PLEASE READ! Hi, thank you to everyone who let me know about Mindy Kaling. I had no idea about all of the sexual harassment and a shit ton of other incidents of awful behavior by her. I’m shocked by what I found out and disgusted by it all. I’ll be doing an authors behaving badly on her. Thanks everyone for letting me know! Also apparently Meryl Streep is also a shit human. She supported Harvey Weinstein??? Bitch what???
Yep, she retweeted a JK Rowling tweet about being fine with people not liking her bc she has a lot of money. Plus the ableism, transphobia, and showing "tastefully covered by hair and soap" underage teenager of the Velma show. I remember people hated a Holocaust antisemitic joke in Never Have I ever (directed by Mc toward the love interest).
Kudos to you for being able to admit when you were in the wrong, thats hard to do publicly! For those of you not aware, yeah mindy kaling has a lot of transphobia, specifically antiblack racism and general shitty behavior.
This is why I have stopped even looking at awards when buying books... I just read the blurb, read reviews from average readers and hope for the best. But awards feel meaningless at this point with how inaccurate they are and how many of them are paid for.
When I was first trying to branch out into new genres, I used awards lists as a way of helping decide what to buy. Worst decision I could have made. I don't think I necessarily hated *every* choice that I made this way, but the results were certainly skewed that way.
@@ArcticWolfe84 couldn't have said it better myself. Not to say that all books with awards are bad - pretty much every single one of my favourite books have won awards - but I feel like buying something just because a panel (that, again, was probably paid off) says so is the wrong way to do it
Thank you for calling out the horrible ableism in the last black unicorn, genuinely- what the fuck??? Thats insanely messed up, i really hope that guy is okay and found a partner who actually likes him. Able bodied people so often see us as charity cases and fail to see us as complete human beings, i appreciate that you recognized the horrible treatment of 'Roscoe' and talked about it.
the Tiffany Haddish summary has me screaming in horror, that is so disturbing. you are definitely right on that there are plenty of books that are fine, but that shouldn't have won the categories they're in. also -- you are definitely funny. glad i found you through this project so i can follow! "jesus was my hot sauce" had my dying.
FIRST OF ALL THE EYE MAKEUP!?!?!? Stunning. Iconic. Beautiful. Gorgeous. Second of all- “Idk if you speak cat but she said bitch you’re not funny” 💀💀💀💀 LMFAOOO
I had to pause the video, back it up, then show my teenager the “I don’t know if you speak Cat…” part. We both were dying. Probably because we talk to our cat all the time, lmao.
Definitely would love to hear your views on the allegations made towards Mindy Kaling of non-consensual kissing, internalized racism showing through her writing, and like... all of the new Velma show. Maybe not really a case of "authors behaving badly" but definitely at least a case of "authors behaving weirdly"? I just really enjoy hearing your takes and explanations of media stuff, it helps me understand better
Allie Brosh's comic talking about her experience with depression really resonated with me way back in the day, and I often think about my own 'piece of corn' during bad days. I'd recommend checking it out if it wasn't included in the book!
Didn't think I'd ever comment on this channel, but I want this put out there. Recently you have been pumping out videos like clockwork, and I'm just here to say: I really appreciate it. These videos are funny, and genuinely just fun. Try not to burn out lol
How your face looks when Amy Schumer is talking is exactly what my face does. I do not understand howwww she's so popular. Whhhyyyyy All of Jenny Lawson's books have made me laugh out loud which never happens. Oh, Allie Brosh,too.
Also, I think Huda F Are You was in graffic novels, but it was going against Heartstopper and especially with the new Netflix Show, there was no chance of anything else winning lol (Although, I suppose this brings up the same problem of there not being enough Goodreads Choice Categories and then how things are chosen, or not, to be in each category. Like how there's no category for historical romance, and how none are ever chosen to be in the "normal" romance category either. 🤷🏽♀️)
I've heard historical romance is never nominated bc its published in mass market paperbacks which is a format that doesn't qualify(??) to be nominated :( which is a stupid rule tbh
I appreciate that disclaimer at the beginning because I was so confused to see 3 videos in my subscriptions discussing Goodreads lol I was like what’s going on 😮
Just thinking of the story that goes along w/ the cover of “furiously happy”makes me laugh out loud. The dead arm. The swan. The photo shoot. That book is hilarious
I am only to the part where you are describing your experience with Tiffany Haddish's book, but I have to say thank you for calling a spade, a spade. I am disabled myself and DNF'd the book years ago at the exact same spot, and nearly every time I have brought it up since, folks are either surprised to hear my "viewpoint" or argue with me that I just "don't understand her humor." 💀 again, thank you.
I wish there was a category for just celebrities, like separate from Memoir & Biography or Humor (where a lot of them get shoved based on being comedians and not because the books were funny).
A former coworker was shocked that I didn’t watch Tiffany Haddishs stand up and I’ve never read her book either. I feel like my response applies tho. I always found myself being shocked by what she said or feeling sorry for her, but I never remember laughing.
I'm going to have to check out the Jenny Lawson book. I hope that the Hyperbole and a Half book had the cake story in it, because that is just incredibly funny.
I've been following Nathan Pyle for a very long time and saw the whole controversy in real time. He has stated that he supports everyone's right to make their own choices regarding abortion. It's only that he and his wife agreed that they wouldn't do that. People just blew it out of proportion.
I've never understood people having an issue with couples being personally against abortion + legally for abortion. Seems absured to care about a couples personal life that way
Not only that, that is literally the point of pro-choice. You have the choice to do it, but you also have the choice not to do it. Otherwise you would be pro-abortion instead of pro-choice.
