

In recent years, there‘s no show I‘ve been more obsessed with than “Joe Pera Talks with You.” I‘m mentioning this because I subscribe to Jo Firestone‘s newsletter; she plays Sarah. Sometimes, she lets her friends (and fellow comedians) take over her newsletter for her. One such installment was written by Aparna Nancherla. In it, she mentions her forthcoming book. This one. I can‘t say I recommend the book as much as the show but…it was okay. 👇🏻
However, I caught myself zoning out and feeling bored at least half the time. There‘s a piece early on that she admits her editor “wanted her to cut.” She should have listened! 🙈 Her writing in the second half of the book struck me as a lot stronger. 1w