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Bezig met laden... So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y'all Don't Even Knowdoor Retta
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. ~random thougts~ Did not know Retta was a twitter phenomenon. Had I known this, the book would 've been more enjoyable for me. I wanted to hear more about Parcs & Rec, her strugles as an actress, her other roles, and less about the things she loves to buy and watch. Once I realised that was what the book is about, I was on board. But, it took me a while since I expected something different. Liked the fact that there was very little diet talk. I love listening to audiobook memoirs and essays that are narrated by the author. So I had this at the top of my library loans list. Aside from recognizing Retta as part of the Parks and Recreation cast (a show I’ve never watched), I knew next to nothing about her. She’s a comedian, actress and now author of a collection of essays that are about shopping, social media and her early career as a comedian. I’ll admit, I wasn’t crazy about this collection. Retta is a great performer and she’s funny – you can’t help but chuckle at some of her observations. But overall, the collection lacked any real insight or substance. In one chapter, Retta mentions how her comedy is different from “black” comedy and how it affects where she’s booked to perform – a topic I wanted to hear more of her perspective on but she didn’t spend a lot of time elaborating. In another chapter, Retta goes to great lengths to explain her gift-giving style and spends somewhere around 7 minutes pleading with the reader to not feel obligated to buy her a gift since she’s notoriously picky. And since I can’t imagine a circumstance where that would be a problem for me, I was really curious who the hell she wrote this book for. Retta also goes into great detail about her love of Hamilton (boring), her Twitter feuds (super boring), and her unlikely love for a hockey team (yawn). “So Close to Being the Sh*t Ya’ll Don’t Even Know” isn’t necessarily a bad book, I just don’t think there was a general thesis or purpose to it. Listened to on Audible. Love Retta on Parks and Rec, and I'm a sucker for celeb memoirs so this was a no-brainer for me. She does not filter her language, so if you have a low tolerance for swearing, you've been warned. My favorite story she told: when she showed up at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah to do a standup set...as soon as she said Snow College I burst out laughing...I had all the correct images in my head... geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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20-plus minutes of someone gushing about handbags is about 19 minutes and 30 seconds too long for me. After the $15,000 handbag story, I ejected the book. I couldn’t relate and didn’t want to.
I was hoping listening to this would be like when I read Mindy Kaling’s Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me, and Other Concerns. I had never watched The Office but all her talk about the show and the other actors got me interested, and it turned out to be one of my favorites. I thought a similar kind of magic might happen with Retta’s book.
Well, I’m sure I’ll get back to the show sometime, but this book just wasn’t doing it for me. I bet I’m missing out on some good stuff by quitting now, but handbags did me in. ( )