Yeah I agree with y’all. But if they were supporting March for life, which is what I thought happened? That’s too far for me because that affects policy. But being personally not for abortion for yourself? Makes total sense to me.
@@ReadswithRachel this is how I feel. Also, if you’re a public figure and you make a point to come out and say “I BELIEVE ________” you are doing so with the intention to sway people into following you.
I'd be interested to know if amy of the celebs write their books, I know Tiffany Haddish had a ghostwriter but I assume most celeb stuff is ghostwritten? The Mindy Kaling stuff about intimate scenes is gross and at least verging on harassment, imo. It reminded me of that story she told about "improvising" kissing Lee Pace on The Mindy Show, him looking a bit surprised, and then ordering the other writers/producers to not say anything about it being improvised or they'd be fired, like ewwwww...
Yeah it’s highly likely that Lee Pace bit was exaggerated to be funny, but ma’am sexually assaulted co-workers and then using your power to threaten your employees isn’t funny. It’s never been funny, tho yes there was a time when no one would have batted an eye and would have laughed and thought nothing was wrong, but doesn’t mean it hasn’t always been wrong.
I love keeping track of my reading on Goodreads, but most of the recommendation-stuff feels like an advertisement or popularity contest, like Rachel said. Great video!!
Jenny Lawson´s books really helped me out of tight spots again and again. Her first book had me in tears at the story of the "magical" squirrel her father brought home one night. I tried reading the passage to a friend and failed because we broke out in laughter over and over. Her stories felt so close to home, concerning medical and mental problems that I always pick the three books up from time to time. Her first one will always be my favourite but I love the following two as well.i
Ohhhhh Tiffany Haddish lol I was on a long road trip and I had this audiobook on. I listened to it because I had nothing else downloaded but yeah it was rough from start to finish
My favorite Hyperbole and a Half cartoon is about Kenny Loggins Ruining Christmas. I remember following her blog years and years ago before her book came out and dying at that
oh my god. the roscoe story from tiffany haddish is horrific. i have an immediate family member who was born with only one arm and i’ve seen the disgusting ableist shit she’s had to put up with dating as a disabled teenager. if anyone ever did to her what tiffany haddish did to roscoe i would make them wish they’d never been born. just hearing you recount that story literally made me feel sick to my stomach. how did she (and her editors and the publisher??) think that was a funny story?? on a lighter note, your makeup looks gorgeous! and i think you’re hilarious! 💕
allie brosh is my hero. she was kind of my on-ramp to real structured humor as a kid, and when she went radio silent around 2013 i was kind of confused and a little hurt? (parasociality will Get You when you’re in middle school, yowza.) felt like a tool when her second book arrived on my doorstep as a 21-year-old and i found out what had been happening to her through all that time. she’s got all my respect and love, and i hope she keeps powering through.
I love Hyperbole and a Half. The first time I read it I cried laughing. My husband came in from the other room to check on me. The parts about depression are so meaningful to me
I can totally relate to that hot sauce thing because my grandmother was and still is like that. If she finds out you like one thing, she'll decide to make it your entire personality. There was a phase of my childhood where my entire room was decked out in horse stuff. I had a horse calendar, horse books, toy horses, horse figurines, clothes with horses on them, a "How to Draw Horses" book, photos of horses, and why? I wasn't even that obsessively into horses. She saw me with a vintage Breyer horse I got from my other grandma, asked me if I like horses, and I said yes because I'm an animal lover and I like most animals, and she decided this meant my favorite animal was horses. Dogs are my favorite animal. Horses ain't even in my top ten.
I remember adoring the Hyperbole and a Half blog, so I don't know why I never picked up her book (and apparently she published a second in 2020). I'm going out today so maybe I'll try to find them!
I picked up Jenny Lawson's book because you talked about it in this video, and I have no regrets! It made me feel so much better. The stress of job hunting was getting to me a bit, and listening Jenny Lawson talk about losing one shoe, and everything else was really nice. She was also very heartfelt and sincere, which was nice. She seems like a very cool person! Thanks for the rec. I have Allie Brosh's book on hold in the library, and I am looking forward to it a lot. Also, you are very funny, as everyone have already pointed out. At least your video always makes me laugh...I mean, yeah, I'm a new subscriber, but I think that just goes to prove that I am unbias when I say that because I am still getting to know your sense of humor which mean my laughs are all genuine...sorry....I feel like I am rambling....I'll just end my comment here...
The way I was ready to throw punches about Hyperbole and a Half lmfao. I found the blog at such a pivotal time in my life. I'm now diagnosed AuDHD and re-read the books (and blog) regularly. I also reference the Alot a lot. They always cheer me up.
I love love love Hyperbole and a Half. I discovered her when the comic first came out in her website, and I still laugh until I can’t breathe at her stories about her dogs. The things she says about depression are also super relatable.
YES ALLIE BROSH 🤩 I completely agree about the R slur but, outside of that, her books (she wrote another one called Solutions And Other Problems) have me cackling every time I read them. And I just ordered Jenny Lawson's book - I need something light after all the heavy memoirs I've read so far this year...
I just found your channel through this video. I don’t know how I spent my last year of watching book-tube without finding you. Just wanted to say I appreciate your candor and have been binge watching for the last 24 hours
Allie Brosh has release a second book! I haven't read it yet so can't say if there's an r-slur, but I saw an interview with her about writing it and they got her mum on to talk too, and it ended up being this conversation primarily between Allie and her mum about comics in the books and her childhood. It was both interesting and cute.
