She might not be your favorite comedian, her show might not be your favorite show, she might not understand that no one really cares that much about her relationship with BJ Novak seriously girl: We've all heard the song; stop releasing remixes and pretending they're new , but you can't deny that Kaling has earned everything she has. The title of the book addresses this plainly - like a lot of women in comedy especially minority women in comedy Kaling frequently encounters people who act like she is doing something radical and presumptuous by appearing on TV.
And my show is about so much more than that! It's about the struggles of a delusional Indian thirtysomething trying to scam on white dudes! If this question had been asked by a white man, I might actually have been offended, because the subtext of it would have been completely different. When an adult white man asks me, 'Where do you get your confidence? You're not white, you're not a man, and you're not thin or conventionally attractive.
How were you able to overlook these obvious shortcomings to feel confident? Confidence is just entitlement. Entitlement has gotten a bad rap because it's used almost exclusively for the useless children of the rich, reality TV stars, and Conrad Hilton Jr. But entitlement in and of itself isn't so bad. Entitlement is simply the belief that you deserve something. The hard part is, you'd better make sure you deserve it. Work hard, know your shit, show your shit, and then feel entitled. View all 7 comments.
I do have a print copy of this book so I was able to follow along and see all the pictures and messages that were included with this book. View all 16 comments. Alright, I'm going to take a deep breath and say it; I didn't love this book. I love her sense of humour, her style, the way she doesn't seem to give too much of a fuck about what other people think, and her ambition. This book just didn't fit into any of those reasons of why I love her. There was a bit too much of the I'm-so-famous-look-at-how-famous-I-am-now Mindy, and not enough of the I'm-making-it-in-Hollywood-but-I'm-still-a-big-dork Mindy that I loved so much in her fi Alright, I'm going to take a deep breath and say it; I didn't love this book.
There was a bit too much of the I'm-so-famous-look-at-how-famous-I-am-now Mindy, and not enough of the I'm-making-it-in-Hollywood-but-I'm-still-a-big-dork Mindy that I loved so much in her first book. The book felt like it was rushed and the love and time spent on the first one isn't there. There is a whole chapter of what her life is like now and how busy she is, and I think she was just too busy to write this book. Heartfelt essays have been replaced with vapid ones, and burst out laughing essays have been replaced by blowing air through your nose a little harder than normal essays.
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You all know how much I love Mindy. I liked hearing about her next chapters post-Office life and also about her thoughts on BJ Novak! It was a really short book, but I still enjoyed it. I wanted to give it 5 stars I actually did initially , but after thinking about it, I realized that I wasn't completely satisfied.
The shortness of the book bothered me and it didn't feel complete. I think I just wanted a bit more. Mindy is a gem. She is bright, humorous and very genuine. Her giving advice about everything from clothes to boys to careers, she is the role model young girls should look up to.
I love her inspirational voice and humour and she still makes me laugh just by speaking, her voice is too cute. I listened to the audiobook and loved it. Her essays aren't as funny as the first book but this one is a little more serious which is also still as good. View all 3 comments. Jul 17, Susan Elizabeth Phillips rated it it was amazing Shelves: The chapter with her address to Harvard Law is especially brilliant. Jul 24, Malia added it Shelves: I think this concludes my foray into celebrity memoir type books for a while now.
Kaling seems a nice person, but both of her books left me fairly unaffected. Not bad at all, but not very funny either, which was what I had hoped for. Find more reviews and bookish fun at http: View all 5 comments. People do not get scared when you're failing. But when you're winning, it makes them feel like they're losing or, worse yet, that maybe they should've tried to do something too, but now it's too late. And since they didn't, they want to stop you. You can't let them. I caught myself laughing to a lot of her stories and I loved hearing about the start up of the Mindy Project.
I also loved a lot of the parts about confidence, and just being yourself. Really look forward to more books if she writes more in the future: I think she should write a fictional novel cause shes an amazing storyteller: It's been awhile since I have finished a book and was left feeling so apathetic. I feel like I'm reading someones diary and not in a good way. The writing is not bad, but the content is just not there. Bin Check out more of my reviews here View all 9 comments. Sweet, funny Mindy Kaling.
