Review

Because I can't imagine loving Tina Fey any more, I am SO extremely excited about getting my hands on Bossypants.  Not since Whoopie Goldberg's Book or Jon Stewart's America has a book by a comedian appealed to me this much.  I am hoping that I can get my hands on the first audio-book on order at one of my local libraries before it is usurped.  A writer, producer, actress, comedian, mom and so much more, Tina Fey truly is a super woman.  Forget Wonder Woman or Super Girl... my hero is this funny lady.  I hope I enjoy the book as much as I enjoy Fey's ingenious every-day-insightful humor!


From Library Journal:
In her highly anticipated first book, Fey hilariously covers her childhood and coming-of-age; time at Chicago's Second City; years at Saturday Night Live (SNL) as a writer, "Weekend Update" cohost, and performer; development of 30 Rock; and ubiquitous role as Sarah Palin. She gives advice on raising an "achievement-oriented, obedient, drug-free, virgin adult," how to be a good boss and what she learned from SNL producer Lorne Michaels ("Never tell a crazy person he's crazy"), and breast-feeding ("If you choose not to love your baby enough to breast-feed, you can pump"). After portraying the queasy-factor of putting in contact lenses as somewhere between a breast self-exam and losing a tampon string, Fey writes, "If you are male, I would liken it to touching your own eyeball, and thank you for buying this book." 
Verdict Of Fey's Palin debut on SNL, which was viewed by ten million people, she explains, "You all watched a sketch about feminism and you didn't even realize it because of all the jokes." She accomplishes the same feat with her book. Highly recommended. [Four-city tour; see Prepub Alert, LJ 11/15/10.]—Anna Katterjohn, Library Journal


Fey, Tina. Bossypants. Reagan Arthur: Little, Brown. Apr. 2011. 288p. photogs. ISBN 9780316056861. $26.99. TV


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