I'm the One That I Want by Margaret Cho
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Book Reviews of I'm the One That I Want
Book Review: For anyone who has ever felt alienated...
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm not surprised that many of the previous reviews describe Cho's tone as "bitter" in this book. But in my opinion, they're mistaken. She's brutally honest about having survived years of abuse and mistreatment, and about the real damage it all did. It is easy to mistake that for bitterness, especially if you have never experienced the sort of alienation and isolation she describes.
But for those of us who have experienced such things, this is a tremendously uplifting book. Whatever demons you've had to struggle with in your life - at home, at school, at work, in love, with booze or drugs - you're not alone and you can overcome them just as she did. Cho isn't wallowing in self-pity at all here; she's celebrating the fact that she survived her very difficult youth, and in my view she is also sending a message that you can do it too, whoever you are and whatever you've been through. And yes, it's funny. Not laugh-a-minute funny like her stand-up act, but it definitely finds the humor in all sorts of learning experiences that were anything but funny at the time. I was a bit surprised at her low opinion of "All-American Girl" since she has been somewhat defensive of it elsewhere, but even that experience emerges as a source of strength rather than bitterness.
As with most of her jokes, you either get it or you don't. But if you do get it, you'll love it!
Book Review: Deep, Hard, Moving...and Funny
Summary: 5 Stars
Valley Gay Press Book Reviewer: Liz Bradbury (Author of Angel Food and Devil Dogs - A Maggie Gale Mystery)
Margaret Cho's autobiography, a deeply personal and revealing journey through her life and career, draws you in and fascinates you. The book, written in 2001, candidly chronicles some of the most painful events imaginable. Anyone who has ever been discriminated against can relate. Cho, who is (for the most part) straight but remarkly and sincerely supportive and part of the queer community, felt the sting of anti-woman and anti-Asian prejudice from pre-school on and endured astonding "body-type" discrimination as well. She openly presents her pain, and her drug and alcohol abuse reaction to it, in a remarkably direct and frequently funny way. It's one of the few autobiographies ever that doesn't insist at the end that all the problems have been solved (autobiographers usually write that whether it's true or not.) Yet, there is a strength in Maraget Cho's words that makes the reader feel hope.
"I'm the One That I Want," By Margeret Cho, Ballantine Books $22.95
Book Review: the REAL margaret cho!
Summary: 5 Stars
The real Margaret Cho is both exactly how you'd expert her to be from her stand up and nothing like that. This book is VERY similar to her stand-up act and movie by the same name and includes many of the same hilarious stories. However the book delves MUCH deeper and tells more stories that don't make it to her comedy act (cuz they're not funny). But despite that I think that Margaret's comic genious and her humorous personality are definately apparent and you are left KNOWING you just read Margaret Cho! She's an unmistakable lady! I love her and I think the book is an invaluable piece of her story and the insights she shares in her act. So put down @$$master and pick up this!Book Review: A warning: This is not a funny book!
Summary: 5 Stars
Well, it is, in parts. But she goes into such detail about her personal problems (drinking, drugs, sex, strict dieting) that this book is in turns depressing, disturbing, and poignant.Nevertheless, it is an excellent autobiography. One wishes for such frankness and forthrightness in autobiographies. Margaret Cho does not whitewash. She comes right out. More authors should be so blunt in their writing.
So, it's not a comedy, but it does illustrate the sources of her top-of-the-line standup routines. If she can go through all of these awful situations and still come out on top, then more power to her.
Book Review: a great biography
Summary: 5 Stars
Heartfelt and Hilarious! If you're looking for comedy, get her videos or CD's. This is nice, but it's more on the sentimental side, not the funny side of Margaret.
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