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I am really glad I listened to the audiobook as it is actually read by Tina Fey. They added in extra audioclips from SNL and I am pretty sure she went off of on the cuff a few times. A terrific way to spend a few hours in the car.
Tina Fey is hilarious in all her comedic pursuits: impersonating Sarah Palin, acting in 30 Rock and as an author. Many parts were laugh out loud funny, and I loved her Mother's Prayer.
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I am kinda disappointed with Fey's memoir. Maybe I need her to be cruder, like Chelsea Handler or Samantha Bee, but I don't think that's the issue; it's just not very funny, and the structure is weak. I wouldn't really classify it as a memoir so much as, well, sketches, or extremely loose essays. I have giggled a few times, so I will probably finish it, but that feels more like something I owe to her for being great than because I'm actually enjoying the book.
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Jun 02, 2011
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I laughed all through this book. The only thing I didn't like was how absolutely randomly topics/stories were organized. But hey, maybe that was the point.
But, I love Tina Fey and there's not much she can do wrong. :-) ...more
But, I love Tina Fey and there's not much she can do wrong. :-) ...more
A little messy and choppy, but funny and an interesting look into Tina Fey's life. The audiobook was really great -- she reads it herself, and it includes the actual original SNL Palin/Clinton sketch!
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I'm starting over, this time listening to Fey read it on audiobook. It's still no patch on Samantha Bee's memoir, but it's more enjoyable to me in this format.
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Tina Fey is witty & hilarious! Good quick read.
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