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Bossypants (Enhanced Edition)
Bossypants (Enhanced Edition) | Tina Fey
This enhanced edition features excerpts from the audio edition of Bossypants, recently named Audio Book of the Year! Before Liz Lemon, before "Weekend Update," before "Sarah Palin," Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. She also had a dream that one day she would be a comedian on TV. She has seen both these dreams come true. At last, Tina Fey's story can be told. From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live; from her passionately halfhearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the floor; from her one-sided college romance to her nearly fatal honeymoon -- from the beginning of this paragraph to this final sentence. Tina Fey reveals all, and proves what we've all suspected: you're no one until someone calls you bossy. (Includes Special, Never-Before-Solicited Opinions on Breastfeeding, Princesses, Photoshop, the Electoral Process, and Italian Rum Cake! This Enhanced eBook experience also includes special audio clips from Tina Fey, speculation on what an eBook really is, a bonus section of new-to-you photos, interpretive drawings, and a chapter read by the author!)
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BethM
Bossypants | Tina Fey
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1- not a huge fan of them.
2- tagged #two4tuesday

TheSpineView Thanks for playing!💜📖 1mo
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HiMyNames_Alyssa
Bossypants | Tina Fey
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Pickpick

Loved this. She is so funny. 😍

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SMH86
Bossypants | Tina Fey
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Pickpick

It was mostly funny, and the audio version was
Good hearing Tina Fey read. Didn't joy all promotional lines (people and vendors to purchase products) and a lot of recap of shows we've already seen. Overall, decent easy listen, providing a number of laughs along the way.

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Madison91
Bossypants | Tina Fey
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Pickpick

Read this in one day and laughed a lot. Surely watch 30 rock before you read, for some context

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LeafingThroughLife
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Pickpick

I have a Kindle copy of this but ended up getting the audio from the library. No regrets. No doubt listening to Fey‘s own narration of her laugh out loud funny memoir added plenty to the experience. Fey also tackles the more serious topics of barriers to women in comedy, balancing work with family, life lessons to be learned from improvisation, and more - all with a light touch and leavened with her trademark humor.

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dysprosium2
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Mehso-so

It was interesting and a fairly quick read, but not as funny as I was expecting. I suspect the audio book might be a better medium. It might also be a more meaningful read for someone who struggles with accepting that their work/contributions/leadership is something of value. I might recommend to specific people it could resonate with more than me, but overall my impression of this book was kind of meh.

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Maggie4483
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I had a good 24 hours. 💕
The roses are from the 32 new firefighters who graduated from the academy last night. The white flowers and cards are from my bosses (those cards say everything I‘ve been needing to hear).
Happy Administrative Professionals Day to all my fellow bad-ass, first-in-last-out, bearer-of-all-knowledge, behind-the-scenes show-runners! #IMadeADifferenceToThatOne

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Congratulations 🎉🎊 you deserve it!! ❤️ 2y
AmyG How lovely! 2y
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zurazureen
Bossypants | Tina Fey
Mehso-so

Autobiography about Tina Fey and her rise to fame as snl writer and sarah palin‘s doppelgänger

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DebinHawaii
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#ConflictedWorlds

I thought if this book & this quote for today‘s #TheBoss prompt. I wish more bosses understood this!

“Being the boss almost never involves marching around, waving your arms, and chanting, 'I am the boss! I am the boss!' " Rather, "being a good boss means hiring talented people and then getting out of their way."

Eggs I couldn‘t agree more 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼 Great post🥳 3y
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rather_be_reading
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Pickpick

Ive loved her forever!!! Everything she lays her hands on is gold! SNL and 30 Rock were amazing and I wouldve liked a little more insiders on those but her story was HILARIOUS! I waited forever for it to come on Scribd and it never did bc I most certainly can imagine how good this was on audio.

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rather_be_reading
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Sweet Sunday morning

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rather_be_reading
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Book 65

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Kris10H
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Pickpick

(Audiobook)
My Rating: 4/5
If you enjoy Fey's dry, sarcastic sense of humor, this is a book for you. The only think that disappointed me is the lack of talk about Mean Girls. If you are familiar with her work, this book really holds no surprises.

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JackieGreco
Bossypants | Tina Fey
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I enjoyed this book. I listened to it as an audiobook that was read by Tina and it made it a really fun listen. She shared her experience in the way that only Tina Fey can, with humor and grace. I had a great time listening to this.

