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Tina Fey has a great sense of humor and this was a great autobiography / humor book. So nice that she narrated the audiobook herself. I really loved the behind the scenes details of her work at Second City, SNL, thoughts on motherhood, and especially her reaction to the Sara Palin parodies.
Less funny were the mumbled footnote type things that were inserted every once in a while. More specifically, I would have liked them if she'd spoken in a normal voice, but didn't because I couldn't hear them ...more
Less funny were the mumbled footnote type things that were inserted every once in a while. More specifically, I would have liked them if she'd spoken in a normal voice, but didn't because I couldn't hear them ...more
I listened to the audiobook from the library for this, it adds a lot since Tina Fey herself narrates, doing impressions and sarcastic voices and all that.
There are some interesting insights into 30 Rock and SNL, but a lot of the book deals with her growing up as a young woman and is written to be relatable to other women, and while it was entertaining in parts, I definitely felt like I was missing something since I'm outside of the target audience.
A lot of her jokes are borderline uncomfortably ...more
There are some interesting insights into 30 Rock and SNL, but a lot of the book deals with her growing up as a young woman and is written to be relatable to other women, and while it was entertaining in parts, I definitely felt like I was missing something since I'm outside of the target audience.
A lot of her jokes are borderline uncomfortably ...more
I'm not sure why exactly but I love Tina Fey, so listening to her read this book was very fun for me. The language was TERRIBLE but, overall, I enjoyed it.
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Hilarious! Outstanding audiobook, though sometimes I forgot whether I was reading this or Yes Please. Either way, enjoyed it tons.
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it was amazing
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