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Winner of Humour category



Why Not Me?

book summary
In Why Not Me?, Kaling shares her ongoing journey to find contentment and excitement in her adult life, whether it’s falling in love at work, seeking new friendships in lonely places, attempting to be the first person in history to lose weight without any behavior modification whatsoever, or most important, believing that you have a place in Hollywood when you’re constantly reminded that no one looks like you.

In “How to Look Spectacular: A Starlet’s Confessions,� Kaling gives her tongue-in-cheek secrets for surefire on-camera beauty, (“Your natural hair color may be appropriate for your skin tone, but this isn’t the land of appropriate–this is Hollywood, baby. Out here, a dark-skinned woman’s traditional hair color is honey blonde.�) “Player� tells the story of Kaling being seduced and dumped by a female friend in L.A. (“I had been replaced by a younger model. And now they had matching bangs.�) In “Unlikely Leading Lady,� she muses on America’s fixation with the weight of actresses, (“Most women we see onscreen are either so thin that they’re walking clavicles or so huge that their only scenes involve them breaking furniture.�) And in “Soup Snakes,� Kaling spills some secrets on her relationship with her ex-boyfriend and close friend, B.J. Novak (“I will freely admit: my relationship with B.J. Novak is weird as hell.�)

Mindy turns the anxieties, the glamour, and the celebrations of her second coming-of-age into a laugh-out-loud funny collection of essays that anyone who’s ever been at a turning point in their life or career can relate to. And those who’ve never been at a turning point can skip to the parts where she talks about meeting Bradley Cooper.

We will start discussing this volume on June 1st.

I absolutely love this book and Monday kaling! She is a realistic feminist where she promotes her own rights but in a more realistic way. Even in the title she suggests why shouldn't she be able to do something? I think this is a great feminist novel with a good amount of her humor mixed in

I'm glad you liked it Alison. In the past years, I have read many books in the humour category and didn't end up laughing that much but maybe I will give this one a try. :)

I also loved this book. Mindy is fresh and funny.

I general really like Mindy. She seems fairly honest in her writing and that's refreshing. I particularly liked the advice she gave at the end, and the fact that she thought about that girl's question even after the event was over. That seemed like a standup thing to do.

I'm skipping this one as I don't care much for the humor category and I have no idea who this Mindy Kaling person is or what she does.

I really loved her first book, but I thought this one was even better!!
I love Mindy and The Mindy Project, so I found myself giggling out loud for a lot of it, especially when some of the things she says about life are so relatable!