I have always liked Amy Poehler. After this book, I LOVE HER! Such rawness and honesty is refreshing, that's the kind of people I like and she's exactly like that in this, her first (And hopefully not last) book. Her life story is not very different from the rest, and she knows it. So she makes fun of it and tells her own stories with lots of wit and acid humor... And in her audiobook, she even has special guests to have fun with! Kathleen Turner as her the dark voice in her head is hilarious, Patrick Stewart reading Plastic Surgery Haiku is to die for... And the rest are SO great!!!
Her style is not unique, it's very SNL / improv influenced, and it's more than obvious, that's where she worked and absolutely nailed it as Hillary Clinton. Poehler is pretty much a middle-class girl from a standard home she could be anyone of us, but she's an absolute QUEEN of comedy, one of the best children that SNL gave to the world, along with her whole generation (Tina Fey, Rachel Dracht, Maya Rudolph, Seth Meyers, and so many more).
She sounds familiar but unique at the same time, she's one of a kind when she laughs and cracks jokes, and punches you right in the heart when talking about her trip to Haiti and her beautiful children. This is not a random writing of silly stories, this is well thought out book filled with inspiring memories, difficult times, lots of reality and straight messages to the reader. There's no subtext here, only a straightforward Poehler doing what she does best and laughing her way through it..
And what a run she has!
This is not just a book to laugh with, is the story of a life... And what a life she had! I'm sure she can fill up ten books with just stand-up and improve anecdotes (which I'd love to hear), but this debut as a book writer is everything I didn't know I needed in my life.
And please, don't miss the audiobook, it's absolutely hilarious!!!
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This book made me love Amy Poehler even more!
I have been a fan of Amy Poehler for awhile now. I enjoyed her on Saturday Night Live, watching and rewatching Parks and Recreation, and I love anything she does together with Tina Fey. I love to read and she wrote a book, so (bibliophile that I am) I bought a copy.I am generally not a huge fan of autobiographies, but I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I laughed out loud (obviously, the woman is hilarious), I enjoyed the personal photos she shared and the tales of how she got to be where she is today. She is an inspiring woman and it was interesting to learn more about where she came from and just how very human she is. I also enjoyed the anecdotes about her early days and it was cool to look up her old stuff online (the Upright Citizens Brigade and Andy's Little Sister bits were particularly enjoyable). It's a good read about an interesting woman and I'm happy to have it in my collection. More Amy Poehler? Yes, please!
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