Stick to 30 Rock

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I love Tina Fey, and enjoyed hearing her life story so far.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

A lot of names mentioned, but if you're not in the US acting scene, they dont mean much!

How could the performance have been better?

When Tina swears, it sounds so contrived and unnatural. Also the narration basically sounded like her sitting there reading it out. If it's your own story, it should sound a bit more as though she is talking with you not at you. There was no natural tone or intonation.

Was Bossypants worth the listening time?

Was ok, but not great.

Any additional comments?

Unless you're a big fan, i think you will find this a bit so so.

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Reading Aloud Not Tina's forté

Is there anything you would change about this book?

The narrator. I am an unqualified TF lover but the narration weakened the delivery. Don't understand why it was so.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Bossypants?

Where she can't cope with the anthrax scare. It touched me as I could feel how scared and despondent she was. She also makes it clear how she admired how her boss Lorne Michael's handled it. The story is just not comedy. There is leadership learning too. It's a great story.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Tina's reading made it less funny than the print. I love her on screen & in writing but

Do you think Bossypants needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

Definitely because Tina Fey has so much to offer.

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All stupid jokes and nothing to say

All stupid jokes and nothing to say. Struggled to finish this, and only ended up doing so because it's too short to abandon (and January is for books).
She's a pretty good narrator. The usual things that are great about when a comedian reads his or her own work are applicable here as well. Nevertheless, I still ended up speeding it up to 1.5x towards the end cos I didn't care about missing anything anymore, and just wanted it to end.

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No PDF??

A very funny book probably enhanced by Tina's narration. The only thing that disappointed was that it wasn't longer, and that the frequently referred to PDF doesn't seem to appear with this version - I see that there's an identical version not available to Australians which reviewers say the PDF appears in "My Library" as a link underneath the table, but no such luck with this version - why do we miss out??

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Laugh out loud funny!

I love Tina Fey and I love 30 Rock so I was hoping this book was going to meet all my humour expectations if there is such a thing. I was not disappointed. I am not going to give you an intellectual analysis of this book, I am just going to say that it is laugh out loud funny and it was a joy to listen to!!
Unfortunately Tina refers to a PDF several times throughout the book and it does not seem that this has been provided by Audible or whomever. But do not let that stop you from purchasing this audiobook!!!!

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Don't listen to this on the train!

If you could sum up Bossypants in three words, what would they be?

Pants wetting funny!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Tina is unabashedly truthful and that is why this audio book is so funny.

Any additional comments?

This audio book had me in stitches. I frequently got strange looks from people on the train when I either laughed out loud or was crying in an attempt to keep the laughter in.

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Tine Fey does not dissonant

What did you love best about Bossypants?

I started reading Bossy Pants in an actual book.. but decided to pick it up in Audio Book as I though her voice would really make a difference.. it did! Her narration was fantastic, it really have her story an extra layer of awesome. The additional bits you got from having it read to you also were fantastic, including the recording from some of her stand up. Very very good!

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I laughed out loud to this, and had a sudden urge to watch 30 Rock!

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This book is FUNNY!

As a big 30 Rock fan (I don't have cable so my SNL knowledge is limited) I had high hopes for this book and it was terrific. Easily the funniest book I've listened to. I'm sure the print version is funny, but having Tina Fey narrate it as well took it to that next level. You get to hear the book the way it appeared in her head as she wrote it and I laughed from beginning to end. I can't wait for her to write another book. So worth the credit!

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Entertaining and Funny

Tina Fey doesn't fail to entertain. It's fascinating to hear her journey in the media industry. Many of her real life experiences could easily be real life SNL and 30 Rock skits...

Holy smokes this book is funny!

What did you like best about this story?

Even though I wasn't overly familiar with Tina Fey when I chose this book, I still loved every second of it. She is funny, witty and insightful!

What does Tina Fey bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

She brings character to the book when she reads it too you and it feels more in depth.

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

I would of if I could of! I listened to it mainly on buses and trains. Just try not to laugh out loud in public!