Bossypants by Tina Fey is an autobiography, but I didn't realize that at first because it's so funny and seems more like a self help book about how to be more like Tina Fey, which is what we all want. The audiobook was actually nominated for a Grammy, which I didn't know audiobooks could be. The first chapter was about an attack she survived, but which left her with a scar on her chin. People would react very badly to it and for a while, Fey knew how disabled people and people that are supposedly "different" live because everyone was always staring at her scar. She said this taught her a lot about how sh lived life for a while from a different perspective and how that was very valuable to how she would live her life after the scar was healed. Most of Fey's book is little anecdotes like this, anecdotes that taught her life lessons that she would take on with her and use in later situations in life. These anecdotes show how your childhood does really affect your experiences, and what you know, and that it was very important for Fey to remember the hard experiences she went through when she was young. I was surprised to learn that Fey grew up in Upper Darby, PA, because that is relatively not that far away from where I grew up. I think it's smart for Fey to do this because it makes her relate to a lot of her audience. She has these little facts scattered around the book a lot because she wants the audience to empathize with her, feel her pain, and feel like she's a real down-to-earth person and not a mega star. Aside from the anecdotes and little facts about herself, she also uses humor very effectively because she is a comedian and that is what she knows best. I really liked the first half of this book and I'm excited to keep reading.
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