Her delightful audiobook was the perfect prescription for a long and stressful week.
I had read Mindy's first book a few years ago and enjoyed it, but I think this second memoir was a little stronger. She wrote more about her career and how hard she works, she wrote about her good friends and family, and she wrote about the pressures she faces over her appearance. There are also some silly chapters, like about how she enjoys kissing guys on her show "The Mindy Project," Sweet, funny Mindy Kaling. There are also some silly chapters, like about how she enjoys kissing guys on her show "The Mindy Project," why she dislikes weddings, and she fantasizes an alternate reality in which she became a Latin school teacher and struck up a romance with a colleague.
She also shares her 4 a. My favorite section was about her friendship with fellow "Office" writer and actor B. Novak, and she shares a few good stories about working with him. In short, this memoir is like a romantic comedy wrapped up in a cute little book jacket. Mindy has a nice fan base, and if you have enjoyed her TV and film work, you would probably get a kick out of this book. I would also recommend it to young girls, because I think Mindy is a good role model.
She advocates working hard and building your self-confidence: If you believe in yourself and work hard, you have a fighting shot at having your dreams come true. Favorite Quote "People talk about confidence without ever bringing up hard work. I know I sound like some dour older spinster chambermaid on Downton Abbey who has never felt a man's touch and whose heart has turned to stone, but I don't understand how you could have self-confidence if you don't do the work. I work a lot. Like, a lot a lot Hard work is such a weird thing.
As children and teenagers you are told it's a really good thing, but for adults it suddenly becomes the worst thing in the world. We do a thing in America, which is to label people 'workaholics' and tell them that work is ruining their lives The truth is, I have never, ever, ever met a highly confident and successful person who is not what a movie would call a 'workaholic. Because confidence is like respect; you have to earn it.
Though I thoroughly loved her along with soup snake soulmate BJ Novak's writing and acting for almost a decade of The Office episodes, her first book was to me a mishmash of banality, curiously lacking in the humor that made me love her so. After reading Glenn's terrific, positive endorsement of Why Not 3. After reading Glenn's terrific, positive endorsement of Why Not Me?
Gotta say though, that my rekindled enthusiasm for this follow-up set of essays was tempered by a lukewarm. The book itself, though quite a bit similar to her first one, is much more funny, and much less superficial than the selfies of her volcanic acne issues and lists of NBA stars she'd most like to boink that made the first book so ho-hum to me. Mostly though, just lots of funny, poignant stuff. Her ode to Novak, "Soup Snakes", was just about the most perfect blend of comedy and soul-baring I've seen from her.
Her account of meeting Obama 3 times and subsequent crush on one of his aides could've been a boasty, name-droppy mess, but, nope, quite a blast. Her commencement speech to Harvard Law graduates a weird, but essential inclusion here is as wacky and funny as you'd expect from someone so utterly clueless about the legal profession. Her tributes to her recently passed mom are heartfelt, yet still manage to be funny. A kooky, epistolary glimpse at her first career choice after graduating from Dartmouth Latin teacher at a private academy didn't fail to bring the funny, either.
I was pleasantly surprised. Now, if only her TV show could improve View all 12 comments. Nov 04, Whitney Atkinson rated it really liked it Shelves: I enjoyed this one more than her first book, although both were just so lighthearted yet packed with great stories and advice.
It's very good, clean humor, and Mindy is so energetic and playful that I can't help but love her.
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In this one she focuses a lot on confidence and friendships, and I thought a lot of her advice was so endearing and I actually underlined some of her thoughts near the end. This book talks a lot more about The Mindy Project, which I don't watch and don't intend to watch, bu I enjoyed this one more than her first book, although both were just so lighthearted yet packed with great stories and advice.
