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My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/FEe3sYm6K1E

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Go read the blurb & other reviews (the positive ones). The thought that sticks with me is how we will suspend perceptions about beauty & whatever else for improv, but not for plays or screens.

I really liked Rachel Dratch on SNL, so I thought this would be worth a listen (I've been oddly addicted to celebrity memoirs over the past few weeks). I'd say this was good, but not great -- entertaining enough, but not super memorable. I still enjoyed it though.

I liked this a lot. It makes me want to up my improv game and have a baby all at the same time!

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Right out of the gate, Dratch addresses her career, or lack there of, post-SNL. Consistently offered the roles of what she refers to as the “Unfuckables.” How horrible it must feel to be best known for not being beautiful (i.e. normal looking). Hollywood is so dumb and delusional. A natural storyteller, she takes us briefly through her career then shifts focus to her personal life and becoming a parent. A decent, quick listen.

Was inspired to finally read Rachel‘s memoir after seeing her literally kill in this comedic play on Broadway a few weeks back. I loved her memoir (though if you‘re looking for a thorough breakdown of her career/SNL days this isn‘t the book) because it feels a bit like a close friend telling you stories over brunch.

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I don't know what made me pick this one - I wouldn't call myself a Dratch fan, though I do sometimes make reference to her most popular SNL character, Debbie Downer. The book was okay. The first 1/4 deals with her career, and the rest of the book was about relationships and the birth of her son.

I always thought Rachel Dratch was funny (she created Debbie Downer, my all time favorite character on SNL) but now I absolutely adore her. She is incredibly charming with a lovely speaking voice that casually slides into perfect impressions while telling stories about her life that make me wish we were friends. I recommend listening to this one.

This sticker was a travesty! Who does that?!? I think I found the magic combo for getting stickers off though! A hair dryer to warm the sticker and get it mostly off then I sprayed the glue that was still left with a degreaser. No more sticker and no more sticky!

It‘s impossible not to like Rachel Dratch. I thought this book would be entirely about her career. Most of it is about her having a child, unexpectedly, in her 40‘s. Not a topic I would have knowingly read about.

I‘m always looking for something to listen to on my commute to work and this was a quick, fun listen. Rachel Dratch reads it herself and she kept me entertained with her stories of her SNL days, dating life and ultimate foray into motherhood.

Eh. It was funny in parts, but overall very underwhelming. #audiobook

#junebookbugs Day 11 The only one of the four I haven't read is Rachel Dratch's book (Life is in the subtitle.) #life

This was such a heartfelt, delightful listen. I didn't know much about her other than SNL, but this book goes into detail about how her looks are perceived in Hollywood (spoiler alert, she's somehow seen as a cavetroll) how it often took her two tries for all her auditions, but she never gave up, and how she found herself surprised by a pregnancy at 43. ⭐️It's def a feel good read! ⭐️

Rachel Dratch saves me from nightmares when I accidentally watch Stranger Things too close to bedtime.

REALLY wanted to like this but I found a lot of parts hard to get through. For me it too often went from funny memoirs to woe-is-me rant. The anecdotes always seemed to end with "XYZ didn't happen because I'm not pretty". You get glimpses of the SNL Rachel Dratch we loved, but not enough.

Get this on audio, of course: read by the author. I loved Rachel Dratch even more after this book, if that's possible.