My Point...And I Do Have One by Ellen Degeneres Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of My Point...And I Do Have One
Book Review: This is a very funny book
Summary: 5 Stars
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.
Book Review: Read this book with an open heart for a hearty laugh!
Summary: 5 Stars
Sad to say, I have never been a fan of Ellen (mainly because I have not watched any of her shows before-how could I?!)However, after I bought her book out of curiosity at a book store a year back, I began to fall in love with her humour, her personality, and have been looking forward to watching her shows! Her humour is widely sprinkled throughout her book- I read it once on a bus alone and I had to really control my laughter! Take my words for it....read her book with an open heart and you will be in for a good laugh!Book Review: This book is for Ellen fans!
Summary: 5 Stars
Having watched Ellen's standup for the past 15 years or so, this book is so true to her. Her goofy nature, her ramblings, her self-deprecating humor, her screwball imagination, it's all typical Ellen. I don't think readers should expect an autobiography, I think they should expect typical Ellen humor. I don't expect everyone to like this book, but I read this entire book on a long bus ride once and I was laughing so hard, the lady next to me thought I was crying. This book is for true Ellen fans, and anyone who wants a good laugh. For those looking for an in depth analysis of Ellen's life, look elsewhere. This is 100% pure Ellen. This book is mostly fictional. It doesn't pretend to be real. Those people who read this book and find it unfunny or confusing are obviously attuned to a different type of humor. This book should be read if you want a totally goofy good time. Yes, of course it rambles. So does Ellen, she always has. This book is Ellen's humor and her personality in a neat little package. I just wish she would write more!Book Review: If ONLY there were LESS than a one star rating!
Summary: 1 Stars
A true fan of her TV show, I was incredibly disappointed (an understatement) in this book. There is ONE joke; it's on page 41. This, I remember, after reading the book 3 months ago (which I never finished: something that hasn't happened to me since 'Moby Dick'). No matter how grueling, I always finish. This book is a rambling, definitely NOT funny (try Mark Salzman's Lost in Place or Seinfeld or Reiser -- even Fran Lebowitz) piece that you or I could have written in 6th grade. My Point, and I Do Have One... should have been retitled, "My Pointless Thoughts, and there are many." I simply couldn't believe I didn't laugh ONCE at this (Fannie Flagg's Daisy Faye and the Miracle Man is hilarious laugh-until-you-cry); I'm NOT that hard to please. Ellen's subtle and dry witticisms on the show are absent here. There is nothing of substance nor wit. I cannot imagine what possessed this woman to write this book; I cannot imagine her publishers' encouraging her. What a little name recognition can do! "Write it and they will come." The only thing that baffles me more are the reviews here that called this book hilarious. This book is the testimonial equivalent to the 'fart joke' -- minus the joke.Book Review: Getting teeth pulled is more exciting
Summary: 1 Stars
This book is a quick read and that is just about the only good thing that I have to say about this book. I opened it expecting to laugh and learn something interesting about her life. What I have found instead is something not much more coherent than speaking to a three year old. The whole book consists of rambling, nonsense, incoherent stories that seem to make little if any sense. I seriously think that I lost a few brain cells while reading this book. If you start reading this and think oh it has to get better. I warn you it NEVER does! It's mindless drivle