Sarah Thyre

Sarah Thyre is officially one of my favorite people. The book was at times laugh out loud funny, and often so much so that you can't believe it is real. How refreshing to read a memoir about growing up that I can actually relate to...something decidely "imperfect" but not so much so that it turns you into a serial killer or a hermit. Awesome, awesome, awesome.

I wasn't too sure about this when I started the book, but by about 50 pages in, I was hooked. Certainly not an angelic childhood, but then again, whose was? Thyre tries her whole youth to be better than her family - or at least to appear to be in higher society than she really is. The stories are funny (occasionally laugh out loud funny) and a bit absurd, at least to me and my Northern upbringing....an enjoyable read.

This would be OK for mature youth - lots of sexual stuff going on. Probably show more best as an adult read. show less

This book was nothing special, in my humble opinion. Thyre's life was just as eccentric (maybe even less so) as her genre-equivalents -- except she isn't that great of a story teller.

Of course, there were funny moments and relatable moments but I wasn't as interested in this book as I usually am. Maybe I'm just getting burned out on stories of now-middle-aged women from quirky, eccentric, poor, religious, semi-abusive homes.

The book is blurbed all by people she knows personally, so I take show more their opinions with a grain of salt. After all, we all think our friends are hilarious (or would have hurt feelings if we told them otherwise).

The most interesting thing I learned about Sarah Thyre is that she's been married to Andy Richter for over 17 years. And, I learned that via a late night google session, not from the book.

Mildly interesting read, at best. If you're looking for books of this type, I have many recommendations of better ones. show less

The author took a difficult childhood and made the best of it....I laughed out loud reading this! Serious subject matter at times, but overall humorous.