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Roseanne: My Life As a Woman
An autobiography of a fat, Jewish girl brought up in Salt Lake City. The author relates stories of her childhood and how, after being run down by a car, she goes crazy and ends up in an asylum for a year. There she learns that people are mad because they have actually seen the truth about what the world is really like, a truth not easily available in Salt Lake City. Then she runs away, drops out, discovers sexual and emotional fulfilment and becomes deeply involved in feminism. She finally discovers, through the alternative comedy circuit, a comic talent which is taking her rapidly towards stardom.
202 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 1989
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Roseanne Barr
10 books67 followersRoseanne Cherrie Barr is an Emmy Award-winning American comedian, actress and writer. At times in her career she has also been known as "Roseanne Arnold" and "Roseanne Thomas". On the opening credits of one final-season episode of her TV show Roseanne, she was credited as "Roseanne Barr Pentland Arnold Thomas". For several years in the late 1990s and early 2000s, she was known simply as Roseanne, but by 2005 had resumed referring to herself by her maiden name, Roseanne Barr.
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January 15, 2020
I never know how to rate memoirs, because I feel like I'm rating their life. Although I enjoyed learning about her life, and I did learn quite a bit, I do have a few complaints. I didn't really care for the writing style and there were A LOT of run-on sentences, which absolutely drove me insane.
August 18, 2007
I remember when Roseanne started out as a stand-up comedian; I loved her humor about marriage and rasing kids. Then she kind of took another turn and I wasn't sure what I thought. Once I read this book so much of it made sense. As with most great comedians, growing up wasn't an easy ride. Her stories of growing up a Jewish girl in the Morman city of Salt Lake City are both funny and heartbreaking.
August 30, 2012
This... by far... I know the book was published in 1989, but I am just discovering this marvelous tome. Back in the day (and sometimes even now, I fear) Roseanne was someone thought just trying to shock people, get reactions-- and maybe she was, but there was so much beneath all that, that I just have so much respect for...
She was not so much Jewish as she was mystic/new-age/flower-child. A pacifist, a feminist from the school before the militant feminists stole the original meaning of the cause away-- not to force women to be Superwoman, all into one mold or they were "detrimental to the sisterhood", but TRUE sisterhood, whereas we are Earth Mamas: Mother, Child, Sister, and Friend-- and there is great power in that. In fact, my favorite quote by her (and one of my favorites of all, actually), was not mentioned in this book, but on the last episode of her highly-rated sitcom, "Roseanne": “Neither winning nor loosing is the same for women as it is for men. As women we influence everything we touch, and there is no higher power than that”, and that exemplifies beautifully the message of this book.
I think many would be surprised what a place of intelligence, caring, and emotion she comes from, and that her last chapter, an open letter to her three oldest children, actually made me cry, it was so raw, honest and beautiful...
She was not so much Jewish as she was mystic/new-age/flower-child. A pacifist, a feminist from the school before the militant feminists stole the original meaning of the cause away-- not to force women to be Superwoman, all into one mold or they were "detrimental to the sisterhood", but TRUE sisterhood, whereas we are Earth Mamas: Mother, Child, Sister, and Friend-- and there is great power in that. In fact, my favorite quote by her (and one of my favorites of all, actually), was not mentioned in this book, but on the last episode of her highly-rated sitcom, "Roseanne": “Neither winning nor loosing is the same for women as it is for men. As women we influence everything we touch, and there is no higher power than that”, and that exemplifies beautifully the message of this book.
I think many would be surprised what a place of intelligence, caring, and emotion she comes from, and that her last chapter, an open letter to her three oldest children, actually made me cry, it was so raw, honest and beautiful...
May 4, 2016
This book is about the life of the famous Roseanne back in the 80s when she became the comedian and TV star. The book details aspects of her life growing up that she felt were important to her. The style of writing is very much littered with tangents but I also think that it adds to her personality about how she really is as a person.
She mentions in her book several times that she is the kind of person who, when nervous, just starts talking about herself, telling anyone who will listen who she is, what she believes in, and why she is talking to you in the first place.
I started reading this book because this is a lady who broke down some of the doors for women comedians. She got up the courage to talk about what housewives really want to say to their husbands or just men in general. The later part of the book starts to show where she got the courage and inspiration at for being able to get up in front of a group of people in the first place. It all started when she worked as a waitress for Bennigan's. She got her first laugh after she told off a guy, and instead of getting mad at her, he laughed it off, which she credits to this day as the one guy that started it all. From then on, people would come to Bennigan's, whom most started to call, Rosie's place, just to hear what Rosie had to say about something they heard in the news or just her telling jokes and telling people off.
