Bossypants

A funny, and engrossing read. I was hesitant to read it at first because sometimes these kind of books ramble on about uninteresting parts of peoples lives. Maybe it's because Tina sprinkles jokes throughout and I dig her sense of humor that any occasional meander didn't bother me. It has interesting bits about her childhood, early career, family, SNL, and 30 Rock. Well worth the quick read. ( )

This is a book that beat the typical stereotype genre classifications. Though maybe autobiography is closest.

I found the book entertaining and illustrating. Tina Fey seems to have written it mainly to be read by other persons in situations similar to her own situation (thus, it's for the three other successful women actors slash comedians slash producers slash writers) but I think it also helps other people see through the shell that is modern entertainment industry.

It is not a long book so if you feel you need insights into the mind of successful women (see, suddenly the market grew to billions!) it's well worth picking up. If you need reminding that people on the TV are also human (another few billions!) it's also well worth picking up. So while it's not a classic, not groundbreaking, not an excellent write, it's just a good book. ( )

After all of the hype, I had to check this out. I don't watch 30 Rock but love Tina Fey as Sarah Palin and I have read a couple of her essays in the New Yorker, which I really enjoyed. She is quite witty and clever, but the book didn't really keep my attention and I ended up skimming a good portion. The focus was mainly on her experiences on SNL and 30 Rock, which I wasn't so interested in, and I was hoping for more of a general-this is Tina Fey's outlook on life-type book. ( )

A very funny lady speaks candidly -- and hilariously -- about her life, career, and motherhood. ( )

I wanted to like it, but it just felt like I was trudging through the book waiting for the funny bit to come on. A bunch of the comedy seemed forced, stilted and there were some annoying preachy parts in the book.
I will say I probably wasn't the intended audience for this book, (maybe aimed at women in there 30-40s?) so a decent portion of the material probably went over my head. ( )