Like I said before, this book was an unusual choice for me, but I am glad I spent the time reading it. Some of Ellen's best qualities are that she is funny, honest, and encouraging. Her book will put you in a good mood, and it is very relaxed. An example of this : "I love having women like Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton on my show. I also love having regular, everyday women on my show with inspiring stories about their personal journeys. And one time, I had a woman who could bend over backwards and put a hat on her head using only her feet. I that's not inspiring, I don't know what is," (DeGeneres).
However, sometimes her book feels almost too casual, like she was literally writing down anything that came into her head. An example of this: "For those of you who are reading this the old-fashioned way and can't hear me, I've printed the noises below and I encourage you to use your imagination to think of what they might sound like coming out of my mouth.
meeeeee
faaaaa
cooooooooo
goooooood morning
bowwwwww
babowwww
yellowwww
pah-pah-pah-pah-pah-pah-pah-pah-pah
pew pew pew pew pew pew..." (DeGeneres).
Seriously... I'm not kidding. I usually find Ellen hilarious, but this was a little too much even for me.
Overall, Seriously... I'm Kidding is a unique, sometimes immature book for anyone who doesn't mind a little humor in their lives. I think it will appeal to people from teenagers to middle aged folk, especially females. I'll give it 3 and a half out of 5 stars.
It is very interesting that you were feeling that the book was too casual, that has never happened to me.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that Ellen is an author! It sounds like a good book; you're excellent reviews and feedback motivates me to try reading it :)
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that she'd written a book. I think I'll read it. You make a good point about how sometimes humor can be too silly for a book.
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