When Sea of Tranquility beat out How High We Go in The Dark for best sci-fi last year I just about gave up on goodreads awards. SoT was thematically a mess and just didn't make sense and HHWGITD was so moving and so good, I really reccomend you read it. It's a pandemic novel (though not Covid but the comparisons are there) but also parenthood and death.
That Tiffany Haddish book sounds goddamn disturbing, not just because I’m disabled myself, but also because…just…what the fuck?! Ending the video on the Allie Brosh review and the parenting interlude was a good pick-me-up, though, so thanks for that.
I loved Hyperbole and a Half and got the book when it first came out (still a fixture on my coffee table) along with Sharky Malarkey for when I need a smile. In the original comics, Allie was always apologizing for the poor quality of the images she made, but seriously, she gave those stick figures more of an emotional range than the CGI nonsense in the newest Lion King.
looveee your eye makeup omg😍😍 the problem of popularity with the goodreads awards definitely comes out most with the non fiction/memoir type categories especially bc no one reads all of them so people just vote for the famous person they know even if it doesn't really fit the category
i am so so glad you thought Allie Brosh’s book was funny (even though the r slur is unfortunately present) because i legit think she is one of the funniest people on the planet and i would read her blog growing up and her talking about mental health was so beneficial for me to read at that age. she wrote a second book that i preordered because i was just so thrilled she re-emerged and it was equally hilarious and had me laughing so hard i was crying but also had me absolutely sobbing at one point when she shared something incredibly poignant and heartbreaking about her life it is my strongest parasocial relationship, i just want the best for her so bad lmao
The Jenny Lawson book sounds funny, I'm definitely going to read it! 😁 Also the Last Black Unicorn sounds awful, I can't believe someone with a conscious can read that part of the book and say 'yup totally 5 stars!' I can only assume they thought it was a girl boss moment or the fact that she's a minority gives her the right to say awful things about other people even if they too have probably faced a lot of discrimination.
This video was amazing as always but a little note for the future: coming from an autistic person, I’d recommend refraining from saying phrases like “my son has autism” since it adds to the stigma that asd is a disease, it’s better to say “my son is autistic”. Thank you for the great content
“A studio with cheese?” “HEHEHE YEAHH” you’re right, your kid is the true joke. I giggled so hard as their introduction. Thank you also for reviewing these books. I’ve been genuinely curious about how good or bad some of these are so thank you again 😂
I hated Yes Please, it felt like it was written by a name-dropping squirrel that drank a few too many energy drinks. The second Hyperbole and a Half book made me sob. It’s so good.
@@ReadswithRachel😂 my son is autistic and repeats phrases that need to be translated. “You’re my little polar bear cub” currently means “more brinner, mother.”
Your makeup is so beautiful! Also, all these seem to be memoir by comedian, which I wouldn't say is the same as humour? When I think of humour I think of PTerry (GNU) or PG Woodhouse etc. I don't get the impression many people write actual humour these days. The closest thing I can think of that was recently published that I would class as humour are the Thursday Murder Club books by Richard Osman.
The second a humor book does that platitude thing, I feel so bad about myself so I'm afraid to read social media figures' memoirs. The cover of Dear Girls looks like a people magazine. That is the coolest book cover I've seen a while. I'm gonna read it.
YES Huda F Are You is so good!!! I was thrilled it got nominated but really wish it had won I've seen like a couple old sketches from Amy Schumer way back, and I liked those (the That's What Makes You Beautiful parody was pretty good) but ever since .......nope I'm so sorry you had to suffer so much 😭 some of these sound truly awful your makeup is gorgeous btw!!
I like how half of these are autobiographical? Memoir? And not like- a comedy book but a book written by a comedian. Not saying that books MUST be non fiction to be in the category but it’s wild to me that it’s ‘rich actor wrote a book. Laugh.’
I didn't know you all were doing this, great idea for a retrospective. Though you getting humor makes me sad because I know several winners here that weren't actually funny. At least some of them made you laugh (not enough, but some).
I’d have to look at it again, what I remember with Nathan was that his girlfriend (now wife, I think) was someone who was almost aborted and that led to them having an unusual relationship to the whole thing
Love your chart explaining what is and isn't funny! I don't know why people still think ableism makes good humor. I also think you're absolutely right that the books that win are often not funny but are good in their own right and were really only picked because of the author/s. I couldn't get through The Last Black Unicorn once it got to the part about Rosco. It was absolutely horrifying. I enjoyed Lauren Graham's book when I read it. I loved Gilmore Girls but refuse to revisit it because I have a feeling it wouldn't hold up. Your public service (reading The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo) is much appreciated. I cringe whenever she opens her mouth. I think the episode of Always Sunny where Dee gets her "big break" in standup, which is pretty much making fun of Amy Schumer's "comedy," sums up why she isn't funny.
I used to love Tiffany Haddish but like the more I find out about her I'm just convinced her childhood messed her up and she just thinks a lot of things she experiences and do are normal or funny little anecdotes to tell everyone. Like, I'm not even defending her behavior or saying this as an excuse. I genuinely think something isn't clicking in her mind that her idea of normal isn't normal at all. It's fucked up. It's really disturbing.
Awww, Broken by Jenny Lawson is one of my therapist's favorite books! She's been trying to get me to read it for months (I actually have it but didn't get very far yet) and this review convinced me to finally go for it ❤️ though I might get the audio version because that sounds extra hilarious!
