Bossy Pants & Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

[Stephenie]

I'm a bit behind in my updates here in the community, so today, I'm catching up. I mentioned earlier that I was taking classes at Miami University this summer. I am in my final week of the second class, and I'm surprised at how much I was able to read even while taking these classes.

I'm not a great audiobook listener.I prefer to listen to non-fiction over fiction, and I need a really great reader to hold my attention. I really enjoy listening to books when the author reads them, so I enjoyed both Bossypants by Tina Fey and Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me by Mindy Kahling


Both of these women share their experience in the world of comedy and television. Tina Fey and I are close to the same age, so it was really interesting to hear her talk about growing up, struggling to make it in show business, and how she gained the respect of so many famous male comedians. Her life story is funny and fascinating. I also really related to her as a working mother. I also must include a warning here. Tina Fey's intended audience is adults. She talks about issues of sex and sexuality and her language is not censored. Just a warning before you would pick it up and find it offensive.

I didn't enjoy Mindy Kaling's book as much as I enjoyed Tina Fey's, but I did appreciate Mindy's story. She tells her story of being an overweight, Indian-American and the personal struggles she faced. She does this with her trademark humor. Mindy was also a writer on The Office and is currently writing and starring in her own TV series The Mindy Project. Like Tina Fey, she shares a lot of insight into the world of television production and what it takes to for the underdog to make it. Also like Tina, Mindy Kaling's intended audience is adults, so she discusses issues and uses language some may find offensive.