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I enjoyed this book. I became familiar with Sarah Cooper during the pandemic with her epic "45" lipsync/impersonations. It was so interesting to learn about the woman behind the viral skits. I could not put the book down and highly recommend. #netgalley #foolish

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I enjoyed this book. I had no idea Sarah had reached the levels of fame described in the book after going viral for her Trump impressions, which is how I found her. Her family and her career trajectory are interesting, and I would recommend this book to other fans of comedic biographies. She varied the writing format to include listicles, journal, entries, dialogue, and straight narration.

I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

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Wow what to say about this book. From the beginning to the end I was laughing out loud. Not because her life was super super funny but because she has a talent for writing comedy onto the pages and making it an enjoyable experience. 5 stars for sure

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I was very excited to see Sarah Cooper's autobiography available on Netgalley, so I lost no time in applying for it. I found this a largely entertaining book, but to be honest, not all of the chapters were created equal, and it is probably good to know that going in. I don't just mean that certain chapters will be favourites, but also that some of them are just not as well written or funny as others. Maybe because, as Sarah herself admits, she was high while she was writing!

Be that as it may, there is a great deal of entertainment to be had from this book. I first came across Cooper for her lip syncing of Donald Trump, which I found very, very funny. I wasn't sure how much more there was to her, but her autobiography indicates the answer is "quite a lot".

In the book, Cooper addresses many difficult topics such as family dynamics, marriage, divorce, miscarriages, and issues related to identity and race, to name a few. But she also managers to deliver some opportunities for the reader to laugh out loud, and is unrelentingly honest, not least about her own shortcomings. So if your looking for a book that will make you think as hard as it makes you laugh you may well have come to the right place. I give it 3.75 stars rounded up to 4.

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