I'm of the mindset that if you write a memoir you need to narrate the audiobook yourself (it's the one time I'll give bad narration a pass.) "Bossypants" is all the better because of Tina Fey's narration. She's incredibly engaging and her dry, self-deprecating humor will keep you laughing the whole way through. I'm a big fan of "SNL" and "30 Rock" so it was really interesting to get a behind-the-scenes look at the shows. And her opinion of Red Lobster Cheddar Bay biscuits is spot on!

Probably not

Tone down the language and the vulgar comments

Tina Fey is absolutely hilarious. This book seemed to follow in the typical style of Tina Fey and had me laughing up until the point I simply could no longer handle all of the foul language and ill-mannered sexual comments. I only made it about 20 minutes into the book. Sorry Tina.

I read Bossypants when it first came out a few years ago, and I absolutely loved it. I remember laughing out loud at Tina’s sarcastic voice and unapologetic recounting of her glamorous childhood (see that – sarcasm. Tina would get it). I can’t believe it took me so long to listen to the audiobook. Actually hearing her tell these stories made them all the more funny.

I admire her confidence, and even found it a little infectious while listening to her. It’s refreshing to hear someone be so secure in who they are, and who they were – and her story is just so relatable.

I also became super envious of her little shout-outs to Amy Poehler. How can I get in on that friendship? It made me long for their SNL days. I hope they work together again soon…maybe on an audiobook? I’ll take another co-hosting awards show gig at the very least.

My one complaint is that the audio seems to fade out a bit at the end of each chapter, and you lose a little of what Tina says. But she’s just so endearing, I can’t stay mad for long.

I like Tina Fey and think she's funny, so this audiobook was an entertaining, enjoyable listen. To me it got even better during the second half. I must say, the "hype" surrounding this book/audiobook was a bit far beyond what is the actual experience to me. Tina is funny, but not any more than you imagine or expect if you are a fan. Seriously people, don't be crashing your cars or anything like that. A comment on the actual audio production: The sound quality could be better...not sure why it sounds like Tina's in a tunnel or bathroom or something.

I'm not going to say that the audiobook was better than the print version, but there's nothing like hearing Tina tell her own story! And the clips of SNL just make everything even better!

Perhaps this doesn't matter to most, but I appreciate that Tina still managed to tell her whole life story and, yet, only minimally talked about her husband and children. Sometimes you can say a lot with every little if you do it right.

I've been on a Autobiography kick lately (Keith Richard's Life and Rob Lowe's Stories I Only Tell My Friends) so I picked up Tina's book. I don't know if their books being so good made this one not funny but I guess I was expecting the story of her life not a 5 hour sarcastic summary of her random thoughts. The things I enjoyed about the other books was learning how they started, rough spots in thier lives and how they found success even though they screwed up. Not that this is a bad book because it wasn't but just not what I was expecting. Tina does a great job narrating her own story but I would have liked to see more depth in her story.

I loved listening to this, even if I had hoped for something a bit funnier. Still very funny, Tina's small revelations shared throughout this story make for an interesting read/listen, and is definitely worth diving into.

No.

I enjoy 30 Rock and bought this book expecting the witty, biographical ramblings of a deeply talented comedian. Instead, this was an un-funny, highly political, boring biography that intentionally omitted the only potentially-interesting part. (An attack on Fey as a child. I can respect the fact that she chose not to share the details of that attack, but then why refer to it at all if only to say that she's not going to talk about it? Good grief.) In this book, Ms. Fey comes across as an opinionated bigot (I was dumbfounded at how she repeatedly made fun of a man with a severe head injury) without a humorous bone in her body. I wish I'd never listened to it. Not only was it a huge waste of time, I have lost a lot of respect for her and her work. Don't bother.

None.

No.

Every one I talked to about this book and every book review I read, talked about how great this book was but to me, it was just okay. Not saying it was bad and it was funny but it definitely didn't live up to the hype.

Tina Fey is a very talented actor and comic writer.... as for a novelist, well.......I suppose this book delivers what one expects really. It's cute and funny sorta and I could have skipped it and not missed a thing.
If you are looking for "lite" entertainment you might consider choosing this book.