That Tiffany Haddish book sounds so disturbing... how the hell did that win the 'humor' category? Goodreads get your shit together! Also I liked Mindy quite a lot until the content of the Velma show came out... it mocks the #MeToo movement which was absolutely awful... hated that a lot. Also you ARE extremely funny, ever since I found your channel this year I've been sharing your videos with my friends! Especially SJM book videos because I know plenty of people who are interested in reading but I have to be like "No dear please value yourself more" because they're all good writers 😩
about kaling ; with the lee pace situation being trending on tiktok (at least my fyp) i really don't find the "i love to kiss my coworker 🤪" very funny
read allie brosh's newer book!!! it's soooo good, even better than hyperbole and a half, though it's also big on grief so be prepared. i loved it so deeply.
I looked up Tiffany Haddish when you started to talk about her and OH BOY I really wish I hadn’t. You know blissful ignorance would have been the better option when someone supporting a totalitarian dictator is nowhere near the worst thing about them.
That sounds miserable! Even looking at the Goodreads Awards each year, it's ridiculous. No one has time to read all those noms. Of course people are just going to vote for the author name they recognize or the book that got a lot of press!
idk if others have mentioned this already but quinta brunson has actually written a memoir! it’s called “she memes well” and it’s one of the better celebrity / comedian memoirs out there!
That Mindy Kaling praise makes me think that you haven't seen the recent drama with her or what she's been doing. She's been up in some stuff. Lot of sexual harassment and assault those scenes in the book where she's making out with people a lot of them weren't consensual.
yeah she also mocked the me too movement on the velma show, liked jk r*wling’s transphobic rant and has been criticized for writing self hating brown women and a lot of internalized racism. she just does not sound like a good person all around
@@ReadswithRachel Yeah, she was against #metoo and also liked JKR's transphobic rants. Edit: And sexually assaulted people then bragged on it. There's a LOT.
There's so many different types of comedy - written, stand-up, scripted tv/movies, casual/everyday, etc. - and absolutely no guarantee that being good at one form of comedy is going to translate into being good in any other form of comedy. Like, I know I can be funny in a conversational setting, but putting me up on a stage to do stand-up would only lead to a positive outcome if your actual goal had been to see me hyperventilate and pass out in a puddle of my own pee. I often feel like that's the equivalent of what we're seeing when presented with a comedian or comic actor's book. Jenny and Allie, on the other hand, really are masters at the kind of comedy that lends itself to being published in book form (or as an online blog, which is where I was first introduced to their stuff).
PLEASE READ!
Hi, thank you to everyone who let me know about Mindy Kaling. I had no idea about all of the sexual harassment and a shit ton of other incidents of awful behavior by her. I’m shocked by what I found out and disgusted by it all. I’ll be doing an authors behaving badly on her. Thanks everyone for letting me know!
Also apparently Meryl Streep is also a shit human. She supported Harvey Weinstein??? Bitch what???
Wait what? I know people were mad and Mindy for the Scooby Doo show but didn’t know about all that!!!
I didn’t even know about Meryl 😭
Yep, she retweeted a JK Rowling tweet about being fine with people not liking her bc she has a lot of money. Plus the ableism, transphobia, and showing "tastefully covered by hair and soap" underage teenager of the Velma show. I remember people hated a Holocaust antisemitic joke in Never Have I ever (directed by Mc toward the love interest).
Kudos to you for being able to admit when you were in the wrong, thats hard to do publicly! For those of you not aware, yeah mindy kaling has a lot of transphobia, specifically antiblack racism and general shitty behavior.
Wow!! Didn’t know any of this. Thanks for pinning this comment
Tiffany Hadish keeps telling us in her own words and actions, that she really isnt a good person.
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This is why I have stopped even looking at awards when buying books... I just read the blurb, read reviews from average readers and hope for the best. But awards feel meaningless at this point with how inaccurate they are and how many of them are paid for.
When I was first trying to branch out into new genres, I used awards lists as a way of helping decide what to buy. Worst decision I could have made. I don't think I necessarily hated *every* choice that I made this way, but the results were certainly skewed that way.
@@ArcticWolfe84 couldn't have said it better myself. Not to say that all books with awards are bad - pretty much every single one of my favourite books have won awards - but I feel like buying something just because a panel (that, again, was probably paid off) says so is the wrong way to do it
I have had good luck with some winners of the Man Booker Prize but that's all.
This was so funny. 😂
It almost makes up for all the bad books I had to read.
One of the absolute worst books I’ve ever read won a Bram Stoker. Over a much better book.
Thank you for calling out the horrible ableism in the last black unicorn, genuinely- what the fuck??? Thats insanely messed up, i really hope that guy is okay and found a partner who actually likes him. Able bodied people so often see us as charity cases and fail to see us as complete human beings, i appreciate that you recognized the horrible treatment of 'Roscoe' and talked about it.
the Tiffany Haddish summary has me screaming in horror, that is so disturbing. you are definitely right on that there are plenty of books that are fine, but that shouldn't have won the categories they're in. also -- you are definitely funny. glad i found you through this project so i can follow! "jesus was my hot sauce" had my dying.
FIRST OF ALL THE EYE MAKEUP!?!?!? Stunning. Iconic. Beautiful. Gorgeous.
Second of all- “Idk if you speak cat but she said bitch you’re not funny” 💀💀💀💀 LMFAOOO
I had to pause the video, back it up, then show my teenager the “I don’t know if you speak Cat…” part.
We both were dying.
Probably because we talk to our cat all the time, lmao.
