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I liked this one even more than her first book, and I agree with the other reviews that you can sense her maturity in this one. One of my favorite chapters was her Sliding Doors alter-ego life as a Latin teacher in a New York prep school. This, she said, was her back-up plan if she never made it in Hollywood - she sometimes imagines what her life would be like if Greg Daniels had never approached her after seeing the off-off-Broadway show she wrote and starred in. In this life, she became a high
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I really loved this book. Disclaimer: I love pretty much everything Mindy Kaling does.
That disclaimer aside, I found this book hilarious. It is a very fast read, so it would be great for reading during a commute or at a beach. This book follows nicely in the tracks of her last one. I can say, there are several chapters that, if you are as big a Kaling fan as I am, you may have read in magazines, but they were still fun the second time. The only thing I would skip in the book is the speech she g ...more
That disclaimer aside, I found this book hilarious. It is a very fast read, so it would be great for reading during a commute or at a beach. This book follows nicely in the tracks of her last one. I can say, there are several chapters that, if you are as big a Kaling fan as I am, you may have read in magazines, but they were still fun the second time. The only thing I would skip in the book is the speech she g ...more
Mindy is hoot. I love her. I admit I get her confused with her character Mindy on her tv show - its good to read her books and remind me, 'oh here is the real Mindy." She is clever and smart and witty. I admire her path - she is not only holding her own with other comedians she is killing it. This cannot be easy for a woman, not to mention a woman of color. I really celebrate her success. She is talented and smart.
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Short book to listen to while working on crocheting an afghan. Used this book for the category "A book written by a person of color" for my 2017 Reading Challenge.
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Mindy's humor is relatable and makes light of her own struggles.
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