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I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are

Essays and Other Stuff

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I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are

By: Rachel Bloom
Narrated by: Rachel Bloom
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About this listen

In the vein of Mindy Kaling, Ali Wong and Amy Poehler, a collection of hilarious personal essays, and poems on the subjects of insecurity, fame, anxiety and much more from the charming and wickedly funny creator of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

Rachel Bloom has felt abnormal and out of place her whole life. In this exploration of what she thinks makes her 'different', she's come to realise that a lot of people also feel this way - even people who she otherwise thought were 'normal'.

In a collection of laugh-out-loud funny essays, all told in the unique voice (sometimes singing voice) that made her a star, Rachel writes about everything from her love of Disney, OCD and depression, weirdness and female friendships to the story of how she didn't poop in the toilet until she was four years old. It's a hilarious, smart and infinitely relatable collection (except for the pooping thing).

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Critic Reviews

"It's nice to know someone as talented as Rachel is also pretty weird. If you're like me and love Rachel Bloom, this hilarious, personal book will make you love her even more." (Mindy Kaling)

"Rachel is one of the funniest, bravest people of our generation and this book blew me away." (Amy Schumer)

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It was a fairly quick listen but I enjoyed it, even if the humour wasn’t always exactly my style.

Interesting and creative series of memoir essays

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I listened to this book on a drive, to be able to spend time with Rachel Bloom made it the best car ride. I laughed out loud plenty and was so entertained. She is so honest and articulates her stream of anxiety and thoughts so well, bring on any more content.

I love Rachel Bloom

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Really enjoyed this book and loved Rachael Bloom bringing her words to life. Highly entertaining while being deeply personal. Excellent read, would recommend.

Enjoyable, honest and open

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I’ve been a fan of Rachel and her work for ages but her book is a whole other level!! Absolutely hilarious and vulnerable and relatable all at once!! Amazing read 10/10!

Amazing

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Unlike that horrible twitter comment, this book does indeed prove that Rachel has talent.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom and fun life stories.
Sincerely, a 20 year old from Australia who thinks you're pretty neat :)

Very funny and very normal 10/10

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Feeling less alone in the world after reading this, Rachel is fantastic! Well read, hilarious and … you just gotta read this!

Absolutely hilariously warming!

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