@@Annie_Annie__ hahahaha it was comedy
Definitely would love to hear your views on the allegations made towards Mindy Kaling of non-consensual kissing, internalized racism showing through her writing, and like... all of the new Velma show. Maybe not really a case of "authors behaving badly" but definitely at least a case of "authors behaving weirdly"? I just really enjoy hearing your takes and explanations of media stuff, it helps me understand better
Someone else brought up this stuff in comments and I was shocked to hear all of it. I think she qualifies now for an authors behaving badly.
the moment with your son was very cute, but also glad you're careful about maintaining his privacy ! the internet can be such creeps towards children
Allie Brosh's comic talking about her experience with depression really resonated with me way back in the day, and I often think about my own 'piece of corn' during bad days. I'd recommend checking it out if it wasn't included in the book!
This was the second example I assumed actually made her laugh, with Jenny Lawson being the first.
THE PIECE OF CORN!!!! Laying there!!!! Shriveled!!!!
Her original blog was great. I am forever thinking about her adulting trophy
I brought her book to the hospital with me when I was in labor with my son to make me laugh
Didn't think I'd ever comment on this channel, but I want this put out there. Recently you have been pumping out videos like clockwork, and I'm just here to say: I really appreciate it. These videos are funny, and genuinely just fun. Try not to burn out lol
Doing my best not to 🫠😭😂
How your face looks when Amy Schumer is talking is exactly what my face does. I do not understand howwww she's so popular. Whhhyyyyy
All of Jenny Lawson's books have made me laugh out loud which never happens. Oh, Allie Brosh,too.
I’m so glad I’m not alone. I don’t get her at all.
Also, I think Huda F Are You was in graffic novels, but it was going against Heartstopper and especially with the new Netflix Show, there was no chance of anything else winning lol (Although, I suppose this brings up the same problem of there not being enough Goodreads Choice Categories and then how things are chosen, or not, to be in each category. Like how there's no category for historical romance, and how none are ever chosen to be in the "normal" romance category either. 🤷🏽♀️)
I've heard historical romance is never nominated bc its published in mass market paperbacks which is a format that doesn't qualify(??) to be nominated :( which is a stupid rule tbh
"Jesus was my hot sauce" laughed out loud in the food court, I need that on a shirt
Thanks for the video before work!
Thanks for watching!
Came here to say the same thing lmao. Super relatable too, because I was raised Catholic but now I'm Agnostic >.>
I appreciate that disclaimer at the beginning because I was so confused to see 3 videos in my subscriptions discussing Goodreads lol I was like what’s going on 😮
My vote is on the Jenny Lawson one being actually funny because her book “furiously happy” made me cackle at some parts
Nailed it 💅🏻
You know me too well 😂
@@ReadswithRachel 🥰🥰😘
Jenny Lawson I definitely think (and also approve.)
Just thinking of the story that goes along w/ the cover of “furiously happy”makes me laugh out loud. The dead arm. The swan. The photo shoot. That book is hilarious
I am only to the part where you are describing your experience with Tiffany Haddish's book, but I have to say thank you for calling a spade, a spade. I am disabled myself and DNF'd the book years ago at the exact same spot, and nearly every time I have brought it up since, folks are either surprised to hear my "viewpoint" or argue with me that I just "don't understand her humor." 💀 again, thank you.
I wish there was a category for just celebrities, like separate from Memoir & Biography or Humor (where a lot of them get shoved based on being comedians and not because the books were funny).
That jump scare from Mitch McConnell woke me up from my post lunch haze 🥴
A former coworker was shocked that I didn’t watch Tiffany Haddishs stand up and I’ve never read her book either. I feel like my response applies tho.
I always found myself being shocked by what she said or feeling sorry for her, but I never remember laughing.
I'm going to have to check out the Jenny Lawson book. I hope that the Hyperbole and a Half book had the cake story in it, because that is just incredibly funny.
THE GOD OF CAKE!!!! THAT SHIT WAS HILARIOUS!
Hyperbole and a Half is definitely the funniest thing sadly this one doesn't have the fish story in it.
that makeup looks too good to be just 'slapped on', you have some serious skill. i could never
I've been following Nathan Pyle for a very long time and saw the whole controversy in real time. He has stated that he supports everyone's right to make their own choices regarding abortion. It's only that he and his wife agreed that they wouldn't do that. People just blew it out of proportion.
I've never understood people having an issue with couples being personally against abortion + legally for abortion. Seems absured to care about a couples personal life that way
Not only that, that is literally the point of pro-choice. You have the choice to do it, but you also have the choice not to do it. Otherwise you would be pro-abortion instead of pro-choice.
Yeah I agree with y’all. But if they were supporting March for life, which is what I thought happened? That’s too far for me because that affects policy. But being personally not for abortion for yourself? Makes total sense to me.
@@ReadswithRachel this is how I feel. Also, if you’re a public figure and you make a point to come out and say “I BELIEVE ________” you are doing so with the intention to sway people into following you.
I'd be interested to know if amy of the celebs write their books, I know Tiffany Haddish had a ghostwriter but I assume most celeb stuff is ghostwritten?
The Mindy Kaling stuff about intimate scenes is gross and at least verging on harassment, imo. It reminded me of that story she told about "improvising" kissing Lee Pace on The Mindy Show, him looking a bit surprised, and then ordering the other writers/producers to not say anything about it being improvised or they'd be fired, like ewwwww...
Yeah it’s highly likely that Lee Pace bit was exaggerated to be funny, but ma’am sexually assaulted co-workers and then using your power to threaten your employees isn’t funny. It’s never been funny, tho yes there was a time when no one would have batted an eye and would have laughed and thought nothing was wrong, but doesn’t mean it hasn’t always been wrong.
