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I'm the One That I Want
I'm the One That I Want
Author: Margaret Cho
Amazon.com — Don't come to this bitter, engrossing memoir for a quick and easy laugh. The material that Margaret Cho has turned to such riotous ends in her stand-up act has a very different flavor on the page. An unpopular child (okay, hated and reviled), Cho made friends with the drag queens who worked in her father's bookstore, soon becoming a ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780345440136
ISBN-10: 0345440137
Pages: 224
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 29 ratings
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 0
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reviewed I'm the One That I Want on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
For those who are aware of Margaret Cho's comedy this book will not disappoint. She tackles her life with the same deprecating sense of humor she uses in her comedy routine. There are many laugh-out-loud moments and you get a backstage pass to this funny woman's life.
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Helpful Score: 3
Starts off strong and funny, but about halfway through becomes convoluted and difficult to follow. Cho is very funny, but her accounts are people with so many underdeveloped characters that it's tough to draw a bead on who they are, where they came from, and why they're even being mentioned.
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Helpful Score: 3
An extremely honest look at a quasi-celebrity struggling with success, image, identity, and self-destruction. Margaret Cho is very humble and likeable.
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reviewed I'm the One That I Want on + 11 more book reviews
What a fantastic, open and honest, no BS account of her life as told by the author. Highly RECOMMEND this book.

PS: She's also a great reader and I can't say that about a lot of audio books!
celticknotgirl avatar reviewed I'm the One That I Want on + 5 more book reviews
This audio book was raunchy and real and I loved it. Her impersonations of the people in her life are hilarious. This made me like her even more than I did before I listened to it.


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