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Mandigolightly
Bossypants | Tina Fey
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Jhullie
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Pickpick

I enjoyed this light romp through the world of comedic entertainment. It is a fun and lighthearted look into the life of a very talented actress.

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eanderson
Bossypants | Tina Fey
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Pickpick

I thoroughly enjoyed Tina Fey narrating her book! She‘s hilarious and I forgot how much I love her.

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eanderson
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The whole time I‘m listening to her book I keep picturing her in Mean Girls! 🤣

BiblioLitten 😄😄 4y
BiblioLitten I rewatched Mean Girls recently and since then I have heard so many MG references in sitcoms and books. Now Litsy too! 😄😄 4y
eanderson @BiblioLitten 😂 That movie has changed the world. ‘You go, Glen Coco‘. 4y
Megabooks “Omg, Danny DeVito! I love your work!” 4y
eanderson @Megabooks 🤣🤣🤣 Yes!! I love it! 4y
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eanderson
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I need some funny and I‘m sure Tina Fey will deliver! 👍

PerksOfBeingABookworm Bossypants is funny in print, but even funnier on audio. Enjoy! 4y
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DieAReader
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#TBRCrew #ReadtoBreathe

4⭐️

I liked this well enough, but it was likely not as enjoyable or funny to me as it would have been to her fan base.

I enjoy bios & autobiographies so, even though I could never quite get into/enjoy the SNL type comedy & therefore lots of the name dropping was lost on me, I did enjoy this listen.

AkashaVampie I've never read or listened to an biography before but have some on my list. Not sure how I'm gunna like it. I'm more of a fiction person that likes the fantasy in reading. 4y
DieAReader @AkashaVampie I can totally understand where you‘re coming from. I have, as of yet, never been able to listen to a fiction audiobook😳 I lose track of the story, characters and everything in between🤦🏻‍♀️🤣 I had only ever listened to two autobiographies before this year. This is my 17th of 2020🤯 I‘m loving the extra reading I‘m accomplishing while audio-cleaning/cooking & walking. I have also DNFed quite a few based on the narrators alone. (edited) 4y
Cortg I felt the same way. It was funny but I don‘t watch much TV so I was a little clueless at times! I listened on a road trip so it kept me entertained while tooting up and down the freeways. 4y
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Mikiyaah
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Tina fey is a funny woman. I remember reading a part of this in a barnes and noble, wasnt able to finish it because my mom was calling me to go home but i remember laughing so much. 9 years later, im still laughing. Good read. Would read again

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Pageturner1
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@TheAromaofBooks

2 down! #BookSpinBingo

I did not bail! I may have wanted to, but I didn‘t. I am committed!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y
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S3V3N
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Pickpick

I had the audiobook and loved it! I‘ve never seen her on television. This is my first time hearing about her because this book was recommended to me. She is funny!

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vonnie862
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This was a fun audio to listen to while on a road trip!

http://vonniesreadingcorner.blogspot.com/2020/07/his-and-her-reviews-bossypants-...

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ImperfectCJ
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Pickpick

I'm not generally a fan of TV memoir things, but this audiobook is pretty hilarious. There were many parts that made me laugh out loud and one section that had me laughing until I cried (with my hair-trigger pandemic emotions, it's admittedly not that tough to get me to cry, but laughing to get there is a pleasant change of pace).

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SLSbooks
Bossypants | Tina Fey
Mehso-so

Enjoyable while reading about her personal life, but lackluster when discussing her professional life. I found myself wandering while she is discussing her successes and struggles on 30 Rock. This is where she lost her comedic flare and just sounded like the rest of us - overworked and on edge. The very thing I wanted to escape from!

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Brooklyn.anne
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ItsAnotherJen This one made me laugh out loud a lot, especially in the beginning! Are you liking it? 4y
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mydearwatson
Bossypants | Tina Fey
Mehso-so

I did expect the book to be constant laughs, not just laughs sprinkled through the essay, but that‘s on me.

Full review at https://mydearwatsonbooks.wordpress.com/2020/05/25/bossypants/.

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dainarmb
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Almost done with April Bookish Bingo! Not entirely sure which paperbacks on my TBR shelf count as a mass market, but I'll tackle that in the morning 😅

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dainarmb
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This is it- the chapter that made me laugh out loud! 😂👏🏽

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dainarmb
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#currentlyreading Bossypants by Tina Fey. Hoping this makes me laugh out loud for my April Bookish Bingo!

