Bossypants

Tina Fey

Apr 2011 · Sold by Reagan Arthur Books

About this eBook

Spirited and whip-smart, these laugh-out-loud autobiographical essays are "a masterpiece" from the Emmy Award-winning actress and comedy writer known for 30 Rock, Mean Girls, and SNL" (Sunday Telegraph).

Before Liz Lemon, before "Weekend Update," before "Sarah Palin," Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. She also had a dream that one day she would be a comedian on TV.

She has seen both these dreams come true.

At last, Tina Fey's story can be told. From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live; from her passionately halfhearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the floor; from her one-sided college romance to her nearly fatal honeymoon -- from the beginning of this paragraph to this final sentence.

Tina Fey reveals all, and proves what we've always suspected: you're no one until someone calls you bossy.

Includes Special, Never-Before-Solicited Opinions on Breastfeeding, Princesses, Photoshop, the Electoral Process, and Italian Rum Cake!

Ratings and reviews

I was a big Tina Fey fan before reading Bossypants but now I think she's radical². I rated the book 5 stars and I actually read it instead of going the audio book route. Bummed I didn't pay the extra money for the audio version, though. Awesome either way. My favorite excerpt is Ms. Fey's declaration of her lack of affinity towards animals. And driving. I hear ya, sister.

I am a Tina Fey fan I love her movies and I enjoy her comedy so when I bought her book I expected it to be funny and entertaining. While reading the book I was bored from the start it didn't keep my attention at all, I had to basicly force myself to get through each paragraph. Before I even got to the fifth chapter I gave up on reading it and returned it. I was most definitely disappointed.

Bossypants is easy to read but not as funny as reviews portray. At times Ms. Fey's book reminded me of Robin Williams' comedy style: always working too hard toward a joke and a little random. Her narrative is best when she writes about her dad or experiences involving motherhood. The passion she feels for those subjects shines bright on the page.

About the author

Tina Fey lives in Denver with her ferret, Jacoby.