Regina (Gr8Smokies) reviewed The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee on + 98 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
I picked this audiobook on a whim, having little to no experience with Sarah Silverman (other than knowing that she is a bawdy comic who used to date Jimmy Kimmel). I am not sure what I expected from the book, but it was pretty much a memoir from her childhood to now.
There was plenty here to chuckle at--especially Sarah's growing up surrounded by WASPs in New England. Add to that her bedwetting. I enjoyed reading this part of the book and it was quite funny.
The book continues through her stand-up career, her TV show, and the controversies her comedy has caused. Since I have rarely heard her comedy, I can report it involves every bodily function you can think of, racial jokes, rape jokes, religion jokes, and sex jokes. I feel as though I can't fault her for this (even the parts I found offensive) since if I would have heard her act, I would have known what I was getting, but the truth is, these jokes got to be quite tedious. How many jokes can you hear about bizarre sex acts before you say ENOUGH?!?!
If I would have been reading this book, I probably would have liked it even less. There were many sections, which all seemed to be 1-2 pages long. Sarah's voice makes them more entertaining than they would be if I were merely reading this book on paper.
So, in a nutshell, if Sarah's comedy is something you like, expect her to reiterate every poop/sex/pee/racial joke she has ever told in this book. If you've never heard of her and are easily offended, SKIP THIS BOOK.
There was plenty here to chuckle at--especially Sarah's growing up surrounded by WASPs in New England. Add to that her bedwetting. I enjoyed reading this part of the book and it was quite funny.
The book continues through her stand-up career, her TV show, and the controversies her comedy has caused. Since I have rarely heard her comedy, I can report it involves every bodily function you can think of, racial jokes, rape jokes, religion jokes, and sex jokes. I feel as though I can't fault her for this (even the parts I found offensive) since if I would have heard her act, I would have known what I was getting, but the truth is, these jokes got to be quite tedious. How many jokes can you hear about bizarre sex acts before you say ENOUGH?!?!
If I would have been reading this book, I probably would have liked it even less. There were many sections, which all seemed to be 1-2 pages long. Sarah's voice makes them more entertaining than they would be if I were merely reading this book on paper.
So, in a nutshell, if Sarah's comedy is something you like, expect her to reiterate every poop/sex/pee/racial joke she has ever told in this book. If you've never heard of her and are easily offended, SKIP THIS BOOK.
Jennifer R. (chirey) - , reviewed The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee on + 117 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
I recently saw Sarah Silverman on the Rachael Ray show and Rachael could not stop gushing about the book and how much she enjoyed it. She gave members of the audience copies of the book on the condition they all purchase a book to give away to a friend or family member. She felt it was the perfect gift.
HMMMMM! I honestly think I would have been offended to receive such a book as a gift!
Overall it isn't a bad book but not exactly something I would recommend or spend my money on. Thank God for the library!
It starts out somewhat funny given her history with bedwetting and family stories. But the fun goes out of the book once she starts her "adult" life and her pursuit of comedy, her skit writing, her time on Saturday night live and then her own show. BORING!
She also spends a lot of the book talking about her diary (how stupid it is to keep a diary and the dumb things you write in it. She then proceeds to print page after page of her childhood diary on the pages. It is hard to make out even if you would want to read it. She includes PAGES of phone messages left by her father, something only she finds funny -because I didn't. The photos are interesting to a point. She writes her own foreword, weird....includes a middle word, dumb....and adds the endword...from GOD!?!?
Overall it is a boring book and not that funny. Something to read if you have nothing else.
Maybe it is just me (I don't seem to get jewish humor ~ I have read other jewish books and didn't find them funny) Also I have never watched any of Sarah Silvermans work, however I knew she was crude and had some idea of what to expect. I can't say I don't like her because she is offensive but that helps, it is mainly because she is just not funny.
HMMMMM! I honestly think I would have been offended to receive such a book as a gift!
Overall it isn't a bad book but not exactly something I would recommend or spend my money on. Thank God for the library!
It starts out somewhat funny given her history with bedwetting and family stories. But the fun goes out of the book once she starts her "adult" life and her pursuit of comedy, her skit writing, her time on Saturday night live and then her own show. BORING!
She also spends a lot of the book talking about her diary (how stupid it is to keep a diary and the dumb things you write in it. She then proceeds to print page after page of her childhood diary on the pages. It is hard to make out even if you would want to read it. She includes PAGES of phone messages left by her father, something only she finds funny -because I didn't. The photos are interesting to a point. She writes her own foreword, weird....includes a middle word, dumb....and adds the endword...from GOD!?!?
Overall it is a boring book and not that funny. Something to read if you have nothing else.
Maybe it is just me (I don't seem to get jewish humor ~ I have read other jewish books and didn't find them funny) Also I have never watched any of Sarah Silvermans work, however I knew she was crude and had some idea of what to expect. I can't say I don't like her because she is offensive but that helps, it is mainly because she is just not funny.
Helpful Score: 2
Funny, raunchy and shockingly heartfelt... I found myself laughing SO hard so many times when reading this book. (In fact, I'm thinking of getting the audio book just to hear it in her voice.) The stories... I can't go into it, or it will spoil them for you, but the THINGS that happened to her throughout her life--- some tragic, mostly bizarre, explain why she has the twisted sense of humor that she does, and only made me love her more. I even cried a few times reading this. Sometimes her show or her standup is a "small doses" thing for me-- bits at the time, or it's just "too much", but this book... LOVED. Comfort like a cup of warm hot cocoa on a winter's night.
