I am a big Tina Fey fan. I am one of the three people who still faithfully watch (Ok, DVR) SNL every week AND think it's funny and I've done so for most of my life. I never missed a 30 Rock. I've read magazine articles, movie reviews, watched Tina's hosting gigs....but it took me for-ev-ah to read Bossypants. My book club chose it as our summer read and I'm so glad that they did. Upon some reflection, it turns out that due to my skyscraper pededstal view of Ms. Fey, I was afraid that a whole book might knock some of the stars out of my eyes. I needn't have worried!
This book is not just a fantastic look at one of America's brightest women, but it also counts as an ab workout. I laughed so hard that my stomach hurt and I annoyed my beachgoing family. It's fair to point out that I share Ms. Fey's dry humor, self-deprecating spirit, and I'm roughly the same age: all factors that might make this book more relatable, but I can't imagine anyone wouldn't laugh at these chapters. It does read like a collection of essays, and I had read one or two before in my super-fandom. It's also fair to say that if you are a big fan, you won't necessarily know more about Tina Fey from reading this. She shares hilarious stories and some of the "secrets of success" but she (wisely, IMO) keeps her private life veiled to a degree.
It would be hard for me to pin a favorite chapter, but the stories of her honeymoon and magazine photo shoots and the chapter about her father were real stand-outs.
All the stars! 5 out of 5.
