Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)

By: Mindy Kaling

Narrated by: Mindy Kaling, Michael Schur, B. J. Novak

Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this hilarious instant classic, the creator of The Mindy Project and Never Have I Ever invites readers on a tour of her life and her unscientific observations on romance, friendship, and Hollywood.“[Kaling is] like Tina Fey’s cool little sister. Or perhaps . . . the next Nora Ephron.”—The New York Times

Mindy Kaling has lived many lives: the obedient child of immigrant professionals, a timid chubster afraid of her own bike, a Ben Affleck–impersonating Off-Broadway performer and playwright, and, finally, a comedy writer and actress prone to starting fights with her friends and coworkers with the sentence “Can I just say one last thing about this, and then I swear I’ll shut up about it?”

Perhaps you want to know what Mindy thinks makes a great best friend (someone who will fill your prescription in the middle of the night), or what makes a great guy (one who is aware of all elderly people in any room at any time and acts accordingly), or what is the perfect amount of fame (so famous you can never get convicted of murder in a court of law), or how to maintain a trim figure (you will not find that information in these pages). If so, you’ve come to the right book, mostly! With several conveniently placed stopping points for you to run errands and make phone calls, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? proves that Mindy Kaling really is just a Girl Next Door—not so much literally anywhere in the continental United States, but definitely if you live in India or Sri Lanka.

Praise for Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

“Where have you been all our lives, Mindy?”—Glamour

“Who wouldn’t want to hang out with Mindy Kaling? . . . [Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?] is like a mash note to comedy nerds.”—Time Out New York

“Very funny.”—Boston Globe

©2011 Mindy Kaling (P)2011 Random House

Critic reviews

“She’s like Tina Fey’s cool little sister. Or perhaps… the next Nora Ephron.” (The New York Times)

“The fashion opinions of Kelly Kapoor mixed with a Miss Manners-esque advice column.” (Entertainment Weekly)

“If you love Kelly and think the three minutes or so allotted her on episodes of The Office are too few, you can take home Mindy.” (The New Yorker)

Amazing

I recommend this book for any platform it's awesome and funny. Monday has inspired me in many ways. Good book

Even better because she is narrator!

If you could sum up Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) in three words, what would they be?

Entertaining, Likeable, Chic

Who was your favorite character and why?

Mindy, she narrated and did a great job doing so.

What does Mindy Kaling and Michael Schur bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

You can get the tone of each story she shares much better.

so relatable

I loved this story. Mindy Kaling cracks me up mostly because I feel like I can relate to her. definitely getting the next book

Relatable and funny

I related to Mindy’s stories and ideas; her random lists and funny observations had me both laughing and nodding in agreement. This was like listening to my best friend while hanging out and watching SNL and scarfing down snacks. A total flashback to my own youth. Loved it!

Entertaining!

Absolutely enjoyed hearing the book read from Mindy. A fun autobiography and enjoyed by everyone in the car that I forced to listen to.

Hilarious

Released in 2011, Mindy makes some insightful premonitions like an all-girl Ghostbusters and Beyond releasing a country album! Loved this audiobook, so fun and laugh out loud funny. For real.

Could have been read by anyone

The reading was a little robotic-- I listened to Amy poehler's Yes Please and I loved the way she talked like she was telling the story instead of just reading pages. I wanted some inflection and some different vocals and intonation.

Cute!

I think if I had read this instead of listening to it, I might have rated it lower. It's a little all over the place. This book benefits greatly from Mindy's narration. She's on-par with Tina Fey in terms of skill - Mindy is funny and very charming and you really get drawn into her stories - though this is definitely no "Bossypants" (and Mindy is quick to point that out in the introduction!) As a fan of "The Office" (although admittedly not lately) and especially Kelly Kapoor, I enjoyed all of the behind-the-scenes stories. And at 4 1/2 hours, it's a perfect shorter listen.

I love Mindy Kaling.

I love when I listen to books and immediately feel like the author in my best friend. Mindy is the coolest.

Funny Funny, Intelligent Funny

Where does Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

For genre,right next to BossyPants and Born Standing Up

Who was your favorite character and why?

Mindy- This is not a good question for this type of book which is obviously written by her about her life and career choices. Still she was very upbeat even while giving a bit of advice with humor kicked in.

Which character – as performed by Mindy Kaling and Michael Schur – was your favorite?

Same question as above??? Although I loved Michael Schur's obituary- outrageous

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

This is not a book for a film.

Any additional comments?

Mindy Kaling is one intelligent, hysterical writer who comes from an upper class family and has a tremendous sense of humor about her time at Dartmouth, being Indian and her strong will. I'd love to be her friend.

PS Why have you started asking these questions in your reviews? Is what we just think not enough to encourage or discourage future readers? I do not care for the format as some of the questions do not apply to the book you are reviewing. Sorry.