Why Not Me? in Our Shared Shelf

May 31, 2015 Stephanie rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2016

I would read an entire book of Mindy's fictional life as a teacher at Dalton.... If anyone important reads this... ...more

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May 12, 2018 Sarah rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: nonfiction, audiobooks, american-nonfiction

So, I think this one is better than her first one, but I'm still reminded of why I didn't love the first one. I root for Mindy Kaling hard, as she's a female writer of color in the middle of Hollywood, and her voice is on-point on body image, immigrant experiences, hard work, and many other topics. I also really appreciate her candor and vulnerability, which is difficult to find in celebrity memoirs and essay collections. But I still just can't relate to her obsessions with finding Mr. Right or ...more

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Jun 17, 2015 Meghna rated it really liked it

Popsugar 2016 Reading Challenge - Book by a comedian

Entertaining read! She's hilarious. Fascinating look into life in LA ...more

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Sep 19, 2015 Anna rated it liked it

Kaling is a good writer and I think she's very funny. I enjoyed "Why Not Me," and there were a couple essays that I thought were excellent. But overall I just felt this collection was okay. It was mostly fun and funny... Just not as fun and funny as her first book. ...more

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May 18, 2015 Julianne Dunn rated it it was amazing

I had heard TERRIBLE things about this book. People were unimpressed with this book, especially if they LOVED the first one so it took me a while to finally read it. Now that I'm finished, I wish I hadn't waited. While there were chapters that are unmemorable, there are some chapters that ring so true and made me laugh hilariously out loud (in awkward places as well). The chapter about weddings and that guy Will made this book for me. I totally agree that we should have some kind of signifying e ...more

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Sep 15, 2018 Cindywho rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks, essays, biography__memoir

Sweet and clever - great for listening to while drifting off.

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Jul 14, 2018 Jessica Haider rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: non-fiction, bipoc-author, humor

Perfect beach read for the days I spent on the Cape this summer! Mindy Kaling's writing is conversational and funny. I find her to be very relatable. ...more

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