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Nothing Like I Imagined

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Nothing Like I Imagined

By: Mindy Kaling
Narrated by: Mindy Kaling
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2021 Audie Award Nominee for Best Humor Audiobook
2021 SOVAS Award Finalist for Audiobook Narration—Author Performance—Best Voiceover

In these fresh and hilarious personal essays, Mindy Kaling gives the inside scoop on her new role as single mom, the perks of being her own husband, and how she deals with social anxiety even at the most glamorous A-list parties. In between, the beloved actress, writer, and Hollywood power-bruncher gets Kanye West’d at her best friend’s birthday, thwarts an “only in LA” crime, and learns what it means to have it all.

Kind of Hindu
What if only kind of knowing your family’s heritage is actually kind of lame? For Mindy, the search for an answer begins with an edible arrangement of chocolate strawberries and a Hindu priest.

Please Like Me (But Keep Away)
Freaked out by her fortieth birthday, Mindy reflects on the importance of good friends—and the mortifying obligations it takes to keep them.

Help Is on the Way
When a friend real-talks Mindy into hiring a baby nurse, she finds the help she needs—and so much more—in this soulful essay by the acclaimed writer, actress, producer, and director.

Searching for Coach Taylor
A totally relatable essay on showing up to adult life alone. Pros? Mindy can marathon any Christine Baranski show she wants. Cons? Dealing with married couples and their condescension at cocktail parties.

Once Upon a Time in Silver Lake
All Mindy wants is a night out… But what does the scary stranger in the driver’s seat of her ride want? Find out in a nerve-wracking mini-drama by the New York Times bestselling author of Why Not Me?

Big Shot
Is $2,000 a lot to drop on someone else’s dinner, just to be a Big Shot? Hell yeah! But what if nobody notices that you—one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World”—picked up the tab? INCLUDES BONUS CONTENT

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2020 Mindy Kaling (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
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Critic Reviews

“Mindy Kaling narrates her latest volume of quirky, sarcastic, hilarious essays on being a 40-something mother in Hollywood. She is everything fans of her television shows, such as The Office and The Mindy Project, have come to expect—lively, upbeat, and irreverent. The overall effect is that listeners feel they are in the room with Kaling as she is semi-ranting over coffee—or something stronger. She races through a diverse array of topics—from contemplating her Hindu spiritual origins and picking up expensive dinner tabs to turning 40. Kaling is unflinching in sharing the intimate details of her life. Listeners will laugh throughout these humorous reflections. Kaling delivers what have come to be her trademarks in this recent installment.” - Audiofile Magazine

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Allot of baby material, but overall some good stuff. Love
mindy. she is a class act.

funny

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This book is a very good listen. It is a sitcom like audiobook. Will love to see more books written by Mindy.

Will cheer you up!

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I enjoyed hearing stories about her social anxiety and trying to find good friends. A reminder of true realities for people who don’t like to be around others and just need a few good friends. Interesting to learn about her cultural experiences growing up as I have felt those feelings too. Thank you

Fun and Easy listening

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This was short but we’ll read and honest. Mindy is always worth a listen and found this more revealing than her earlier autobiographical works.

Honest and engaging

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it was an easy and entertaining listen, I love mindys energy and personality, the stories were interesting and the delivery was great

a good listen especially if you like Mindy

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Read this in one day, I loved her stories. I didn’t know much about Mindy’s life until I read this book and I really enjoyed learning a bit more about her in a funny, charming, open way.

Easy read

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While maybe the tax bracket she’s in isn’t relatable to the listener, just about everything else is something to find connections to. Once again she’s the best friend you wish you had.

Witty and Relatable

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Mindy is a gem. Her collection of essays are chill and fun and her musings on life have widespread appeal.

Entertaining

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Really enjoy her stuff. Written very conversationally, read well and not too long winded as far as biographies go.

Feels like a mindy project

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half of it seemed like those people I truly hate that brag about being stoked they cancelled plans on someone that they organised themselves. absolutely the worst. the rest was just self serving hidden behind self depreciation

meh

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