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)

Underwhelming

What did you like best about Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)? What did you like least?

Mindy is definitely a character. She seems like a good and nice woman more than willing to sharing her life experience with others. Much of what she says is empowering for men and women that feel like their unique voice doesn't "belong".

Has Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) turned you off from other books in this genre?

No. I much prefer "Bossypants" and "Yes, Please!". Both are far more interesting and funnier.

Which scene was your favorite?

Probably the parts where she talked about working on The Office and SNL.

Could you see Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

I hope not.

Any additional comments?

Book was good. Mindy Kaling is just a weird bird. Her sense of humor just isn't for me. She is truly the definition of what an "Awkward Girl" is. As stated above I much prefer Tina Fey's and Amy Poehler's books as they did a much better job giving an overview of their careers and weaving in advice. I wanted to know how she got to where she is and she glossed over so many of the details and made her Comedic "bits" in the book far more elaborate.

Clearly she was more interested in doing bits than telling you her personal story.

But that's ok, it's the book she wanted to write, but it just wasn't for me. I feel like she is a fine Comedic Actress/Writer/Director/Producer but her sense of humor was far too off the wall for me.

But if you're into that, read/listen to this book. Her overall performance is quite entertaining.

A favorite

This is one of my favorite books and listening to it was even better! Mindy is really just seriously hilarious!!

Kelly from the Office interviews hereself

What did you love best about Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)?

Mindy's true personality shines through in this book, which is a great display of her wit and humor. I didn't laugh out loud much, but it was quite entertaining. There is not much discussable substance to it, as we read it for a book club, and realized when we met up that not much of it was memorable material, or anything that would need to be delved into deeper. So it's simply a fun read if you are a fan of The Office.

Any additional comments?

This book should really be read in physical book form, as there are lists and pictures that can't adequately be described. A whole chapter is about pictures from her phone, so she suggests that you go to a bookstore to see the photos.

Love Mindy

This is such an authentic story, Well delivered kept me interested through out. A must read

Mindy Kaling

I really loved it. Mindy delivers this reading with heart , humor and overall funniness.

Loved it

Refreshing, funny and delightful. Well done Mindy Kailing. I especially liked the chapters on best friends, being average sized and marriage.

Cute but not smart

This book will not challenge you, but it will make you laugh. The Author sounds just like herself and clearly is able to poke fun at herself.

Enjoyed it but expected more

I really love Mindy Kaling! I love the Mindy project and was drawn to this book because I wanted to hear more Mindy. Unfortunately I was a little disappointed with this book because I expected more from her. Don't get me wrong its a good listen and it's very easy, in fact almost too easy.

Great insight

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

considering i've only finished three autobiographies, this one is right after tyler probably because his had more heart to it.

Entertaining at the Least

This book was a light listen. It was not a genius story with profound symbolism, but it was funny and entertaining. I love Mindy and will probably buy any book she writes in the future.