "Naptime Is the New Happy Hour" when my twins were just a little over a year. I NEED this girl's humor and wisdom to help me get through some tough times of my own. Knowing she's had twins, too, I can feel her crazy humor as a NECESSITY to getting through a day. I often found myself reading one of her essays when I was feeling most overwhelmed with circumstances in my own life which made me feel not so stressed as really it CAN always get worse!
I don’t think I really know who she is, her bio says she has written a number of books and produced more then 30 TV sketches, clips and variety shows.....This book is a collection of essays that she has taken from her life. Also from the cover it’s a subjective recollection from a terminally optimistic, chronically sarcastic and occasionally inebriated woman. It’s a book I picked up @ Goodwill and I will be returning it. Some of the essays I enjoyed, others not so much.
I really enjoyed this book, however it wasnt quite as funny as the other 2 books I have read by her. But that may just be because I couldnt really relate to alot of the stuff in her life. Which isnt a bad thing, its just funnier if youve been there done that. There were parts that were just plain hilarious, and parts that just were ok. It jumped around a bit, going from when she was 18, then to meeting her husband, and back to being in her early 20s. Overall though, I enjoyed it and will be orde...more
This felt less like a memoir and more like a collection of vignettes. It does have funny moments, and it is definitely light-hearted and a little surprising and crazy. I started reading it when I had kind of reached my limit for the time being with a different, very serious book I'm reading, and it definitely provided the levity I was seeking. So I accepted it for what it was, and honestly I liked it for doing what I needed it to do. But I had problems with some of the viewpoints, and I noticed...more
More short stories, but two of these I really enjoyed. One was about being a buddhist zombie and the other was about being a big sister. Oddly these both correlated with events in my life. Might not be interesting to others. I'm very tempted to pass this book on to my mother, but am certain it would end poorly.
Her first two books were brilliantly hilarious. I related to her funny experiences with new motherhood and the way she told her stories made me pee-in-my-pants laugh. In this book, instead of sticking with the topic of motherhood, it's a hodge-podge of recollections of growing up. Unfortuately, I couldn't relate to her stories of getting kicked out of the house by her mother at 16; smoking crack; hanging out at titty bars and strip-clubs; and begging her boyfriend to marry her. Quite disappointi...more
Essays in a wonderful Fran Lebowitz style. Many favorite quotes - but top quote "Leaving me alone in a room w/ nothing but my thoughts is never a good idea -- which is one of the many reasons I'm vehemently opposed to meditating."
Pros:
Written by a girl named Stefanie. Goodreads does not have her name properly listed. As someone named Stefanie I admit I picked it up at first because I adore seeing my name in print.
One chapter stories are perfect for when you're not quite prepared to concentrate. Seeing as I carried a 102 degree fever for 50+ hours, that's about all I could handle.
Some parts were wicked funny.
Cons:
Some parts were not even close to being believable.
Making light of drug use is not funny to me.
Written by a girl named Stefanie. Goodreads does not have her name properly listed. As someone named Stefanie I admit I picked it up at first because I adore seeing my name in print.
One chapter stories are perfect for when you're not quite prepared to concentrate. Seeing as I carried a 102 degree fever for 50+ hours, that's about all I could handle.
Some parts were wicked funny.
Cons:
Some parts were not even close to being believable.
Making light of drug use is not funny to me.
I love a book that can make me laugh outloud while riding the bus! And, it is always good to be reminded that the realm of normal is huge, and there are people out there crazier than me!
Although I didn't love as much as Stefanie Wilder-Taylor's other books, it was funny and made me laugh. The author has a great sense of humor even when related to serious topics. Will definitely read her new book coming out.
This was a super-quick read. It's just essays but I grew to love the author as the book develops. This was better than her book Sippy Cups Are Not For Chardonnay.
This was a very funny book! The timeline jumped around a bit much, but her humorous stories of her life whether that be real or made up, kept me laughing the whole book through. It really made me feel better about my own life!
I decided not to finish this. The story was going nowhere, and I didn't feel like I was getting anything out of it. Stefanie Wilder-Taylor writes well about parenting, but this one just didn't do it for me.
An interesting collection of real episodes that happened to a woman who writes comedy. Light and easy to read and rather entertaining in parts.
funny and quick read. Reminded me a lot of Chelsey Handler, just kind of less funny. Definitely something that could be read in about 3 hours.
I read this while waiting for "Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang" to come out. It was pretty funny, but not as vulgar as Chelsea Handlers books.
Quick read when you can't sleep at night. Doesn't require much attention so you can still play with the baby while you are reading it.
Hilarious and thought provoking this book is something that will make you think, smile, and laugh along. Even in her darkest moments Stefanie draws you in with her Sarcastic wit.
Memoir/humor. Very light read. Similar to Chelsea Handler's books. Not as good as Nora Ephron or Carrie Fisher.
This was a laugh out loud one! A bunch of short autobiographical short stories that are friggen funny! Like the time she "accidentally free-based cocaine" or when they kind of joined a cult to get the free food. haha. It's a good one!
Her story is funny and sometimes painfully funny. It is easy to identify with Stefanie but laugh at her too!
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Stefanie Wilder-Taylor has performed on Make Me Laugh, Evening at the Improv, and Comedy Central, and written and produced more than thirty television shows, including Whose Line Is It Anyway? and Blind Date. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and young daughter, Elby.
Stefanie Wilder-Taylor's blog can be found here: http://babyonbored.blogspot.com/
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Stefanie Wilder-Taylor's blog can be found here: http://babyonbored.blogspot.com/
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