Bossypants

By: Tina Fey

Narrated by: Tina Fey

Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

Spirited and whip-smart, these laugh-out-loud autobiographical essays are "a masterpiece" from the Emmy Award-winning actress and comedy writer known for 30 Rock, Mean Girls, and SNL". (Sunday Telegraph).

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 always 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!

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

©2011 Tina Fey (P)2011 Hachette Audio

So good

I did my morning hr long walk while listening to this and the time seemed to fly by. Love Tina Fey

Hilarious!

This book is hilarious. Tina Fey is so witty and delightful, I find her refreshingly charming! Her silly little remarks to her own book are very entertaining. I would rate this 6 stars if I could. I have been telling everyone I know to check this book out, you will NOT be disappointed!!

Frank, Funny and Fabulous!

Great Listen! I've listened to parts multiple times! It's just honest and really enjoyable. I like that in a girl!

As funny as any one skit,...

...but much more endearing. A well rounded memoir played for comic effect. Her asides and disclaimers were hilarious.

Laugh out loud

What made the experience of listening to Bossypants the most enjoyable?

Tina Fey reading the book and her funny spin on her experiences

What does Tina Fey bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

She adds her impressions, prounciations. It felt like she was telling me all about her life, felt more personal.

Big laughs. SNL history. Babies. Being boss.

Love the unique asides you get while listening to audio book that you get in addition to the original text. Also love the PDF supplement. will listen to this one many times over!

Definitely worth a listen or two or five

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I already have. I have always liked Tina Fey, mostly because all of the cool kids do, but now I like her with good reason. She's genuinely funny.

What other book might you compare Bossypants to and why?

I can't really. It's the kind of book that I would like to write myself. It's just an honest account of life without any of the pretense that all of your Facebook friends like to throw at you. In fact, I would love to have Tina Fey as a Facebook friend. She and I would make the same comments behind the backs of all of my other friends, "Stop posting pictures of your kid in a t-shirt that has his age in months, already! He's 11. I'm embarrassed for you!"

What about Tina Fey’s performance did you like?

It's her material about her real life. No one else could possibly perform it but her.

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

Pretend you're a love addicted astronaut and strap on your Depends so that when you pee in your pants it will be less embarrassing.

Family Time

If you could sum up Bossypants in three words, what would they be?

Engaging, Entertaining & Real

What did you like best about this story?

My daughters and I enjoyed how Tina told her story! She is down to earth and entertaining

Which character – as performed by Tina Fey – was your favorite?

Herself!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

My daughters 13 & 16, and I enjoyed the audio book while driving home on vacation. I heard wails of protest when I had to pause it for pit stops !

Perfectly snarky

I love Tina Fey and I think she is greatly under-appreciated by the country at large. 30 Rock is hysterical and creative and she has never been a part of anything that I thought was bad. Hearing her tell her own story is like getting to have a conversation with her. Her writing is good (and hilarious), her reading of her own writing is so fun, and she will have you running to your computer to pull up the downloadable PDF every time she mentions it. She made me laugh out loud so many times.

Loved It!

I've always liked Tina Fey, and now I know why. She's very funny and an excellent reader. Listening to this book made me want to watch 30 Rock (which I had never gotten into the past), so I spent several enjoyable weekends watching episode after episode of the show. My only complaint about the book was that it's too short! I could have listened to her stories for several more hours without getting bored.