Sarah Siverman’s “The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee”

I just finished Sarah Silverman’s book “The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee”.  I never used to be a Sarah Silverman fan but seeing her nail the role of Vanellope von Schweetz in Disney’s “Wreck-It-Ralph” was like a gateway drug. I am now a huge fan and I absolutely loved her book.

The main thing I am going to take from the book is her “make it a treat” philosophy. I think this will help me conquer my addiction to Chinese food and penny candy.  Seriously, I’m fighting the urges right now…

Her stories are so comforting for anyone who grew up not feeling 100% normal.

I love that she doesn’t hold anything back and is just as raunchy as a writer. Expect vulgar language; talk about farts and doody and lots of Silverman family features. I think Sarah’s family is just as entertaining as she is. Even if they aren’t she is a good enough writer to make them seem like a barrel of laughs.

I love that Sarah Silverman is ballsy enough to write her own foreword and even an afterward by God.

If you a looking for a fun and quick read, Sarah Siverman’s “The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee”.

And, Sarah is 100% right... Pee is a better word for the title than Pee Pee. 

Kate's Reading Challenge Book 8: 'I Can Barely Take Care of Myself: Tales from a Happy Life Without Children' by Jen Kirkman

OOne of my goals I set for myself on my twenty-fourth birthday was reading a book a week.  I am a little behind, moving twice and finishing school put a damper on my plan. To help motivate myself to finish books on time every week my new plan is to share my latest read with you on my blog. I will read anything and everything and I would love your suggestions, feel free to email them to me at kate@mountainfm.net.

Book 8:  'I Can Barely Take Care of Myself: Tales from a Happy Life without Children" by Jen Kirkman 

I did not finish this week’s book review; I will not make this a habit. I was pretty bored with the book in general, which I guess I should have realized by the title. At a solid 400 page plus book on my e-reader all about not wanting to have kids and not wanting to be judged because of it. I am not huge on the idea of having kids, in fact right now at twenty-four I am pretty dead set on not having them; but I don’t feel the need to write an entire book about it.

I know this book is a bit of a bio of Jen Kirkman, but it really feels like it is loosely strung together by the fact that she does not want to have kids. I think with all the other books written by funny gals on the market these days this book just does not hold up. It does have its fun moments, moments that will make you laugh… but I am not sure they mesh well with the theme of the book and I really don’t think they are worth the pages it takes just for Kirkman to say that she does not want to have kids.

FYI, I still don't want kids. But, I'm not going to write a book about it.