Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

by Amy Schumer

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This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.


This is my first time listening to a memoir/autobiography and it certainly won't be my last! From now on, I'll only go the audio route for these genres. Having the author narrate their own story is brilliant as such is the case with Amy Schumer. I had only heard of Amy when I saw the trailer for Trainwreck. I had no idea she was a comedian until I listened to her book. I could totally see why she was a comedian. She had me laughing at anything she was saying.

Her story brought me to tears. Amy has gone through so much in her life! My heart broke for her on numerous occasions and I wish I knew her so I could hug her. That's not even counting a few other hard times she went through that she only mentioned in passing. Hearing Amy narrate her story felt as if we were having a slumber party, just the two of us, while she told me what she had gone through in her life. The way she was narrating gave a sense of calm even while talking about her unpleasant times.

Amy is very relatable and I loved that about her. She has sections in her books where it's a list of various things, like things she likes, things she doesn't like, etc. A lot of the things she named were things I found I liked or disliked. A few I hadn't even considered, others had me laughing out loud, and others had me nodding my head eagerly. One of them that had me laughing was from the chapter Things That Make Me Insanely Furious: "People who say 'I eat to live. I don't live to eat.' I wish all ten plagues upon your house."

I honestly hope she writes more so I can get the audio and listen to her again.

I received the audiobook from the publisher for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.