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Tina Fey (Author)
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Publication Date: 5 Jan 2012

Once in a generation a woman comes along who changes everything. Tina Fey is not that woman, but she met that woman once and acted weird around her.

Before 30 Rock, Mean Girls and 'Sarah Palin', Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher.

She also had a dream that one day she would be a comedian on TV. She has seen both these dreams come true.

At last, Tina Fey's story can be told. From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live; from her passionately halfhearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the floor; from her one-sided college romance to her nearly fatal honeymoon - from the beginning of this paragraph to this final sentence.

Tina Fey reveals all, and proves what we've all suspected: you're no one until someone calls you bossy.

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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Sphere (5 Jan 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0751547832
  • ISBN-13: 978-0751547832
  • Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 2.1 x 19.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (71 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,078 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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A masterpiece in comedy writing...I was hooked from the first word (Sunday Telegraph )

Mightily enjoyable ... Bossypants shows that 30 Rock's voice is very much Fey's voice: pithy, smart and as ironic as being run over by an ambulance ... if she has a point to make, if she feels something deeply, she can make it funny. That's why she is a great comedian (The Times )

My love for the divine Tina Fey is river deep, mountain high ... Bossypants is as hilarious, candid and self-deprecating as fangirls like me would expect (Lauren Laverne Grazia )

Wry, clever, biting and brilliant (Daily Telegraph )

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Tina Fey is one of the world's greatest comic writers and performers. Bossy Pants is her first book.
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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Uneven, but parts are very good 19 April 2011
By Julia Flyte TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover
I'm a Tina Fey fan. If you're not, there's probably very little chance that you'll like this book, but then you're also probably not reading this review. I enjoyed Bossypants, although it surprised me because 1) it's not really an autobiography, which is what I was expecting, and 2) while it's entertaining throughout, there are very few genuine laugh out loud moments. It reads more like a series of short essays about parts of Tina's life, spliced with essays about her views on subjects like body image, breastfeeding, photoshopping and raising a daughter. Some of these diversions are thoughtful and terrific, others are pretty ho hum and just read like padding.

The early segments about her upbringing are enjoyable, but I was especially interested in Tina's stories about moving into comedy and starting up 30 Rock. She's extremely self-deprecating about her own talent, barely mentions Mean Girls and only has one passing aside to the awards that 30 Rock has won. What she does talk about it the male dominated world that is comedy ("only in comedy, by the way, does an obedient white girl from the suburbs count as diversity") and the challenges of balancing work with her personal life ("my reverie of quitting my job is inevitably interrupted by someone who needs me to get back to work"). She also avoids getting into any territory that's too personal.

Some of my favourite chapters were the ones dealing with her personal relationships. A moving salute to her father - always referred to as "Don Fey". The hilarious cruise vacation that goes horribly wrong that was her honeymoon. Her guilt about having a nanny and her indecision about whether to have another child, knowing that it would mean an end to 30 Rock and unemployment for her 200 colleagues.

In short: an uneven read, but one that Tina Fey fans will undoubtedly enjoy.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The opposite opinion of the above reviewer. 21 April 2011
By sometimeshelpfulperson
Format:Hardcover
Tina Fey is currently being feted as American Comedy's leading light (recently won The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on top of her Emmys), and those of us who love 30 Rock and her work on SNL will probably agree with that.
This book will delight people who enjoy Fey's sketches. You will find a wit that ranges from the best putdowns I have ever heard - aimed at those internet detractors she has decided are worth knocking out of the park, to beautiful social comedy in the tales of her high school and college years, and this woman is not afraid of lowbrow - she just makes it funny. Funnier than almost anyone else I can think of.

For me Bossypants is at its strongest when Fey is writing comedy, and only occasionally goes into fans-only territory when we have more of a celebrity memoir. Her opinions on things like working motherhood are of interest to people who want to know more about her, but they are less often funny. But this is a very small part of the book.

