Audio Review : Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and other concerns) by Mindy Kaling
Narrated by : Mindy Kaling
Pages/Time : 222/4h37
Genre : Non-fiction, Memoir, Humor
Stand alone
My Rating : 3.5/5
About the Book :
Perhaps you want to know what Mindy thinks makes a great best friend (someone who will fill your prescription in the middle of the night), or what makes a great guy (one who is aware of all elderly people in any room at any time and acts accordingly), or what is the perfect amount of fame (so famous you can never get convicted of murder in a court of law), or how to maintain a trim figure (you will not find that information in these pages). If so, you’ve come to the right book, mostly!
In Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, Mindy invites readers on a tour of her life and her unscientific observations on romance, friendship, and Hollywood, with several conveniently placed stopping points for you to run errands and make phone calls. Mindy Kaling really is just a Girl Next Door—not so much literally anywhere in the continental United States, but definitely if you live in India or Sri Lanka.
My Thoughts :
This was exactly what I expected from a Mindy Kaling book : funny, sweet in spots, uncomfortable in others, but absolutely entertaining from start to finish. Having it read to me by her unique voice (which I absolutely love, by the way), was simply icing on the cake!
Between reading dark thrillers and a few disappointing books, it was extremely refreshing to read/listen to a non-fiction book that didn’t take itself too seriously. I listened to her while walking on the street, and it was like having a friend sharing bits of her life story as we walked. It put a smile on my face!
I especially enjoyed the bits about her career. Mindy is really good at self-deprecation and it’s extremely easy to relate to her, even though we’ve had far different lives!
It’s easy to recommend this book to fans of Mindy Kaling. It’s not the most memorable, I’ll admit, but it was a very easy and pleasant experience!
I’m so out of it, I don’t know who Kaling is so this doesn’t appeal to me.
I adore Mindy and can’t wait for her new book! I may have to re-read this one while I wait (and rewatch Mindy Project-ha!) Agreed that it the book feels very conversational. Glad you listened to this one!