I love keeping track of my reading on Goodreads, but most of the recommendation-stuff feels like an advertisement or popularity contest, like Rachel said. Great video!!
if I may!! the StoryGraph is an excellent alternative to Goodreads! amazon free and all :)
Jenny Lawson´s books really helped me out of tight spots again and again. Her first book had me in tears at the story of the "magical" squirrel her father brought home one night. I tried reading the passage to a friend and failed because we broke out in laughter over and over. Her stories felt so close to home, concerning medical and mental problems that I always pick the three books up from time to time. Her first one will always be my favourite but I love the following two as well.i
Ohhhhh Tiffany Haddish lol I was on a long road trip and I had this audiobook on. I listened to it because I had nothing else downloaded but yeah it was rough from start to finish
My favorite Hyperbole and a Half cartoon is about Kenny Loggins Ruining Christmas. I remember following her blog years and years ago before her book came out and dying at that
oh my god. the roscoe story from tiffany haddish is horrific. i have an immediate family member who was born with only one arm and i’ve seen the disgusting ableist shit she’s had to put up with dating as a disabled teenager. if anyone ever did to her what tiffany haddish did to roscoe i would make them wish they’d never been born. just hearing you recount that story literally made me feel sick to my stomach. how did she (and her editors and the publisher??) think that was a funny story??
on a lighter note, your makeup looks gorgeous! and i think you’re hilarious! 💕
I love your eyeshadow! I can't remember the last time I was interested in a Goodreads award winner.
allie brosh is my hero. she was kind of my on-ramp to real structured humor as a kid, and when she went radio silent around 2013 i was kind of confused and a little hurt? (parasociality will Get You when you’re in middle school, yowza.) felt like a tool when her second book arrived on my doorstep as a 21-year-old and i found out what had been happening to her through all that time. she’s got all my respect and love, and i hope she keeps powering through.
What a humorous review of the last 10 years of Goodreads Humor books. Awesome Collaboration 👏
Thank you! 😄
I love Hyperbole and a Half. The first time I read it I cried laughing. My husband came in from the other room to check on me. The parts about depression are so meaningful to me
Quinta Brunson does have a memoir "She Memes Well" highly recommend :)
The little giggle followed by a crash and you screaming no took me tf out omg
The kid disruption was too REAL. 🤣❤️
I can totally relate to that hot sauce thing because my grandmother was and still is like that. If she finds out you like one thing, she'll decide to make it your entire personality. There was a phase of my childhood where my entire room was decked out in horse stuff. I had a horse calendar, horse books, toy horses, horse figurines, clothes with horses on them, a "How to Draw Horses" book, photos of horses, and why? I wasn't even that obsessively into horses. She saw me with a vintage Breyer horse I got from my other grandma, asked me if I like horses, and I said yes because I'm an animal lover and I like most animals, and she decided this meant my favorite animal was horses. Dogs are my favorite animal. Horses ain't even in my top ten.
The Hyperbole and a Half story about the year Kenny Loggins ruined Christmas absolutely slays me every time I read it. Allie Brosh is a gift is2g
This was probably funnier than most of the books
God that’s depressing for the state of the goodreads choice awards
I remember adoring the Hyperbole and a Half blog, so I don't know why I never picked up her book (and apparently she published a second in 2020). I'm going out today so maybe I'll try to find them!
Current me is embarrassed by past me of my rating of Tiffany's Haddish books. I was way more complacent back then, than I am now.
You’re son is adorable!! I love seeing you parent, I can see the joy you get from it in your face, and it’s heartwarming!!!!
I picked up Jenny Lawson's book because you talked about it in this video, and I have no regrets! It made me feel so much better. The stress of job hunting was getting to me a bit, and listening Jenny Lawson talk about losing one shoe, and everything else was really nice. She was also very heartfelt and sincere, which was nice. She seems like a very cool person! Thanks for the rec. I have Allie Brosh's book on hold in the library, and I am looking forward to it a lot. Also, you are very funny, as everyone have already pointed out. At least your video always makes me laugh...I mean, yeah, I'm a new subscriber, but I think that just goes to prove that I am unbias when I say that because I am still getting to know your sense of humor which mean my laughs are all genuine...sorry....I feel like I am rambling....I'll just end my comment here...
I’m so glad you liked Jenny’s book! I hope Hyperbole makes you laugh as much as I laughed
The way I was ready to throw punches about Hyperbole and a Half lmfao.
I found the blog at such a pivotal time in my life. I'm now diagnosed AuDHD and re-read the books (and blog) regularly. I also reference the Alot a lot. They always cheer me up.
I love love love Hyperbole and a Half. I discovered her when the comic first came out in her website, and I still laugh until I can’t breathe at her stories about her dogs. The things she says about depression are also super relatable.
YES ALLIE BROSH 🤩
I completely agree about the R slur but, outside of that, her books (she wrote another one called Solutions And Other Problems) have me cackling every time I read them.
And I just ordered Jenny Lawson's book - I need something light after all the heavy memoirs I've read so far this year...
I just found your channel through this video. I don’t know how I spent my last year of watching book-tube without finding you. Just wanted to say I appreciate your candor and have been binge watching for the last 24 hours
I think I found the missing jokes... In your video! Lol, this was great Rachel. LOVE the makeup look! I'm so glad you joined us for this.
Rachel: I'm not funny
Also Rachel: *compares herself with Kevin from Up*
I was in fucking tears
The slow fade of Mitch made me spit my coffee onto my computer, magic.
