Lizz Free or Die is a collection of personal 'messays' written by Lizz Winstead, an American comedienne, radio and television personality, and co-creator of The Daily Show. Lizz writes about growing up in a Catholic family in Minnesota; some of her stories such as Get Me To The Altar and Decorate to Manipulate were laugh out loud funny while others such as All Knocked Up and Wetube were written with a more important message in mind.

Throughout the book, Lizz takes us on a journey that shows us how she was never afraid to follow her dreams or have an opinion, even if it was at the expense of upsetting loved ones. At times it was difficult to read about her struggles with explaining her choices to her parents, who really didn't understand why she did the things she did, but we learn that they loved her and respected her none the less.

The Red Vag of Courage is hilarious, but it also teaches us about taking a horrible moment and defining it as your own. How you want to be remembered is up to you. The choice is yours.

I also really enjoyed how Lizz chronicled the process of finding her comedic voice and how difficult the process of writing can be. I was really able to relate to these essays in particular. Throughout her life as a writer, Lizz had always written collaboratively rather than on her own, and it took the deaths of her parents to teach her how to rely on her own skills as a writer and storyteller to make her story worth the read. I think she does an excellent job.