My Point...And I Do Have One

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Summary: Nefariously Funny
Review: Not only did tears stream down my face whilst reading this book, but I also ended up wetting myself (though that could be due to my lack of bladder control).
I don't think there is a funnier book out there and if there is then I will buy that one too and be proactive and buy depends before I read it.

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Summary: Don't bother.
Review: This was the worst book I've ever read. Not only is it a near copy of her stand-up comedy, but she fills the book with excerpts of how difficult it is to write a book and ends by randomly naming things in the room she's in. It was a sad disappoinment from one of my favorite comediennes and was not worth the two dollars I spent on it at a flea market.

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Review: I was hoping for something a little kinkier.

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Summary: Hysterically funny
Review: Without doubt, this is one of the funniest books I have ever read... and read... and read. And each time I read it, I laugh all over again. I even took it to work and read it out loud to a coworker on our lunch breaks. Each day, we'd read a new chapter. Whether you're a fan of Ellen, never heard of Ellen, or can't stand Ellen, you've got to read this book. She has such an unconventional way of looking at things and relating a story. She'll keep you laughing for hours.

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Summary: If you like Ellen, you'll love this book!
Review: It's just so Ellen. You can hear her talk as your read her words on paper. It's very funny, and easy to read which sometimes is a pleasure in itself.

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Summary: Not very funny :(
Review: To me she's a great comedian...but to write a book and makes it funny is different. Several lines would have been funny if they were presented as a stand-up. I was going to give it 1 star, but considering throughout the book I got a few good laughs, and just smiling somewhere in between, I gave her 2. The title could have been My Point...And I do NOT Have One or My Point...And I do Have NONE (I know it's supposed to be funny in her original title, but it's not for me). Those chapters in the first half of the book are at least better than those in the second half. As the book moved on, I felt it got more and more dull. She was babbling too much, which was ok and very funny...when she did stand-ups; however, not in the book. Anyway I think she's better off presenting her jokes as an actress or stand-up comedian, but not as a writer.

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Summary: A funny book with a hidden wisdom
Review: As I loved to watch the show "Ellen" I was also very interested to read this book. Although it is clear that Ms.DeGeneres is not going to be one of world's best writers this book has quite humoresque passages with sometimes clear statements referring to the right to be oneself, not to be judged by your looks and the right to do what you think is correct. I think that apart from some truly funny stories the reader should not overlook the small hidden messages behind the unmistakable humor of Ms. DeGeneres

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Summary: I had to leave the room because i was laughing so much
Review: What a funny book, a must for any Ellen fans who understand her ramblings

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Summary: I want a refund!
Review: Ellen's sit-com, which is shown on TV in Singapore, is quite a pleasure to watch. I bought the book on the blind faith that it would be just as funny as the sit-com. What a mistake! I found perhaps a short paragraph that could pass off as being slightly funny every 15 to 20 pages. The rest was a pure torture to read. The title "My Point - And I Do Have One" is very misleading. It will be obvious to the reader that Ellen DOES NOT have a point, and that the entire book itself is pointless. Ellen would start off by narrating an event in her life that the reader tries hard to follow (in order to catch the joke). A couple of pages later, Ellen would admit that whatever she had written earlier was either false, or a gross exaggeration. She will then repudiate what she wrote earlier and proceed to narrate a "true" version of that event. A few paragraphs or a page later, Ellen admits that even her second version was false, and proceed to tell a "true" third version of the story. At the end of the chapter, the reader learns that the event never happened at all, and that the different versions of the (imaginary) event were just ramblings. Is this supposed to be funny? I think the only point Ellen was trying to make is that if you are a famous TV personality, you can write absolute trash and people will still buy your book.

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Summary: This is a very funny book
Review: Ellen is in good form with this book. If you are looking for a life story then you will be dissapointed, but if you want to laugh then there is no better book out there (and I've read a lot).

It is a tribute to one of the funniest comedians on the planet.