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Dear Girls by Ali Wong

Form Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher via Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. They give me no money, nor do they in any way influence my thoughts - those are 100% my own for better or worse. Ali Wong is a stand-up comedian, actress, writer and producer. She is so incredibly funny that I knew as soon as I saw it on Net Galley, I just had to read this book. Baby Cobra is one of the funniest stand-up specials I've ever seen (It's like Eddie Murphy's Raw levels of funny - I laugh cried more than once. And sometimes just cried cuz the entire notion of pregnancy/childbirth horrifies me that much). This book is more than just incredibly funny, though (although it definitely is laugh out loud funny). It is also sweet, and honest, and occasionally brutal. In short, it's all the things that Wong's fans love about her. Written as a series of letters to her two young daughters, Dear Girls covers the way their parents met (as well ...

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters is the story of Nancy Astley, and the trials and tribulations she must face on the journey to self discovery and finding (not to mention holding on to) love as a young lesbian living in Victorian-era England. We follow her through a string of life experiences both good and bad, as well as a string of lovers both good and bad. Life at that time couldn't have been terribly easy to begin with, but being a "masher" (Victorian slang for a male impersonator), a "tom" (a boyish-dressing lesbian), and at one point a "renter" (prostitute), Nan didn't have much chance to have anything easy. I have no earthly idea why I hadn't read this book until now. I've been aware of its existence for many years. I knew it was hugely popular, and I knew that it had spawned a television mini-series (which I've also never seen - sad face). I just never got around to it - kind of like Anna Karenina which I only rece...