Book Review: "Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang"

Chelsea is back and better (badder?) than ever! I loved the other book of hers I read, which I previously reviewed on this blog, Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea so I had high hopes for this one... I was not disappointed! I think I liked this one even more, in fact.  C'mon, the book starts off with its first chapter being about her childhood addiction to compulsive masturbation. What's not to love? ;) You can probably take a good guess at the type of topics the rest of the book contains just from there. I love raunchy humor, so this is right up my alley. If you're not into that, steer very clear of this book or you'll likely get offended. Otherwise, kick back, get yourself a drink, and enjoy! 5 stars!

Book Review: "Seriously...I'm Kidding"

I'll admit; after the last Ellen book I read (which has the prior review on this blog), I was more than a little hesitant to read this one. But I plowed on, and I'm happy that I did, as this book was much more well-written than its predecessor. It's still written as a collection of short stories -- some seemingly stream of consciousness -- but unlike the last book, it doesn't feel so A.D.D. that it almost seems like you're reading the ramblings of a cocaine addict. (I mean no disrespect whatsoever to Miss Ellen.) This has a much smoother pace, and for it, I was able to appreciate the humor much more and just all around enjoyed the book a lot more, and for that, it wins a 4 star rating!

Book Review: "Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According To Kathy Griffin"

Can I just say I was overjoyed to finally get my hands on this book? It's been seemingly consistently checked out of my local library since it came out, so imagine just how overjoyed I was to find it was actually there? (Ironically, it was on the shelf right next to Steve Martin's book. If you read this book, you'll see why I find that hilarious.)

For how many hilarious anecdotes pepper this entire book, it also paints a clearer picture of Kathy as an actual person. A woman with a family, with her own short-comings, with.... oh hell, I'm not going to drag this down with that shit. ANYONE reading this book knows damn well they just want to hear her talk shit about any and every celebrity! ;) And she does plenty of it. (I was shocked there was only one teeny brief mention of Liza Minnelli though. I'd of loved to hear glorious anecdotes about her, given what Kathy's had to say about her many times in her stand-up acts. "LIGHTER!", anyone?) I'm kind of shocked just how much of her celebrity 'drama' has happened in my lifetime and I'd never even heard about these stories until this book. (Guess who's gonna pay that much closer attention to Kathy now?) Seriously though, this book is a hoot. I can't echo enough just how much you ought to read this. But, if you're faint of heart about swearing or rude humor, then you'll probably have a heart attack over it. (Doesn't mean you shouldn't read it!) 4 out of 5 stars!