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Overall Bossypants is a pretty great book. There were parts that literally made me LOL and there are quite a few good quotes in this book. Here are a couple of my favorite quotes from the book:
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Let me start this review by admitting that this cover with the man hands freaks me out a little bit. I also have to admit that I'm not a Tina Fey fan. I'm not saying that I dislike Tina Fey, but I have only seen her in Mean Girls. That's right, that means that I have not watched 30 Rock and I'm not a SNL fan. Sorry! Don't shoot me! I decided to read Bossypants anyway because everyone kept telling me how funny it is so I figured I would give it a shot.
Even though I'm pretty clueless when it comes to Tina Fey, I enjoyed her book quite a bit. I kept thinking to myself this is one smart (and hilarious) lady! Even though in some parts of the book the topics transitioned roughly from one topic to another, Bossypants is a terrific read. Tina tells us all about her growing up, her career, her honeymoon, and having a baby.
I think what I liked best about Bossypants is Tina's ability to be honest, insightful, and hilarious all at the same time. I really enjoyed her parts about being very skinny and being a little too fat. I think most of us women can relate to that struggle. The struggle is real. Way too real.
Unfortunately, since I've never seen 30 Rock and I'm not a SNL fan I didn't care as much for those parts as I did the rest of the book. I think that Tina Fey has a lot of interesting things to say about both (and her career in general), but I think a fan of the shows would care more than I did.
Overall Bossypants is a pretty great book. There were parts that literally made me LOL and there are quite a few good quotes in this book. Here are a couple of my favorite quotes from the book:
"Do your thing and don't care if they like it." - Tina Fey, Bossypants
"Gay people don't actually try to convert people. That's Jehovah's Witnesses you're thinking of."- Tina Fey, Bossypants.
"My ability to turn good news into anxiety is rivaled only by my ability to turn anxiety into chin acne." - Tina Fey, Bossypants
I would recommend Bossypants to anyone that enjoys a good laugh, people who like memoirs, and to everyone really.
