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God Said,'Ha!'

By: Julia Sweeney
Narrated by: Julia Sweeney
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Publisher's summary

In one year Julia Sweeney got a divorce (amicable), bought a small bungalow in Hollywood, and looked forward to a life that said, "Here dwells a happily single young woman!" But then the axe fell. Her younger brother, Mike, was diagnosed with terminal cancer and moved in with her. Her parents came to be with Mike and moved in with her, too. Julia was now on seriously intimate terms with the people she had spent half a lifetime growing up away from.

Just weeks before Mike died, Julia was diagnosed with a rare form of cervical cancer (what Mike called her "sympathy cancer"), and within days of burying her brother she underwent a radical hysterectomy, beginning her own journey through "the International House of Cancer".

Drawing from these Job-like travails, Julia wrote this remarkably funny and touching monologue about a family that managed to persevere with humor, grace, and love.

There's lots more Julia Sweeney available at Audible®! Just click here to download In the Family Way, her appearances on This American Life, her Un-Cabaret performances, and other great programs.
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Critic reviews

"A grand achievement...a lesson in love and tolerance." ( USA Today)
"Sweeney offers living proof that laughter is the only revenge." ( The San Francisco Chronicle)

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Laugh out loud from start to finish

I was sitting behind my husband on a long motorcycle ride and we were each listening to our own thing thru our helmets. He was listening to The Economist, and I was listening to Julia Sweeney. Guess who kept laughing out loud the whole way home!

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I love my shunt!

The first time I watched this was at age 17 while I was watching my grandmother come to the end of a two-year battle with cancer. It was cathartic to hear someone else find humor in the situations unique to the families of terminal cancer patients. This made me a lifelong Julia Sweeney fan. Her humor is intelligent and she’s the kind of clever I wish I could be. You’ll cry. You’ll feel your teenage angst again. And, you’ll laugh!

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Cancer why me?

What about Julia Sweeney’s performance did you like?

She is taking a not so funny Life experience, and turning it into a laughable thing.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

no sorry...

Any additional comments?

I share some of this experience. If it is not one thing It is another, and could empathize..It seems when trouble comes it really multiplies!

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Umm. I don't get it.

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

I think this book is totally for SNL fans. 'Pat' isn't doing it for me.

If you really enjoy listening to live comedy AND you like Saturday Night Live, then this book is for you. I'm having a hard time with poking fun at one's family in this fashion.

Sorry everyone. I know you don't like my few stars but would you allow me to not enjoy this? Call it my crazy moment, but allow me to choose my own 5 star books. Ok?

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Ok, never great

It was reasonably entertaining, but never really, really sad or really, really funny. I don't regret buying it, but after listening to it, I decided I did not need to listen to her other books.

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Terrible Quality Recording-but darkly funny

There are long empty spaces on this recording. The speaker is not pausing, there are at least half a dozen blank spots on the recording, no background sound. Weird. The the story is pretty good and very funny at times if you like dark humor.

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Wonderful

loved it; absolutely loved it

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Story was encouraging and funny

Is there anything you would change about this book?

She tells the story very well...

Has God Said,'Ha!' turned you off from other books in this genre?

no

Would you be willing to try another one of Julia Sweeney’s performances?

l...maybe later...

Could you see God Said,'Ha!' being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

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the audio book kept skipping at the end of the point she was getting to ... I do not know if that was on purpose or just a glitch....I want to return the book and get something else.

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Boring & unimaginative

Her opinions are not even funny. pitiful. don't bother with this one. she is misguided

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