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Jan. 1st, 2020 03:18 pm
ali wong, dear girls
Oh hey, I am finishing books these days! Points to the Libby app for helping me do this!
Dear Girls is formatted as a series of letters from Ali Wong to her daughters, who are currently infants, in which she basically explains her life, and gives advice about how they should live theirs, i.e., don't date DJs, steal everything from the hospital when you deliver, etc. It is hilarious, and is somehow way more explicit and raunchier than her stand-up specials on Netflix. She makes sex sound like the grossest thing ever, and also talks about how her husband looked like "Speed Keanu" when she met him. (Lol I just googled him, he's pretty handsome.) There's some great chapters in here, especially about her time doing study abroad in Vietnam, and of course the chapter about how to find a decent Asian restaurant. That made me laugh because we tried to go for dim sum today, and my sister called the restaurant, and asked if there was a wait, and the woman at the other end of the line said sarcastically, "You should come and see."
The last chapter is written by the husband, and is a sharp tonal shift from Wong's sharp wit and fast pace. Honestly he writes like a sweet hippie who's very supportive of his wife and kids.
The one thing I wish she had gone into more detail on was the pre-nup her in-laws made her sign before they got married. Honestly really curious about that, but that's just me being nosy.
Dear Girls is formatted as a series of letters from Ali Wong to her daughters, who are currently infants, in which she basically explains her life, and gives advice about how they should live theirs, i.e., don't date DJs, steal everything from the hospital when you deliver, etc. It is hilarious, and is somehow way more explicit and raunchier than her stand-up specials on Netflix. She makes sex sound like the grossest thing ever, and also talks about how her husband looked like "Speed Keanu" when she met him. (Lol I just googled him, he's pretty handsome.) There's some great chapters in here, especially about her time doing study abroad in Vietnam, and of course the chapter about how to find a decent Asian restaurant. That made me laugh because we tried to go for dim sum today, and my sister called the restaurant, and asked if there was a wait, and the woman at the other end of the line said sarcastically, "You should come and see."
The last chapter is written by the husband, and is a sharp tonal shift from Wong's sharp wit and fast pace. Honestly he writes like a sweet hippie who's very supportive of his wife and kids.
The one thing I wish she had gone into more detail on was the pre-nup her in-laws made her sign before they got married. Honestly really curious about that, but that's just me being nosy.