I'm probably the last person in America to read Tina Fey's autobiography Bossypants (#301), so right off the bat you can tell I'm neither young nor hip. I'm not really a Tina Fey fan, either, except that I did love her as Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live (only the skits on YouTube; who can stay up that late to watch SNL live?!), and I've liked a couple of her movies. My friend had told me a couple of years ago when she read it that she thought it was pretty good, so what the heck?
I did read Bossypants all the way through to the end, and there were some funny sections, but on the whole I was rather surprised. Maybe the limited roles I have seen Tina Fey play led me to expect a more ladylike tone. I was taken aback by how crude much of the humor was in this book. She certainly can take her place with the boys in show biz in that department! I know that's why I'm not a fan of comedy clubs and stand up comedians in general; I don't find the vulgarity that passes as humor funny. Maybe that's what raised the bar in my expectations of Ms. Fey's book; I expected something better from her.
A thoroughly disappointing read.
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