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Seriously...I'm Kidding

by Ellen DeGeneres

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The stand-up comedian, television host, best-selling author and actress candidly discusses her personal life, her professional career and describes what it was like to become a judge on American Idol.
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Between 2 and 3 stars - I normally like Ellen but maybe this just wasn't the right medium? It wasn't really a story it mostly complete randomness. I did chuckle a few times but mostly I was glad that it was short so I could be done with it and move on. ( )
  Fatula | Oct 3, 2023 |
I've always loved watching Ellen on tv. She's so funny! This was the first book I have read by her and I loved it! It was easy to read and follow and kept my attention the whole time. She is quirky and easy to relate to.
I recommend this book to everyone who loves to laugh and if you're in a bad mood, this is the book for you.
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  SarahSnyder | Jul 18, 2023 |
By pure chance, I stumbled upon an audiobook reading of this novel by the author, Ellen DeGeneres, herself and remembered that I'd been planning to read this for quite some time. Since it was only three hours long and I was already procrastinating anyway, I decided to push studying away a little further and be entertained by Ellen in the meantime. I'm not a regular viewer of her talkshow (I wouldn't even know if it is actually broadcast anywhere here in Germany, though I'd doubt that), but I enjoy her humor, respect her opinions and have in the past been entertained by a lot of short videos of her talkshow interviews and games which have been uploaded on YouTube.

Hence, I decided to learn a little more about Ellen and listen to her memoir. And the end result is, I know absolutely nothing about her I didn't know before. The book is written in a very unique and entertaining style, and it did make me laugh out quite a number of times, but apart from its funny sections, a lot of the segments in this book appear to be just a collection of random thoughts which don't have anything constructive to contribute. Ultimately, it lacks a destination, which - according to Ellen - shouldn't be a problem in general since the path to your goal is always more important than your goal itself. I agree with that statement, but reading (or listening to) a book without any interesting information doesn't really create an enjoyable experience. The first half was still pretty solid entertainment, but the closer we got to the ending, the more and more boring did it get, to be honest. Ellen is a good entertainer, but this book really would have benefited from a clearer destination. ( )
  Councillor3004 | Sep 1, 2022 |
Laugh out loud funny. ( )
  Sunandsand | Apr 30, 2022 |
I hesitate to give this a single star or even to call it a book. Worst book ever. Humorless and stupid.I fail to see how anyone can find this worth the 5 minutes it takes to read. ( )
  swbesecker | Feb 28, 2022 |
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