You'll Grow Out of It

I really wanted to love this book, because I love Inside Amy Schumer. There were some really good chapters, but also some that I had to skip because they just weren't interesting or funny, in my opinion. I'm not interested in reading about the drawn-out argument Jessi had with her fiance on the trip when they were supposed to get engaged. I was also bored with the "shopping for a wedding dress" chapter, and referring to women as either wolves or poodles just felt petty/vain. The chapter about transforming from Miss to Ma'am was entertaining, though. I have higher hopes for Amy's soon-to-be-released book.

I was really looking foward to reading this book. But the chapters are useless, pointlesss and not funny. I laughed one time. She dragged her points on things and i expected the book to be completely different. I expected it to be more like mindy kalings books, those i recommend. Also the chapters were so unnessasry i just dont get why this was published.

This book was very amusing. It also told it like it is, I couldn't put it down. The only thing was, it was a very fast read, it could have been longer. It seemed like she rushed the end. Other than that it was very good.

Really funny, really insightful. As a male comedy fan, I was somewhat skeptical of the female-autobiographical-confessional, but it was actually genuinely insightful. And funny.

Klein made me laugh and think about all sorts of new things: getting pregnant, unhealthy long distance relationships (!!), the bar method. I was only halfway through this book before I recommended it to all my comedy and female friends.

Jessi Klein is a truly funny person and these are truly funny, often moving essays. I actually did LOL quite a few times. This is the SNL writer who gave us the Brownie Husband sketch, so I wouldn't expected anything less. Even when she's in a situation that is unattainable to most - i.e. winning an Emmy - she manages to make it relatable. There were many times while reading I laughed and thought "thank God other people have those thoughts too." A very enjoyable read.

Her description of how women approach aging was so spot-on and hysterical that I was in tears from laughing so hard. Thank God for women like Jessi who put it all out there and remind us that it's not that bad. And, even if it is that bad...it makes a great story! I am getting this for all my friends for Christmas this year.

It's thrilling that "books by funny women" is now a Thing and I've read them all. All have made me laugh out loud although some I've "tsk-tsked" for feeling a little flimsy or surfacey or dare I say lazy. You know exactly who I'm referring to. We still love her/hers, but seriously, put some effort into it.
Well, Jessi Klein hasn't just put effort it into, she's put her heart and soul into this and the reader is richer for it. Her book is wholly original while being exactly and specifically what I needed and wanted (without knowing I needed or wanted). She is not afraid to go deep and refreshingly, she's able to be both self-deprecating as well as self-aware. I loved this book. Every single word of it. Jessi Klein is the real deal.

Hilarious book about many intimate moments of her life, but splashed with her incredible humor. It just kept on going....she is so upfront about her personal feelings that I found some of my own thoughts very similar to hers, oh maybe we are distant cousins... I suggest it to anyone , even a 63 yr old woman recovering from total hip replacement surgery..

Klein tells the truth, and more importantly, the whole truth. The book delves into issues for today's women that may be different than those Gloria Steinem dealt with but they are equally, and possibly more challenging. Reality TV shows, digital porn, over the top wedding expectations, and the harsh reality of biological clocks are all explored and softened with a touch of humor. Klein also brings the self-awareness that was clearly something she worked at and earned. Looking forward to the next book!!!!

Very funny. Extremely relevant for women in their mid to late thirties who have careers and are trying to navigate through realities of life. Great read for women who love comedy and the women who are breaking its glass ceiling.

I know Jessi Klein from her appearances on Wait Wait and was intrigued to read this book. My experience with comic memoirs tends to be that I enjoy them quite a bit at first, but they tend to wear thin by the end. In the beginning when you are getting used to the author's voice (which can be pretty outrageous in the case of a female stand-up), every little bit is delightful and there is some laughing out loud. This type of memoir tends to be relatively short but even so, most stand-ups do not do a two-or three-hour set, and not many authors are able to be funny and interesting for 200+ pages. Jessi Klein turns out to be a pretty savvy writer as well as a funny lady. The first part of the book is indeed very funny and often outrageous. As we get to know her and hear more about her life, including the serious parts with her humorous take on them, we get invested. And it isn't all jokes, all the time.

The turning point in this book was Jessi's foray into therapy. She eventually found the right therapist for her and they forged an effective if unconventional relationship. I was surprised to be tearing up by the end of this chapter. Subsequent life events including Jessi's engagement, marriage, fertility struggles and eventually the birth of her child get the same funny-but-poignant treatment. The end result is quite satisfying.

The high point for me is mostly funny but also poignant: the chapter about wedding dress shopping. I have reread that chapter a number of times and quoted from it to a relative planning her own wedding. I have an irrational love of Say Yes to the Dress, and I enjoyed reading Jessi's take on that show and all it stands for. Things get serious when she realizes the reason behind her inability to commit to a dress. I won't spoil that part but only say that it provides a whole new dimension (at least for me) to the monster American wedding dress shopping experience.

I started out with 4 stars but upped it to 5. I really, really enjoyed this book. Jessi is a good writer who can be quite funny on the page. She can sustain a book-length collection of essays without boring or stressing the reader. That's a unique talent.

If you want to encounter the absolute worst trends in female thinking, this is the place to look. It's a self-judgment from the first to the last page, with a lot of "first world problems" thrown in. Wedding dress shopping & hopping with constant texting??? Do other women actually do that kind of stuff?? My God. I really don't need to know how much the author spent on years and years of flaky therapy just to have the doc finally let her know that she was "playing a tape" started when she was a kid. (I probably first heard that phrase back in '75 when I was working on my own Psych degree.) But then, the author let us know the price of everything she did here. If anything, we learned what the followers of Saint Oprah do to support the US economy: a lot. Her efforts at childbearing were particularly sickening, in view of the fact that she wasn't really all that hot on reproducing in the first place. I just can't imagine how un-funny this "comic" must be.

As a heterosexual woman who adores men, but always gets to be "the friend" I had high hopes for this book. But the sea of hipster profanity left me wanting to run to a Bible Study. Honestly, how is saying Fuck-shit-cunt-pussy all the time "creative" let alone "funny?" The intro was the best part. I did get a few good laughs, such as how hard it is to get and maintain a tennis ball butt. The rest, not so much. Yes, it takes work to look like this, but Dolly Parton said that back in Steel Magnolias--its not news.

There was so much promise in exploring how a tom boy can grow up and still be a happily heterosexual woman, wife and mom. But it was all about "me" her potty mouth and, naturally, how fab NYC is. There's life outside of NYC people. Honestly.