Dear Girls

Hilarious. Unapologetic. Unfiltered.
Ali Wong's sense of humor is not for everybody, but her raunchy, honest, and relatable stories are right up my ali (get it? yeah. I'm not meant for stand-up comedy lol). She talks about the life of a stand-up comedian, being a female in a competitive industry, Asian culture, and the joys and struggles of being a parent.
Amidst all her jokes about eating butt and bodily fluids, she provides advice and shows us the importance of having a strong support system, and living life to the fullest.
Listening to this as an audiobook made it even better.

Having her husband's pov for the Afterword was also a nice touch.

Interesting, funny, relatable, a little TMI.

Ali has so much to say about growing into her life as a comedian and raising her girls, who the book is clearly written “to”. She is funny and witty and very real.

I love that you can feel the love Ali has for her family through the way she talks about them. That feels rare in books like this one.

This book will probably have you laughing if you can forgive the NSFW parts.

** It's a pretty short book. I listened to the audible version.

3.5 stars. I knew this was going to be funny, but I thought it would be a more genuine letter to her daughters. It was still enjoyable and very Ali Wong. I appreciated the discussion on representation in the media as your authentic and non-white self and not fitting into a stereotype.

Sidenote: I'm pretty good with raunchy topics, but even I got a little grossed out at times. I know this was the intention, but it still took me a little by surprise. This also may have been more dramatic from listening to the audiobook version.

Funny AF

I only know Ali from her movie, Always be my maybe (sadly), which I loved because it was effortlessly funny.
Only recently I watched her stand up and decided to give her audiobook a go.
Man o man was that a good decision.
From an occasional hard hitting life advise to extremely detailed and gory description of child birth, the book will leave you with fits of laughter.
Her struggle of being a working mother and her husband's selfless readiness to sacrifice his work to take care of their children is heartwarming.

Strongly recommend!

PS : Should we make it a point to listen to autobiographies only written by comedians?
Maybe.