Rating: 
Summary: Disappointing and then some...
Review: I am one of the biggest Ellen fans out there, but this book was probably her worst job. I found it to be mostly her early stand-up routine put down on paper. And since Ellen is largely funny because of her comical looks, it left the humor hanging. Seriously, being an Ellen fan from the start, I would sit and tell the jokes before I read them off the page. If she was going to do a book about jokes, she should have at least come up with some new material. And she is blatantly honest about the financial motives of writing the book, and even ends the final page by writing random words so that she can meet her publisher's word quota because she has run out of funny material. All I can say is thank goodness I picked up my copy at a flea market for a buck and didn't pay a much too large price for a repeat of her show.
Rating:
Summary: Hmm.. was funny.. then it just gets tiring..
Review: I am a huge huge fan of Ellen, I had always admired her talk shows and found her to be exceedingly funny without trying which is why I went to buy this book. I turned to the first few chapters and find them engaging but it didn't knock any laughter out of me. An occasional smile here and there but I get more humour out of internet chatting.
I actually stopped reading after 4 - 5 chapters mainly because her stories seemed to be neverending.. this is leading to that and that is leading to further that and that is again leading to something else. Sort of like The Simpsons.. only lacking any real weight.
I am still a huge huge fan of Ellen and I would probably buy her second book... and any books after that.. but this turned out to be a disappointment for me.
Rating: 
Summary: Nope
Review: I love her 30-minute show, love her talk show, and I got a kick out of her second book. This was the reason I went back to the first one. I am not impressed with this book at all. I didn't crack a smile the whole time and this whole book was a bunch of lies. Just lie after lie after lie. It's funny when she picks fun at real situations (like gay marriage, having a cist, etc.), but when she just flat out starts telling fairy tales and tall tales, it's just like "Um...you coulda kept that." That's how I felt about this whole book: "Um...you coulda kept that."
Rating: 
Summary: the funniest book!
Review: Ellen's first book is SO hilarious! You can hear her voice inside your head with every word you read. Which is actually kind of spooky. But fun at the same time. I know she'll come back to haunt me in the afterlife and she'll just be talking and talking and talking to me non-stop. I'll never be able to take a shower alone again.Anyway...I've read this book twice now, and it never ceases to amaze me with its laugh-out-loud humor and prose. I pick it up when I need a good laugh. In fact, that makes it a great pick-me-up! It never gets old for me. I've also given this book as a gift to friends. Thankfully you can find it really cheap now. :) So what are you waiting for? Order this book and you'll have something to read over and over and over again! You'll never have to buy another book.
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