Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life (Unabridged)
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4.2 • 609 Ratings
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Publisher Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Heartfelt and hilarious essays from the Emmy and Golden Globe Award–winning actress, star of the Netflix original series Beef, and two-time member of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of the Year list
“A collection of letters to her baby girls that are barn-burning reflections on being a working mom, marriage, sex, and more. If you’ve ever wanted to have Ali Wong’s signature voice in your head for 200-plus pages, now’s your chance.”—Glamour
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, Variety, Chicago Tribune, Glamour, New York
In her hit Netflix comedy special Baby Cobra, an eight-month pregnant Ali Wong resonated so strongly that she even became a popular Halloween costume. Wong told the world her remarkably unfiltered thoughts on marriage, sex, Asian culture, working women, and why you never see new mom comics on stage but you sure see plenty of new dads.
The sharp insights and humor are even more personal in this completely original collection. She shares the wisdom she’s learned from a life in comedy and reveals stories from her life off stage, including the brutal single life in New York (i.e. the inevitable confrontation with erectile dysfunction), reconnecting with her roots (and drinking snake blood) in Vietnam, tales of being a wild child growing up in San Francisco, and parenting war stories. Though addressed to her daughters, Ali Wong’s letters are absurdly funny, surprisingly moving, and enlightening (and gross) for all.
Praise for Dear Girls
“Fierce, feminist, and packed with funny anecdotes.”—Entertainment Weekly
“[Wong] spins a volume whose pages simultaneously shock and satisfy. . . . Dear Girls is not so much a real-talk handbook as it is a myth-puncturing manifesto.”—Vogue
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Clearly, comedian Ali Wong (Always Be My Maybe) is as fearlessly hilarious at home as she is in her groundbreaking comedy performances. Framed as a series of letters to her young daughters, her uproarious and emotional book of personal essays is packed with life lessons and relationship advice culled from her own wild experiences. (No, you should not listen to this audiobook with kids in tow.) Amidst the jokes, Wong gets seriously personal about the cultural differences between the Vietnamese and Chinese sides of her family and the struggles that women of color still face in the entertainment industry. Her intimate reading of Dear Girls feels like an endearing mash-up of stand-up and a friendly, honest conversation with a friend.
Customer Reviews
F-ing hilarious
Ug, this is so good. Highly recommend... you’ll want to binge listen till the break of dawn.
An 6 hour long Ali Wong stand up
Her show makes me laugh, but this book makes me cry.
What I wish I could write for my kids!
I loved it! It was funny, helpful, and no joke what I imagine myself doing for my daughter to tell her about my life. I’d love more!