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)

Funny, but lacking something

I love Mindy Kaling, but there was something that kept this from being a book I "couldn't put down". I enjoyed Mindy's broad spectrum of topics, however it was missing the glue that made it all make sense together. Overall it was a decent book. I'm just surprised it wasn't better coming from a prolific writer of The Office, which will always be one of the best shows ever written.

Love Mindy!!!

This book is like hanging out with Mindy for a few hours! I love being taken on a ride in her stream of thought! She's hilarious in all the best ways!

It is like she is in my head...

You know those random thoughts that bounce around in your head? Mindy Kaling has put them down in this book and makes you laugh at them. Not just laugh, but stare at them under the microscope, so you realize that everyone has similar random thoughts and those thoughts are RIDICULOUS. None of us are as funny, dumb, fat, skinny or bright as we thought we were and we basically have no idea where we will end up. Just enjoy the ride and LAUGH.

hilarious

loved the book. 90% of it was really funny and also very well narrated. definitively not disappointed.

Great and hilarious book!

I love hearing the story of how Mindy followed her passion, made mistakes, learned from them & stayed true to herself. Truly inspiring.

Alright

Pretty good book. Made me laugh here and there but with so many lists I occasionally lost track of what mindy was talking about.

I started this book after listening to Yes Please with Amy Pholer so that set the bar pretty high for me. I still love Mindy and her contribution to tv!

A lot of fun!

What made the experience of listening to Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) the most enjoyable?

Most people who will consider reading this book know Mindy's character, Kelly on The Office. While you can see where Kelly comes from, you will be delighted to learn what a bright, endearing, and honest actor & writer Mindy Kaling is. She is a true talent. This is laugh out loud funny, for men and women. I highly recommend it. Short and fun!

Luv her!

One of the funniest ladies ever! Love love love her. Will buy her other book!

Hilarious! Mindy makes my commute enjoyable.

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

Yes, I would listen to this again, because I know her opinions and stories will make me laugh again. I find Mindy's perspective refreshing, and that attitude is great to wake me up on my way to work. I especially love hearing her read her own work because the intonation is perfect.

What did you like best about this story?

I loved her personal stories about writing for the office, and her early years springing into Hollywood. I especially enjoyed the guest speakers.

Which scene was your favorite?

Her obituary written by her friend, I was actually laughing out loud.

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

Since it was generally light-hearted, I would say read this if you want to feel good about life, not to feel especially emotional.

Funny and realistic

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

Since I am a huge fan of the Mindy Project (both good and bad episodes) I decided to listen to this audiobook and see how truly funny it is.
So far there were parts that I really enjoyed and there were parts that kinda bored me. But the really good parts I liked was when she talked about her childhood up to starting her career in comedy and script writing.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)?

I think it was about the part when Mindy talked about being chubby and went into more details about the terminology of "fat" since it brought back some sad memories. However, to see Mindy surviving from that and being confident with herself, it really gave me a sense of empowerment and made feel hopeful about my future.
I am currently still listening to the audiobook and I will update my review after I'm done.

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

TBD

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

YES but I had to stop once in a while for important reasons

Any additional comments?

N/A