Comedian Sarah Silverman pens The Bedwetter, a slight, scattershot autobiography full of her expected gross-out humor.
I have enjoyed Sarah Silverman's television show and was curious what she would have to say in an autobiography penned not halfway through her expected life. I liked the sections about her career, including a very brief stint on Saturday Night Live and the "behind the scenes" of her show, as well as a long piece on her upbringing as a lone Jew among the blondes of New Hampshire.
I could have done without all of the attempts to shock and felt that, in curious contrast, despite appearances to the contrary the book was not nearly as frank as I expected (as an example, her parents divorce abruptly with no commentary, and her love life is skimmed over). She spends a lot of time defending the various controversies she has been a part of, seeming at times remarkably thin-skinned considering her material.
I think I enjoyed the book more because I listened to the audiobook version, read by Silverman herself, which I felt lended more interest. The Bedwetter was an enjoyable enough read but will undoubtedly be more warmly welcomed by fans.
I checked this out from the Morrison-Reeves Library in Richmond Indiana and consumed it quickly.
I have enjoyed Sarah Silverman's television show and was curious what she would have to say in an autobiography penned not halfway through her expected life. I liked the sections about her career, including a very brief stint on Saturday Night Live and the "behind the scenes" of her show, as well as a long piece on her upbringing as a lone Jew among the blondes of New Hampshire.
I could have done without all of the attempts to shock and felt that, in curious contrast, despite appearances to the contrary the book was not nearly as frank as I expected (as an example, her parents divorce abruptly with no commentary, and her love life is skimmed over). She spends a lot of time defending the various controversies she has been a part of, seeming at times remarkably thin-skinned considering her material.
I think I enjoyed the book more because I listened to the audiobook version, read by Silverman herself, which I felt lended more interest. The Bedwetter was an enjoyable enough read but will undoubtedly be more warmly welcomed by fans.
I checked this out from the Morrison-Reeves Library in Richmond Indiana and consumed it quickly.
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