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

Gotta love Tina Fey!

Tina Fey is a funny girl! I loved her on Sat. Night Live and she is a comedic genius as far as I'm concerned. Enjoyable listen and I laughed out loud many times. Well worth the listen!

so good I listened to it twice!

I love tina fey soooo much but this made me love her more. It takes me 17 hours to drive from texas to Minnesota ,her book made it more enjoyable.

Smart Cookie

I just finished Amy Poehler's audio book, Yes Please, and while I enjoyed them both equally for different reasons, I must say that Fey has a more formidable vocabulary and captivating writing style.

A nice listen

This isn't a laugh out loud book but it's still quite funny and a nice read. The book did seem a little short but it's great for a small road trip or if you wanna tan on the beach and listen to Tina Feys little joked and anecdotes. In my opinion it wasn't quite as funny as Amy Pohler's " Yes Please" but she did provide a unique and fun perspective. I would recommend this book!

amazing

it was a great insight that holds lots of laughter and learning. there were no dull moments

Laughed out Loud!!!

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

Fell out Laughing!

What did you like best about this story?

I really enjoyed hearing about Tina's life and her quirky way of explaining things. I loved hearing about the antics of 30 Rock and her time on SNL. Her angst about career and motherhood issues is so clearly similar to a lot of women. There will be a lot of women listening who will say - "someone gets me"!
When I read the physical book, I kept hearing her voice in my head while reading, but actually listening to her read the book to me was like sweet cream icing on a smooth carrot cake, served with vanilla ice cream. Just scrumptious!

Which scene was your favorite?

Climbing up the mountain with the two boys, hoping to get lucky. I was listening with head phones and my husband had to tell me to be quiet because I was laughing so much!

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

The Secret of Success?

Any additional comments?

Thanks Tina for reading your book. It made the experience so enjoyable. I have loved your work and enjoyed hearing "the back story" from the original source!

Clever and easy listen for a good mood

Where does Bossypants rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It ranks fairly.

Would you be willing to try another book from Tina Fey? Why or why not?

Yes, because I like her humor.

Which scene was your favorite?

I liked hearing about her personal experiences and her perspective was clever.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I appreciated the chapter about her father.

Fun and interesting

Entertaining listening. Found myself making time to listen. Tina Fay tells of her life and makes it amusing.

Didn't think I could like Tina Fey more...

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

Funny, relevant, well-performed

Who was your favorite character and why?

Um...since it's kind of a bio, I'd say Tina. (Though Lorne Michaels comes in a close second.)

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

Yup, Lorne Michaels.

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

How on earth would one do that???

Any additional comments?

This was recommended to me by a friend and I'm so glad that they did. I laughed out loud from beginning to end. Ok, not literally from beginning to end, I don't need meds or anything, but this really had me chuckling. A lot. I'd been reading some pretty heavy stories lately and this was some welcome intelligent levity.

Bossypants fun!

Would you consider the audio edition of Bossypants to be better than the print version?

Since the audiobook version included clips from various SNL sketches, I think that this edition is preferable to the print edition (though, to be fair, I haven't read the print version).

What did you like best about this story?

The narration! - It was great to hear this story in Tina Fey's voice.

Any additional comments?

Truly an enjoyable listen. Bought on a whim and glad I did!