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GENIUS...!!! TRUST ME...IT'S FOR YOU!!!!
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Publisher's Summary
Before Liz Lemon, before "Weekend Update", before "Sarah Palin", Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. She also had a dream that one day she would be a comedian on TV.
She has seen both of those dreams come true.
At last, Tina Fey's story can be told. From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live; from her passionately halfhearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the floor; from her one-sided college romance to her nearly fatal honeymoon - from the beginning of this paragraph to this final sentence.
Tina Fey reveals all, and proves what we've all suspected: you're no one until someone calls you bossy.
Includes special, never-before-solicited opinions on breastfeeding, princesses, Photoshop, the electoral process, and Italian rum cake!
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- Deanna La Jambe
- 2019-06-07
funny!
really enjoyed listening
great book
why do I need fifteen words? dumb requirements blah bla
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- shalot
- 2019-03-19
Just Enjoyable
It didn't feel like the story quite flowed well. May be better to read for yourself. Still some very funny parts.
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- Audrey
- 2018-11-06
Loved it!
Tina Fey is a great storyteller! It was a fun book that made a long drive feel like minutes.
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- Kathy Wales
- 2020-12-31
Disappointed
So disappointed. I expected it to be funny and intriguing. I could only listen for a few minutes. Would like a refund.
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- Jessica.Klug
- 2020-12-02
Well written and funny!
I enjoy Tina Fey’s writing style and having her perform it really adds to the comedic impact.
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- Kanishk
- 2020-11-20
Great book!
Finished it super quick. Tina's narration is engaging and hilarious. Recommend it to fans and non fans alike
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- Rita
- 2020-08-27
Better than in print
I have both versions of this book. I tried reading it in print a few years ago...and I couldn't finish it. I couldn't connect with the story or the author - which is messed up because I love Tina Fey! Once I started to listen to it...and listen to her...completely different! I loved the narration, the story, I was laughing out loud, people were looking at me weird on my way to work...you know, the usual! I highly recommend this audiobook! It's really fun!
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-08-03
Made me smile!
I enjoyed it! Laughed out loud at times and got to know her more. I will most likely read her next book!
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- Seybr
- 2020-06-03
Very entertaining! Love her!
The only reason I’m giving this 4 stars on performances is because the audio editing wasn’t very good... there are multiple false starts not edited out and many many times where the sound fades out on the last word of a sentence. It’s quite annoying. Tina Fey is awesome though! A very good story teller!
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- Ava Parissay
- 2020-06-02
fantastic
funny. compelling. relatable. it's a great story and she reads it really well. highly recommended.
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- Kevin
- 2011-06-09
Not for my generation
The first few chapters of this book are filled with pop culture references from the 70's and 80's. Since I was born in the mid 80's, most of these flew right past me and I'm sure obscured some of the humor. If you're a baby boomer or Gen X, it might work for you, but I couldn't get past it. Maybe I'll finish listening if I have nothing else in my library, but it wasn't for me.
Also, a lot of the humor is based around being a nerdy, not attractive girl, and since I'm a guy, I couldn't really relate.
35 people found this helpful
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- Sue
- 2013-03-07
Can't anyone be funny without swearing? :(
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
I didn't make it through the book...in fact I didn't listen to very much at all. I have small children and I prefer not to have swearing and F-bombs pop out while I'm listening in the house with them. So I'm sure that won't bother most, obviously she is very popular and good at what she does....it's just not for me. Wish I had returned the book when I could have. Oh well.
67 people found this helpful
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- Amanda
- 2012-02-20
Not what I was expecting
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Not sure what I was expecting ... I actually read the e-book, instead of listening to this one; while it was fun to read her perspective of how she got to where she is now. I was always a fan of her writing and her news on SNL. I think she is very funny and witty; 30 Rock is great, I watch it regularly, but this book was almost more like sitting down to lunch with Tina and she answered the question
28 people found this helpful
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- stella
- 2018-04-22
Disappointed, bored
What would have made Bossypants better?
Some funny! I can’t believe she’s a comedian the book is so boring.
Has Bossypants turned you off from other books in this genre?
Nope
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Disappointment
47 people found this helpful
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- Xylene
- 2012-08-14
High expectations not met
Is there anything you would change about this book?
If there was anything I would change about this book, it would be the flow of events in her book. I would have appreciated it more if she did not jump around too much when telling her story.
Has Bossypants turned you off from other books in this genre?
Bossypants might have made me realize that this type of genre is not for me but I think I would still try out another book just to make sure.
What three words best describe Tina Fey’s voice?
Three words to describe Tina Fey's voice are quirky, upbeat and supportive.
Did Bossypants inspire you to do anything?
Bossypants inspired me to never apologize for who I am and not to care of what other people thought of me. As long as I know that what I want, go for it and do not look back.
Any additional comments?
I downloaded the standard quality audiobook in my iPhone and was distracted with the slight echo quality while listening.
36 people found this helpful
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- Emily
- 2011-11-28
Super Funny but too crude and too much swearing
My wife and I started listening to this on our recent road trip and start laughing from the get go. Unfortunately, there was too much swearing and the humor was too crude. So we had to stop listening to it. It was a shame because she is very funny.
36 people found this helpful
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- tara
- 2011-11-10
so-so
with all the publicity surrounding the book and my love for Tina Fey, I was disappointed with this book.
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- Leslie
- 2011-10-09
Do not bother
Disgusting...thought I could listen to this with my grandson as another reviewer suggested. What a huge disappointment! Profane rantings of an egomaniac...probably what is required in today's SNL industry...or television in general. Would love to find books from women who are the opposite of this author.
43 people found this helpful
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- D. Emerson
- 2013-10-17
Not worth the time
Would you try another book from Tina Fey and/or Tina Fey?
No.
Would you ever listen to anything by Tina Fey again?
No.
Did the narration match the pace of the story?
Yes.
Did Bossypants inspire you to do anything?
Yes. To stop swearing.
Any additional comments?
Cursing is not attractive at all.
There is too much cursing for my taste.
34 people found this helpful
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- T. Redwood
- 2016-01-06
I expected more, actually.
What did you like best about Bossypants? What did you like least?
Tina was funny, but not as funny as I had expected. What is your target audience, Tina? I couldn't find myself in it. A little heavy on the feminism preaching, but I get it. Also, the editor dropped the ball by allowing Tina to begin talking rapidly at the end of some phrases for the effect of muttering under her breath. It was impossible to understand these phrases.
What was most disappointing about Tina Fey’s story?
Nothing was really disappointing, although some parts lacked substance. I expected to laugh out loud more than once. I didn't.
What three words best describe Tina Fey’s voice?
Kitten with whip.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
Nope.
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- Anonymous User
- 2018-06-21
Bof.
La manière totalement aléatoire de séparer le livre en 77 chapitres n'était pas du tout pratique.
De plus, les anecdotes de sa vie personnelle étaient trop nombreuses par rapport à celle concernant sa carrière/vie professionnelle. Dommage, car Tina Fey est une actrice intéressante que j'aime beaucoup.
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- Customer from France
- 2018-04-27
Tina Fey is bossy and wears pants
this review will have fifteen words just to satisfy the nerd who made that requirement