The Bedwetter
Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee
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Comedian Silverman's memoir that mixes showbiz moments with the more serious subject of her teenage bout with depression as well as stories of her childhood and adolescence.
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New York - HarperCollins e-books
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9780061987076, 0061987077
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English
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Cursed from the start -- The bedwetter -- My Nana was great but now she's dead -- Hymen, goodbyemen -- Some of my more moving violations -- Sarah Silverman: the college year -- Make it a treat -- Live from New York, you're fired -- Fear and clothing -- Midword -- Explosive diary -- Me play joke -- Calls from Schleppy -- The most important thing in life: being on TV -- The second-most-important thing in life: love -- Jew -- Afterword by God
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Sarah Silverman
Author (Original Script):
Silverman, Sarah
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Add a CommentI was surprised at how good this was. I'm not a fan of hers. Her humor is pretty prevalent throughout the book and at times (like I said: I'm not a fan) it's a bit too much. But for the most part this book is supremely interesting and thoughtful. I can't believe I recommend this but I do
Brava for comedian Sarah Silverman writing of wetting her bed up until high school. Being a comedian makes it easier for her to deal with a subject that for some might be incredibly ego destroying or worse. The bed wetting was an issue and she hid it from her friends but she doesn’t allow herself to be a victim. Her struggles with depression and being a guinea pig for different medications are part of her story. In an age where many people, teens and adults are medicated for the slightest of things, it’s good to read about a person that suffered with depression and feels medication has helped her. She writes the way she talks; funnily and honestly. I like Sarah Silverman, her book wasn’t some big revelation nor was she attempting that. It was a good read but maybe not award winning. I think the bedwetting stuff can be seen as any challenge and one that she overcame.
I had my misgivings about Ms. Silverman. I was majorly f--king stupid. She is witty, observant and hilarious. Her prose keeps you engaged even though all the other titles introducing you to other paragraphs of different situations in her life will leave you bewildered and she seems to go off script like she pieced two different sentences together.
Read in one sitting because: it was a joy to read about a fellow-bedwetter, someone who wet the bed into her teens, and who experienced the same trauma and humiliation that I remember; and the book was funny- up to her Judgemental Chapter. For someone who is so determinedly transgressive of social norms in her personal, and her professional life, it was unpleasant to read Silverman's prescriptions/proscriptions about what activities other people should reserve for "Make It A Treat" (MIAT) occasions rather than regular indulgences. Not sure what to make of Silverman's comment regarding the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal that she was, "...kind of tickled to bits that it was with this sassy, chubby Jewess...". Does that come under the category MIAT, or SNAFU?
I very much liked this book and thought it was hilarious. It makes me want to watch her show.
I don't think I laughed out loud reading it, but as someone who likes her comedic endeavors, it was interesting to read about her life thus far, especially about her early struggles with depression, her character of a father and her first experiences in stand-up.
this woman thinks she is a lot more witty and entertaining than she actually is. she will always be C level because she believes she is A level and needs no improvement.