The parenting interlude was so cute!!!🥰
One of my favorite books of all time is Hyperbole and a Half😂❤
Allie Brosh has release a second book! I haven't read it yet so can't say if there's an r-slur, but I saw an interview with her about writing it and they got her mum on to talk too, and it ended up being this conversation primarily between Allie and her mum about comics in the books and her childhood. It was both interesting and cute.
The makeup looks great, Kevin should be quaking.
When Sea of Tranquility beat out How High We Go in The Dark for best sci-fi last year I just about gave up on goodreads awards. SoT was thematically a mess and just didn't make sense and HHWGITD was so moving and so good, I really reccomend you read it. It's a pandemic novel (though not Covid but the comparisons are there) but also parenthood and death.
Hyperbole and a Half helped me get through a pretty dark time back in 2014. Still one of my favs!
That Tiffany Haddish book sounds goddamn disturbing, not just because I’m disabled myself, but also because…just…what the fuck?! Ending the video on the Allie Brosh review and the parenting interlude was a good pick-me-up, though, so thanks for that.
I loved your list of what was funny and what wasn't. I love this series and I am glad you took part!
Glad you enjoyed it!
oh my god I'm late here but I just want to say, your eye makeup is STUNNING in this video. What a look!!!
I loved Hyperbole and a Half and got the book when it first came out (still a fixture on my coffee table) along with Sharky Malarkey for when I need a smile. In the original comics, Allie was always apologizing for the poor quality of the images she made, but seriously, she gave those stick figures more of an emotional range than the CGI nonsense in the newest Lion King.
wow that tiffany haddish part had my jaw on the floor
Just started watching and OMG YOUR MAKEUP IS SO GORGEOUS 🤩✨
Thank you so much!!
looveee your eye makeup omg😍😍 the problem of popularity with the goodreads awards definitely comes out most with the non fiction/memoir type categories especially bc no one reads all of them so people just vote for the famous person they know even if it doesn't really fit the category
i am so so glad you thought Allie Brosh’s book was funny (even though the r slur is unfortunately present) because i legit think she is one of the funniest people on the planet and i would read her blog growing up and her talking about mental health was so beneficial for me to read at that age.
she wrote a second book that i preordered because i was just so thrilled she re-emerged and it was equally hilarious and had me laughing so hard i was crying but also had me absolutely sobbing at one point when she shared something incredibly poignant and heartbreaking about her life
it is my strongest parasocial relationship, i just want the best for her so bad lmao
The Jenny Lawson book sounds funny, I'm definitely going to read it! 😁
Also the Last Black Unicorn sounds awful, I can't believe someone with a conscious can read that part of the book and say 'yup totally 5 stars!' I can only assume they thought it was a girl boss moment or the fact that she's a minority gives her the right to say awful things about other people even if they too have probably faced a lot of discrimination.
I enjoyed this video. Nice to hear there are a couple of diamonds in the rough. I’ll check them out.
I saw your video and Jess's and I was excited hoping it was a project of all categories and now I have so many videos and new booktuber to watch!
This video was amazing as always but a little note for the future: coming from an autistic person, I’d recommend refraining from saying phrases like “my son has autism” since it adds to the stigma that asd is a disease, it’s better to say “my son is autistic”.
Thank you for the great content
Thanks for telling me! Will remember that in the future
I read three CassClaire books in a row and had to stop. I absolutely can not.
“A studio with cheese?” “HEHEHE YEAHH” you’re right, your kid is the true joke. I giggled so hard as their introduction. Thank you also for reviewing these books. I’ve been genuinely curious about how good or bad some of these are so thank you again 😂
Your son is adorable. it was nice seeing you have a silly loving mom moment.
You are so kind!
I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKED HYPERBOLE AND A HALF. I LOVED this book!!
I hated Yes Please, it felt like it was written by a name-dropping squirrel that drank a few too many energy drinks.
The second Hyperbole and a Half book made me sob. It’s so good.
Your son is so silly lol that was a really wholesome moment
He says thank you
Actually he said “studio with cheese” again but I translated
@@ReadswithRachel😂 my son is autistic and repeats phrases that need to be translated. “You’re my little polar bear cub” currently means “more brinner, mother.”
Your makeup is so beautiful! Also, all these seem to be memoir by comedian, which I wouldn't say is the same as humour? When I think of humour I think of PTerry (GNU) or PG Woodhouse etc. I don't get the impression many people write actual humour these days. The closest thing I can think of that was recently published that I would class as humour are the Thursday Murder Club books by Richard Osman.
The second a humor book does that platitude thing, I feel so bad about myself so I'm afraid to read social media figures' memoirs. The cover of Dear Girls looks like a people magazine. That is the coolest book cover I've seen a while. I'm gonna read it.
YES Huda F Are You is so good!!! I was thrilled it got nominated but really wish it had won
I've seen like a couple old sketches from Amy Schumer way back, and I liked those (the That's What Makes You Beautiful parody was pretty good) but ever since .......nope
I'm so sorry you had to suffer so much 😭 some of these sound truly awful
your makeup is gorgeous btw!!
Thank you 🥹
I love Huda Fahmy and the fact that more people don’t read her stuff and vote for her is a crime
I like how half of these are autobiographical? Memoir? And not like- a comedy book but a book written by a comedian. Not saying that books MUST be non fiction to be in the category but it’s wild to me that it’s ‘rich actor wrote a book. Laugh.’
I didn't know you all were doing this, great idea for a retrospective. Though you getting humor makes me sad because I know several winners here that weren't actually funny. At least some of them made you laugh (not enough, but some).
