Fey, T. (2011). Bossypants.
NY: Little, Brown and Company
There is more to Tina Fey than just funny. Before all her fame and success, Tina was
just a Greek girl with dreams. Written
by Tina Fey herself, she takes readers to different times of her life and
describes what life was like for Tina.
She begins by telling readers about her home-life as a child. She is eight years younger than her brother
and her parents had her in their forties.
Tina explains how she got the scare on her face as a kindergartener, and
what it was like going through puberty by getting a “my first period” kit. Tina describes her teenage years and getting
dumped at 17, her time at the University of Virginia, and eventually moving out
to Chicago in 1992 to study improvisation at a comedy theater. Her love of theater developed as she worked
at Summer Showtime as a kid and even directed plays at age 12. Tina shares her experience with Saturday
Night Live, developing characters, and writing movies and shows such as “30
Rock”. Tina was the boss of 200
employees and did it well. Her show
gained fame and Emmy Awards and even the attention of Oprah. Tina also had her personal life to attend
too. Readers will learn about her
eventful honeymoon with her husband and how no one recognized her on the cruise
ship. Tina enlightens readers on the rules
of improvisation and how the same rules can apply to life. Not only do readers gain more insight into
Tina Fey’s life and journey, they will laugh all the way through the book.
Tina Fey sends a great message to readers and especially
women through her book. She also reminds
us to not take things too seriously. Her
views on weight, diets, politics, and relationships are heartfelt and genuine,
but keep readers laughing. Tina included
several formats in her book including lists and scripts. I loved reading a copy of a Saturday Night
Live script when she played Sarah Palin.
I loved getting her insight on what it was like to publically tease and
make fun of others. She describes where
she draws the line when it gets too personal.
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