This book talks a lot more about The Mindy Project, which I don't watch and don't intend to watch, but she still made it funny and interesting to learn about the behind the scenes. Additionally, this book made me really want to pick up BJ Novak's book, so i'm gonna go look that up now. I had created a show. You never quite get everything you want the way you want it. But here I was, a showrunner and TV star, so who cared? Nothing bad would happen to me now. With the exception of an auctioneer and maybe Kris Jenner, there is no one in the world less mysterious than me.
However this time around, Mindy did get a little more serious on us. She has stepped into the role of mentor and icon to young girls and has imparted her very practical seeds of advice… basically work hard and accept yourself. She really is just very down-to-earth though, you do get the feeling that she is a girl with all the same hopes and fears as the rest of us. There were also some more poignant moments when she spoke about her mom who has recently passed away.
And there was lots of background information about her comedy show The Mindy Project…. So do I feel like I know Mindy better after reading this second book?? Well yes I do actually!!! Three giggly stars Oh and it being Mindy…. Try these ones on for size: On the first day, I was so anxious to make friends, I brought a family-size bag of Skittles to homeroom so I could pass them out and entice my new classmates to talk to me.
Kids would nod, cautiously. Still, I persisted, striking up conversations like a middle school Hare Krishna, and cornering kids with aggressively banal chitchat. Posner, pulled me aside. It means you care. Then how do I look like this? Like any normal woman, I would see a dress, buy it, rip the tags off with my teeth, save the buttons for ten to twelve years in a drawer, and wear it to work.
If I was going on a date, I might take a little extra care and use nail clippers to remove the tag, wear a cardigan on top, and cinch the whole look together with a wide belt. There are plenty of shows on TV where the lead female exists solely to be the calm, responsible voice of reason. This was a must. Not long by regular-job standards, but, at thirty-five, people around here are beginning to call me seasoned. And that, my friends, shall go on my tombstone.
Oct 04, abby rated it really liked it Shelves: If there were such a thing as celebrity soul mates, I'd like to think mine would be Mindy Kaling. Because that's the kind of person Kaling is: One thing she didn't devote much page space to is body image-- or rather the media obsession with her shockingly average figure and the expectation that Kaling be an ambassador of body positivity just for daring to appear on television while a size She worries that her Uber driver is a serial murderer, and wonders if all the hair she pulls out of her shower drain means she's on the fast tract to wigsville.
She can't sleep because she's fretting over the early-stage cancers that could be living inside her, undetected. She takes a theater-hating friend to the theater and expects the evening to end with a thank you gift. She imagines what her life would be like if she had become a Latin teacher and writes romantic comedies starring her alter ego. I could live without the dating escapades that seem required of these types of memoirs. Kaling's outlook on romance and dating is cringe worthy. While Kaling aspires to write the next great romantic comedy, I think what this book proves is that her real genius is in brilliant one liners and self-aware satire.
And she has a message for America-- even mothers. It's ok to work really hard. And if you want to inspire confidence in your daughter, you should focus on her work ethic. I received a copy of this book courtesy of Blogging for Books. It did not effect my review in any way. Honestly if Mindy Kaling is explaining to me how the REM cycle works, she'll find a way to turn it into the most fascinating, funny, and exciting thing ever.
I love her humour and it translates really well in writing. I found myself laughing out loud countless times in the pages of Why Not Me? I was curious to see what direction she'll be taking with this book that hasn't been done in her previous one. I mean it's somewhat a biography..
Her book is more anecdotes about past experiences or fictional stories she made up. You seriously feel like she is directly speaking to you.
Her choice of photos and captions are stellar. I was so happy that was included. I also am especially fond of the last chapter in her book which she addresses a question a girl asked at one of her fan meetings but she regretted not being able to give her a proper answer. Lastly, I love that she talked about body images and how she found herself thrust into being the representative of 'real women with curves'. All her chapters were so interesting and amusing, I never grew bored of reading her book.
I wish she writes more and not just this type of book, but an actual fictional story. She included a snippet of what her life would be like if she didn't pursue the path she's on, and man, by the end of that story, I wanted more.
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