And yay for loving the Allie Brosh book (Agreed with your thoughts about it).
You are funny, and I loved the baby interruption.
The ableism in The Last Black Unicorn was so bad and disgusting. 😤
Like... Who edited that garbage?
An ablist. Idk WHO but an ablist
The whole video I was sweating hoping that you liked Hyperbole and a Half and it was as good as I remembered. Love Allie Brosh!
Ooo Strange Planet? I like his comics! Eeeee and Hyperbole and a half? That one did make me laugh out loud.
I’d have to look at it again, what I remember with Nathan was that his girlfriend (now wife, I think) was someone who was almost aborted and that led to them having an unusual relationship to the whole thing
Love your chart explaining what is and isn't funny! I don't know why people still think ableism makes good humor. I also think you're absolutely right that the books that win are often not funny but are good in their own right and were really only picked because of the author/s.
I couldn't get through The Last Black Unicorn once it got to the part about Rosco. It was absolutely horrifying.
I enjoyed Lauren Graham's book when I read it. I loved Gilmore Girls but refuse to revisit it because I have a feeling it wouldn't hold up.
Your public service (reading The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo) is much appreciated. I cringe whenever she opens her mouth. I think the episode of Always Sunny where Dee gets her "big break" in standup, which is pretty much making fun of Amy Schumer's "comedy," sums up why she isn't funny.
Don’t watch it again, let it live beautifully in your memories!
I used to love Tiffany Haddish but like the more I find out about her I'm just convinced her childhood messed her up and she just thinks a lot of things she experiences and do are normal or funny little anecdotes to tell everyone. Like, I'm not even defending her behavior or saying this as an excuse. I genuinely think something isn't clicking in her mind that her idea of normal isn't normal at all. It's fucked up. It's really disturbing.
Awww, Broken by Jenny Lawson is one of my therapist's favorite books! She's been trying to get me to read it for months (I actually have it but didn't get very far yet) and this review convinced me to finally go for it ❤️ though I might get the audio version because that sounds extra hilarious!
If you want a funny auto bio, I recomend Rachel Blooms in audio book form. It's my favorite plane audio book
Omg Rachel your makeup looks so good!!! 💜💙💚😫💅💫
You're the best 🥹❤️
That Tiffany Haddish book sounds so disturbing... how the hell did that win the 'humor' category? Goodreads get your shit together! Also I liked Mindy quite a lot until the content of the Velma show came out... it mocks the #MeToo movement which was absolutely awful... hated that a lot.
Also you ARE extremely funny, ever since I found your channel this year I've been sharing your videos with my friends! Especially SJM book videos because I know plenty of people who are interested in reading but I have to be like "No dear please value yourself more" because they're all good writers 😩
okay but kevin or not, your makeup is fantastic. Jenny Lawson was my favorite most of the years she was nominated.
When I was in inpatient care for mental health issues, my sister brought me Hyperbole and a Half to read while I was there and it did help me
about kaling ; with the lee pace situation being trending on tiktok (at least my fyp) i really don't find the "i love to kiss my coworker 🤪" very funny
I had no clue about this until someone else commented and I’m appalled
read allie brosh's newer book!!! it's soooo good, even better than hyperbole and a half, though it's also big on grief so be prepared. i loved it so deeply.
I looked up Tiffany Haddish when you started to talk about her and OH BOY I really wish I hadn’t. You know blissful ignorance would have been the better option when someone supporting a totalitarian dictator is nowhere near the worst thing about them.
Your makeup is always so dope! Thanks for another great video❤.
That sounds miserable! Even looking at the Goodreads Awards each year, it's ridiculous. No one has time to read all those noms. Of course people are just going to vote for the author name they recognize or the book that got a lot of press!
idk if others have mentioned this already but quinta brunson has actually written a memoir! it’s called “she memes well” and it’s one of the better celebrity / comedian memoirs out there!
That Mindy Kaling praise makes me think that you haven't seen the recent drama with her or what she's been doing. She's been up in some stuff. Lot of sexual harassment and assault those scenes in the book where she's making out with people a lot of them weren't consensual.
yeah she also mocked the me too movement on the velma show, liked jk r*wling’s transphobic rant and has been criticized for writing self hating brown women and a lot of internalized racism. she just does not sound like a good person all around
@@justjay6388 She's not and I hope more people comment to tell this person about it.
Yeah several commenters brought this up. I had no idea. I’m appalled by her behavior and I’ll probably do an author behaving badly on her.
@@ReadswithRachel Yeah, she was against #metoo and also liked JKR's transphobic rants.
Edit: And sexually assaulted people then bragged on it.
There's a LOT.
There's so many different types of comedy - written, stand-up, scripted tv/movies, casual/everyday, etc. - and absolutely no guarantee that being good at one form of comedy is going to translate into being good in any other form of comedy. Like, I know I can be funny in a conversational setting, but putting me up on a stage to do stand-up would only lead to a positive outcome if your actual goal had been to see me hyperventilate and pass out in a puddle of my own pee. I often feel like that's the equivalent of what we're seeing when presented with a comedian or comic actor's book.
Jenny and Allie, on the other hand, really are masters at the kind of comedy that lends itself to being published in book form (or as an online blog, which is where I was first introduced to their stuff).
Jenny Lawson's other books are also fucking hysterical
Also today's makeup is killer
"Jesus was my hot sauce" killed me!! I also grew up in fundie land so... oh man, that was beautiful ha ha!!
god i love allie brosh, she’s just hilarious. her new book is so great too.