“Work hard, know your shit, show your shit, and then feel entitled. Listen to no one except the two smartest and kindest adults you know, and that doesn’t always mean your parents. If you do that, you will be fine.” After the joys of revisiting Amy Poehler’s memoir in audio-book form I sought out Mindy Kaling’s (actually I sought out Tina Fey’s but there was a waitlist- next time!) second memoir which was fun but I don’t feel like I missed anything extra charming by […]
Memoirs!
Hi, I’m badkittyuno, and I’ve totally failed my New Year’s resolution to remain current on my reviews by somehow falling 15 reviews behind. In my defense, my life has completely fallen apart since mid-March — but also I’m lazy and would much rather read than review. Caitlin_D suggested lumping reviews of similar books together in an effort to get myself back on track, and my baby sister is very wise, so… Here we go! It’s Memoir Time. Grace Notes: My Recollections by Katey 4 Stars I […]
“Sometimes you just have to put on lip gloss and pretend to be psyched.”
I believe I reviewed this for CBR5, but it’s been a while, and I didn’t listen to the audiobook last time, so here we are again. “I’m only marginally qualified to be giving advice at all. My body mass index is certainly not ideal, I frequently use my debit card to buy things that cost less than three dollars because I never have cash on me, and my bedroom is so untidy it looks like vandals ransacked the Anthropologie Sale section. I’m kind of a […]
They hate us ’cause they ain’t us!
This review is for the audio version of this book. As a public service announcement, I recommend that you check in with your local library to see if they support OneClickdigital or other apps that let you download audiobooks to your smartphone via library membership. I have listened to a lot of hot bestsellers this way for free! Free! This book has been reviewed at least a few times on this site already. While Why Not Me? was less expansive than her first book, I […]