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)

I wasn't sure

after reading Boddy Pants, Yes Please and Vedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption and Pee I wasn't sure. I wasn't as familiar with Mindy and I admit other authors had me biased. But I stayed with her and the story she told was hilarious and one as a kid with an immigrant patent I felt pulled in by her story. A great book!

Love her

I really liked this book, and love Mindy, but wished I had understood the lists more. Maybe listening versus reading, you don’t get to see the titles? Or maybe I missed something?

Regardless, she tickles me. I like hearing how she thinks.

Funny and light!

Made a great "read" for my early flights. Mindy is so funny and has such a pleasant voice to listen to!

HilARIous

it was a hoot. A witty hoot! I loved her stories and style. So fun.

Love it!

Any additional comments?

As a HUGE fan of The Office, I was super excited to read this book. I already had the eBook when I saw that Mindy Kaling had actually narrated the audiobook version herself. (so cool! Lol) Anyway, it was exactly what I had expected it to be. Super funny and honest-feeling. It was also smart with some awesome references!

Cute & Entertaining

I was hoping for something light and funny to give myself a break from the heavy stuff I've been lost in recently - this clever half-bio / half-monologue did the job nicely. I will say that it was a bit more bubblegum than I normally prefer, but I realize that I'm probably 15 years older than the high-end of her intended demographic, so I tried to keep that in mind when I found myself rolling my eyes too much. The narration was fine but I suggest listening to the sample first - her voice is child-like. For comedy writing, it's not bad - it has profanity, sarcasm, & amusing anecdotes - I would recommend it to young women in their late teens/early twenties without hesitation.

Fun, Just Not That Funny

Mindy Kaling's brief biography was fun, but not that funny. I expected to laugh out loud or at least smile to myself. It was fine for a 5 hour listen, but if you want to be more entertained listen to Tina Fey or Penny Marshall's books.

Mindy is relatable.

Would you listen to Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) again? Why?

Yes I would because it's truthful and humorous and just a book that if you like it, a second listen can definitely be enjoyable when you wish you could find another book like this one but you haven't found it yet!

What other book might you compare Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) to and why?

Possibly to 'You'll grow out of it' by Jessi Klein because they both talked about their childhoods, how they broke into the industry to become comedy writers and the insecurities they still feel as do most people.

Which scene was your favorite?

I liked when she realized having one best friend was better than having a click that doesn't share your interests when she was talking about her high school years.

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

No. It was just funny and interesting.

Any additional comments?

The second book didn't seem as genuine as this one. This one is the better pick than the one titled 'Why me?'

Great, easy listen.

I’ve listened to this twice now! Mindy makes it feel like you’re sitting listening to a friend. Definitely would recommend!

Wasn’t horrible but...

This book was okay. Entertaining enough to finish listening but it just wasn’t very interesting. I would not ever listen to it again or recommend it to anyone.