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Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong
9 reviews
crybabybea's review against another edition
3.75
I'm not a super big fan of raunchy/dirty comedy, but I found Ali Wong's approach kind of endearing and wholesome. She makes herself the butt of jokes before anyone else can, and it makes her come across as very open-minded and shame-free. I think her comedic approach really worked well for a memoir written as a letter to her daughters. As terrifying as it would be to read about your mom's sexcapades and fecal matter, there were a lot of truly heartfelt moments that broke up the overwhelming amount of poop jokes (seriously, there's lots of poop). But the whole thing was just filled with a tone of passion and genuine love and I found it moving despite the over-the-top comedy.
She briefly touched on some more political topics, like how she defines her identity as an Asian-American woman in a male-dominated career field, but it wasn't the main focus and I enjoyed that each absolutely unhinged story circled back around to a word of advice for her girls.
I found her narration in the audiobook to be super entertaining too and made it easy to keep listening.
Graphic: Miscarriage, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Cancer and Alcohol
mari1532's review
5.0
Wong is such a brilliant, honest comedian that every minute of this book is fantastic and heartwarming. Although I have to say I did not like the graphic description of the long pinky fingernail...it's so descriptive it makes me gag every time.
Wong's detailing of her experiences for her daughters (and the general public) is an enjoyable read. I truly loved her discussion of how she met her (now ex) husband and how they fell in love and decided to have their two daughters. I also think that her current relationship with the father of her children is beautiful. Too often people disparage their exes and sometimes that can be called for, but the ability of Wong to openly discuss how she remains friends with her exes is so refreshing.
If you are looking for a great memoir to read and/or are a fan of Wong's other work I would highly recommend this book!
Graphic: Sexual content, Excrement, and Pregnancy
Minor: Death of parent
heatherjchin's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Cursing, Excrement, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, and Xenophobia
Minor: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Blood, Vomit, and Trafficking
amandacssingh's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Excrement, and Pregnancy
Minor: Eating disorder, Miscarriage, and Death of parent
katrinarose's review
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Grief, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Eating disorder
greatexpectations77's review
3.5
Graphic: Miscarriage, Excrement, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Drug use, Fatphobia, Infertility, Racial slurs, Blood, and Death of parent
Minor: Eating disorder and Vomit
Folks who like her comedy will like this book.jessthanthree's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Excrement
joyfromhope's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, and Excrement
Minor: Drug use
marieketron's review
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Blood, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Vomit
Minor: Ableism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Excrement, and Grief