Your mom would like this one

So I’ve been listening to the audio version of Wolf Hall for approximately one billion years (okay, three weeks — and I finished it this morning!) and it’s a very long book. A very…I don’t want to say dull book, but it’s hardly a thriller. So, since I spend about 2-4 hours a day either driving or running and listening to audio books, I’ve been breaking Wolf Hall up with a couple other books. Ellen’s Seriously… I’m Kidding was one, which worked out perfectly since it’s pretty much the exact opposite of Wolf Hall (not very well-written, but a lot sillier, not to mention SHORTER).

“Laugh. Laugh as much as you can. Laugh until you cry. Cry until you laugh. Keep doing it even if people are passing you on the street saying, “I can’t tell if that person is laughing or crying, but either way they seem crazy, let’s walk faster.” Emote. It’s okay. It shows you are thinking and feeling.”

So I don’t watch the Ellen Show, but I still love her and think she’s adorable because who doesn’t, really? This book — audio version read by the author — seems to perfectly capture her spirit. It’s very silly, very random and gets a little goofy in spots. But then she devotes a whole chapter to how important it is to love yourself and accept who you are, and you feel a little sniffly.

“True beauty is not related to what color your hair is or what color your eyes are. True beauty is about who you are as a human being, your principles, your moral compass.”

It’s not very well-written — she bounces around a lot — but it’s a fun and doesn’t take long to get through (I think the audio version was maybe 5 hours. Wolf Hall was 23. Did I mention Wolf Hall was long?). One thing I appreciated it was how much she catered to an audience listening to the story — lots of goofy noises and gags.