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List Price: $14.00 | | Publisher: Bantam
Salesrank: 15680
Released: September 25, 2007 |
| Our Price: $7.96 |
| Used Price: $1.30 |
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| Media: Paperback |
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Editorial Review:
In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Ellen DeGeneres shares her hilarious take on everything from our most baffling human foibles–including how we behave in elevators, airplanes, and restrooms, and why we’re so scared of the boogeyman–to fashion trends, celebrity, and her secret recipe for Ellen’s Real Frenchy French Toast. Most of all, this witty, engaging book offers insights into the mind of one of America’s most beloved comics.…
Dear Reader,
I was awfully excited when I was asked to write a book. I was however, nervous. I was afraid I didn’t have anything important to say. But when I began writing, I realized that although I don’t know a lot about any one thing, I know a little about a whole bunch of things: baking a pie; dancing; curing the common cold; running the Iditarod–it’s all in the book. And I realized I notice things that maybe some people don’t notice (or they don’t notice that they don’t notice). That’s all in the book, too.
My Point...And I Do Have One Reviews:
My point is .. its the funniest book I've ever read! 
2009-02-19 - This is one the greatest, funniest and hilarious book I've ever read!
I gotta admit, i cant go through a page without laughing so hard!!
This is a great book for a gift.
Laugh-out-loud Funny!
2008-12-26 - I decided I'd sleep better if I stopped reading murder mysteries before going to bed, so I picked up this book and went to sleep laughing. I didn't sleep any better, but I was happier. She mostly writes about, well, nothing, but it doesn't matter. It's silly and fun. One chapter is on a serious topic, but you can't help laughing out loud. It's a chapter on her experience with a ruptured ovarian cyst (chapter title: the time ellen degeneres had an emergency, starts on page 119). Here's an excerpt.
"The first thing I had to do, besides proving that I had insurance, was tell them what my symptoms were. Unfortunately, they recognized me as a comic, so they thought I was trying to be funny, that I was trying out a new part of my act.
I said, "I have this sharp intense pain in my lower abdomen. I started feeling it about two hours ago . . . . "
And the admitting nurse would interrupt me, barely able to control her giggling, "Yeah, yeah . . . Then what happened? Wait! Mary, Stan, come over here, she's really funny. Start from the beginning."
"I was hurting so much I couldn't move," I continued.
"The admitting nurse started laughing hysterially. "Oh yes. That's great, it's hilarious. Ooooo, I've got an idea. Tell the rest of it like you're on the phone with God. That would make it really funny"
"So after I made it past the admitting nurse, they had me sit on these extremely uncomfortable plastic chairs (they were rejected by Greyhound bus stations for being too painful) in the waiting area again until they could find someone to help me. Everybody else there was watching TV. They finally wheeled me in to see a doctor because my crying and screaming in pain was ruining people's TV-viewing experience. "Keep it down, we're trying to watch Jerry Springer!"
C- 
2008-11-30 - In an ironic twist, the title is sadly misleading. In a group of essays that seem to exist mostly as filler, Degeneres, who is usually so funny in her stand-up routines, absolutely misses the target on her first humor collection. There isn't a single essay that is good all the way through. There is a running gag about club soda that is amusing, and a chapter on human behavior is likewise entertaining. Degeneres rambles on in a way that is irritating, and many of her observations are strangely dull. Much of what the author has to say is a few beats off from funny, and the chapters containing lists are staggeringly dry and achingly boring. Reading through this was like reading a slightly silly textbook. Eyes passed over words, and while comprehending them, did not find them interesting. What a major disappointment from a talent who has proven herself to be a remarkable addition to the field of comedy, but who must have lost some of her humor in the translation from stage to the written word.
Hilarious
2008-11-03 - As always Ellen DeGeneres is a great read. I found myself laughing out loud. If you like Ellen's comedy you'll love her books.
Could be better 
2008-09-10 - It wasn't as funny as I thought it would be. I much prefer watching Ellen's show.