I reckoned that 80%+ of this book was *exceptionally* good, I found myself surprised that her comic writing is at least as funny as her sketch and screenwriting. It reminded me a little of reading Steve Martin - you are shocked that they are as good on a page as on stage or screen.

a Feythusiast.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Fey-ning interest 28 April 2011
By Noel TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I usually ignore celebrity's books, mostly because the celebrity in question is someone unsuited to writing and is known for something else entirely. The only exceptions I can think of are Steve Martin and Woody Allen who have both written funny, clever books and Tina Fey follows this tradition by being an accomplished comedy writer and performer. Plus I'm a big fan of 30 Rock and have enjoyed her recent rise to fame through her impersonation of Sarah Palin and film roles like "Date Night" and "Baby Mama". So I had to pick up her book when it came out recently as I thought the essays would be hysterical and clever, and some of them were, but the memoir parts were less interesting.

What I realised when reading "Bossypants" was that I'm not actually that interested in Tina Fey. Sure I wanted to read about her work, but her personal life? It's not that interesting. Besides a horrific incident involving a stranger and a knife when she was a child (an incident she refuses to elaborate upon), she had a normal childhood and her struggles in adolescence and young adulthood mirror her character Liz Lemon's very closely. She basically is Liz Lemon. Except now Tina Fey is a lot more balanced and has a family she adores.

Her honeymoon, her daughter, her parents, her in-laws, random thoughts on motherhood and womanhood - they were ok, but to be honest I was bored. Maybe that has something to do with me being a dude. Maybe not. The book is sharply written but lacks the content to hold my attention, and while Fey can tell a story well, the characters in the stories never seem real, they only contain one well defined character - Fey herself.

The interesting parts in the book were what I expected - behind the scenes at 30 Rock and the Sarah Palin blitz. The interesting thing about the 30 Rock section was that it focused mostly on the writers, most of whom I'd never heard of, but Fey highlights her writing staff and puts forward their best contributions to the show. Some very funny stuff was showcased. Also we get a Photostat copy of Seth Myers' original script from the first Sarah Palin/Hillary Clinton parody.

There were some definite highlights in the book but overall you'd have to be a rabid fan to like everything in the book. For the more casual fan like me, I'd say skip to the 30 Rock/Sarah Palin sections for an interesting read as the rest doesn't hold up to the same interest level.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Tina Fey is brilliant
Bossypants is a highly enjoyable book that I enjoyed from the first page to the last, it made me snort out load on the tube many times and her writing style really shines through... Read more
Published 2 days ago by R. Goulding
3.0 out of 5 stars Its Okay
I really enjoyed the first part of the book where Tina discussed her childhood and everything leading up to SNL. Read more
Published 8 days ago by Jennifer Selba
3.0 out of 5 stars Not Great
Bought this for my wife who loves Tina Fey the comedian and actress but found the book to be full of a lot of unecessary information.
Published 12 days ago by GMul
5.0 out of 5 stars Even a man can love it
I'm a fan of most of Tina Fey's work, and Bossypants didn't disappoint. The book is quite funny, but it also tells the story of her life and career in a way that I really enjoyed. Read more
Published 21 days ago by David Rand
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting view of early life and improv
I quite enjoyed this book, being a fan of 30 Rock, and would recommend it to anyone who has an interest in Tina Fey's work. Read more
Published 27 days ago by Stephen Cross
5.0 out of 5 stars Best. Book. EVER.
Bossypants is the funniest book you will ever read. I've read it about ten times now and I laugh out loud every single time.
Published 27 days ago by Overloaded
2.0 out of 5 stars Looove Tina.....but only on screen
Only one chapter is this book is really worth reading. It is the one in which she describes her honeymoon. It is hilarious. The rest of the book not so. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Johanna
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious
Hilarious collection of essays. Makes a great read for airports, trains and waiting rooms, especially if you like the sarcasm from SNL.
Published 1 month ago by amoxihexal
4.0 out of 5 stars Just what I needed
I had just started reading Bossypants when my first Kindle was stolen from my room in Cardiff 's poshest hotel. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lois Grayson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book if you like Tina
Witty, clever and entertaining, it's a great holiday read. If you like Tina Fey and her writing style it's perfect.
Published 1 month ago by Lauren
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