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elissadickey
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Thanks for the tag @ravenlee! My first #Ispy post: books with hands! 🖐️

Tagging @RaimeyGallant @thegreensofa @ellemarr if you want to play! I'm not sure if I'm supposed to pick a topic, but hey, why not pick sisters since we know The Missing Sister will work! 😉

ellemarr Yes!! Thank you for the tag @elissadickey! (Look out bookshelf, I‘m comin for you 😍) Post on sisters TBD 4y
ravenlee Well done! I like your picks! 4y
elissadickey @ravenlee Thank you!!! 😊 4y
elissadickey @ellemarr Yay!!! ❤ 4y
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SavannahtheSith
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Pickpick

I needed something light hearted. Glad it was this. Made me laugh and re-watch 30 Rock all over again.

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LisaLovesToRead
Bossypants | Tina Fey
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Tina Fey writes a funny, smart story of how she made it big in comedy.

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dgingo
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3.5-4 🌟

Funny woman Tina Fey shares a bit of her professional and personal history in this memoir that traces her work life from the YMCA to Second City to SNL and 30 Rock, and her life from childhood through motherhood. Laugh out loud funny at at least three points, the memoir was enjoyable to listen to, especially with Fey narrating, but it was nothing exceptional. #Audible #Audiobook

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dgingo
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Up next....

Literary_Siren I loved this! 4y
dgingo @Literary_Siren Oh, yay! I‘m just starting it, but I‘m hopeful! And, to be honest, it never hurts having someone tell you a story in the car, even when it‘s not the best. 4y
Literary_Siren It‘s very funny! 4y
dgingo Fantastic! That‘s exactly what I hoped! 4y
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Cfmamareads
Bossypants | Tina Fey
Mehso-so

Tina Fey is funny, her book is so-so. I enjoy female comedian memoirs so I really looked forward to this one but it ended up being a lot of rambling and side notes and I found myself getting lost or zoning out.

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MeganAnn
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Mehso-so

Finished this ebook the other day for my IRL book club. It was definitely funny. However I often felt like she was jumping from one joke to the next without really giving us much of a story. I would have liked more meat between my jokes in a lot of places. Overall I enjoyed reading it for the jokes, but didn‘t feel like I got much out of it besides a few laughs.

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booklover3258
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Pickpick

As a long time fan of Tina Fey, I was very happy to have read this book. It was hilarious for 95% of the book. Her stories of growing up were priceless and her stints on SNL and 30 Rock were great. The only thing I couldn't resonate with her was the ending with the motherhood stuff, probably because I'm not a mom. But besides that I loved the book especially her lists!
4 stars

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arlenefinnigan
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Bailedbailed

Just wasn't for me I'm afraid. And I winced at the bit where she said her dad was right to tell her "if you see 2 black kids riding one bike, put your bike away" because "well they were going to steal my bike".

MatchlessMarie 😲 wow 4y
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arlenefinnigan
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Next up

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MeatPiie
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Mehso-so

So-so experience.
I was expecting a good laugh, and while some parts were pretty damn funny, I found myself reflecting on the hard truths behind the situations (‘women aren‘t always taken seriously at the workplace‘, for exemple), which mostly depressed me at times. Maybe I just read it at a bad time in my life! 🤷🏻‍♀️
Even if I‘m disappointed in the “fun” part, it‘a still a really good book, and I recommend it :)

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WhatWouldJaneDo
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Pickpick

Quite a few updates to catch up on! This was great on audio as read by Fey; funny of course and upfront about being a female comedian and juggling personal and professional goals. Though Fey doesn't necessarily delve into deep, dark secrets she's candid and honest about things she feels like she may not have handled well in certain parts of her life.

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JesByrne
Bossypants | Tina Fey
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So glad for it to be over. This book was a disappointment. Not what I expected. Not funny and that was sad. I was really looking forward to a comedy and this was definitely not hitting the mark in anyway. Learning experience seeing actors perform and reading their memoirs are not in any level the same.

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JesByrne
Bossypants | Tina Fey

86% done. I am determined to finish this book. It's actually not so bad now, but this one will be on my completed list never to pick up again.

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JesByrne
Bossypants | Tina Fey

Dragging to finish this book. 66% can't give up yet. But oh it is a challenge. This book is not what I expected at all.

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JesByrne
Bossypants | Tina Fey

Really struggling to finish this book. It is definitely not what I expected. Thought it would be funny and a comic memoir but it is so blah. I am struggling to finish it. I am determined to read it to the end because I am halfway done. Not what I expected for sure.