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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 ...

The Witches Are Coming by Lindy West

I love this cover. So faaaaahry. I hope they keep it!   Form Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review via Net Galley. They give me no money, nor do they in any way influence my thoughts. Those are 100% my own for better or worse.  Non-Form Disclaimer: I am still struggling to find the format I like most for this blog and my reviews, so sorry everything keeps changing. I'll settle on something someday, promise. Here is the feminist-ass publisher's description: THIS IS A WITCH HUNT. WE'RE WITCHES, AND WE'RE HUNTING YOU. From the moment powerful men started falling to the #MeToo movement, the lamentations began: this is feminism gone too far, this is injustice, this is a witch hunt. In The Witches Are Coming , firebrand author of the New York Times bestselling memoir and now critically acclaimed Hulu TV series Shrill , Lindy West, turns that refrain on its head. You think this is a witch hunt?...