Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, and Advice for Living Your Best Life
Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, and Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong is a collection of letters written to her daughters, sharing intimate details about her life, career, family, and experiences. The book offers a mix of brutal honesty, humor, and heartfelt moments, providing insight into her upbringing, cultural background, and relationships. Wong's writing style is described as raunchy, graphic, and unapologetic, showcasing her comedic talent and ability to balance humor with more serious topics.
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Content warnings include discussions of miscarriage, vulgar humor, and explicit language, potentially uncomfortable for some readers.
From The Publisher:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Ali Wong's heartfelt and hilarious letters to her daughters (the two she put to work while they were still in utero) cover everything they need to know in life, like the unpleasant details of dating, how to be a working mom in a male-dominated profession, and how she trapped their dad.
"Knife-sharp . . . a genuine pleasure."-The New York Times
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Time
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In her hit Netflix comedy special Baby Cobra, an eight-month pregnant Ali Wong resonated so strongly that she even became a popular Halloween costume. Wong told the world her remarkably unfiltered thoughts on marriage, sex, Asian culture, working women, and why you never see new mom comics on stage but you sure see plenty of new dads.
The sharp insights and humor are even more personal in this completely original collection. She shares the wisdom she's learned from a life in comedy and reveals stories from her life off stage, including the brutal single life in New York (i.e. the inevitable confrontation with erectile dysfunction), reconnecting with her roots (and drinking snake blood) in Vietnam, tales of being a wild child growing up in San Francisco, and parenting war stories. Though addressed to her daughters, Ali Wong's letters are absurdly funny, surprisingly moving, and enlightening (and gross) for all.
Praise for Dear Girls
"Fierce, feminist, and packed with funny anecdotes."-Entertainment Weekly
"[Wong] spins a volume whose pages simultaneously shock and satisfy. . . . Dear Girls is not so much a real-talk handbook as it is a myth-puncturing manifesto."-Vogue
"[A] refreshing, hilarious, and honest account of making a career in a male-dominated field, dating, being a mom, growing up, and so much more…Yes, this book is addressed to Wong's daughters, but every reader will find nuggets of wisdom and inspiration and, most important, something to laugh at."-Bustle
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About the Author:
Ali Wong is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actress. She has released two hit Netflix comedy specials-Baby Cobra and Hard Knock Wife-and will star in the Netflix original film Always Be My Maybe. She lives in Los Angeles with her…
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