She truly had the taste of middle-class life and knew what the struggles were growing up in that mentality. She chronicles some of the biggest moments in her comedy career but none as big as when she found out that her dad was priming her to follow in his dreams and that moment came after doing a show in Las Vegas.
Roseanne success's can be attributed to learning all about how people function in middle-class society because she lived it but not only that, she did something that most people would fear today, and what was once a large part of american life a long time ago, and that was traveling, but not just traveling but hitch hiking. She loved to do that and meet different people and what she learned about American's was that everyone had the same mentality that they still have today, and that is, most are just waiting for the day that they will become a millionaire. I think I understand now why her show took the the turn that it did, when the Connors won the lottery.
Men in the beginning found some of her humor to be crude and offensive, women were silently cheering her on. She also got a lot of support from her women's network of support from a woman's bookstore in Denver that she used to work at. They would all come out and support her and cheer her on, which helped get the crowd going, so many young comedians starting out, this helped boost her self-confidence in knowing that she was speaking up for all the females out there who couldn't do it themselves, and that is what kept her going night after night of stand-up routines.
I have always enjoyed watching her show and have felt that she really did open up America to a life that most people live on a daily basis, just trying to make ends meet and live paycheck to paycheck. Her understanding of working in america is very true because she lived it. The book "Nickel and Dimed" reads true for her as well because she experienced it all first hand and this is why so many Americans identified with her later on.
She has always stated in her interviews that she feels she has a mission in life to stand up for the people who are struggling everyday to pay the bills and help them.
If you are ever interested to learn where she gets all her major inspiration and influences from, read this book and you will know. It also brings back the style of living in american during the 80's about how she references things. I'm glad I took the time to read this book.
She mentions in her book several times that she is the kind of person who, when nervous, just starts talking about herself, telling anyone who will listen who she is, what she believes in, and why she is talking to you in the first place.
I started reading this book because this is a lady who broke down some of the doors for women comedians. She got up the courage to talk about what housewives really want to say to their husbands or just men in general. The later part of the book starts to show where she got the courage and inspiration at for being able to get up in front of a group of people in the first place. It all started when she worked as a waitress for Bennigan's. She got her first laugh after she told off a guy, and instead of getting mad at her, he laughed it off, which she credits to this day as the one guy that started it all. From then on, people would come to Bennigan's, whom most started to call, Rosie's place, just to hear what Rosie had to say about something they heard in the news or just her telling jokes and telling people off.
She truly had the taste of middle-class life and knew what the struggles were growing up in that mentality. She chronicles some of the biggest moments in her comedy career but none as big as when she found out that her dad was priming her to follow in his dreams and that moment came after doing a show in Las Vegas.
Roseanne success's can be attributed to learning all about how people function in middle-class society because she lived it but not only that, she did something that most people would fear today, and what was once a large part of american life a long time ago, and that was traveling, but not just traveling but hitch hiking. She loved to do that and meet different people and what she learned about American's was that everyone had the same mentality that they still have today, and that is, most are just waiting for the day that they will become a millionaire. I think I understand now why her show took the the turn that it did, when the Connors won the lottery.
Men in the beginning found some of her humor to be crude and offensive, women were silently cheering her on. She also got a lot of support from her women's network of support from a woman's bookstore in Denver that she used to work at. They would all come out and support her and cheer her on, which helped get the crowd going, so many young comedians starting out, this helped boost her self-confidence in knowing that she was speaking up for all the females out there who couldn't do it themselves, and that is what kept her going night after night of stand-up routines.
I have always enjoyed watching her show and have felt that she really did open up America to a life that most people live on a daily basis, just trying to make ends meet and live paycheck to paycheck. Her understanding of working in america is very true because she lived it. The book "Nickel and Dimed" reads true for her as well because she experienced it all first hand and this is why so many Americans identified with her later on.
She has always stated in her interviews that she feels she has a mission in life to stand up for the people who are struggling everyday to pay the bills and help them.
If you are ever interested to learn where she gets all her major inspiration and influences from, read this book and you will know. It also brings back the style of living in american during the 80's about how she references things. I'm glad I took the time to read this book.
June 26, 2011
I *really* wanted Roseanne's latest book, but this was all that was handy at the library. It wasn't bad - it was definitely a quick read, and entertaining - but it's a good example of a work from an artist unfamiliar with the medium. I genuinely could not tell when she was trying to be funny, or ironic, or sarcastic vs when she was just being kind of nuts. It made the whole thing a slightly uncomfortable read, and it really only picked up as she started to describe her early career - but then it moved into a essayish tone that clashed with the earlier memoir-esque pattern.
I like Roseanne, and I'd love to see some of her standup from this era - I bet it comes across brilliantly on stage. As a memoir, this is not awesome (and the stray freeform New-Agey poetry was a bit more than I could bear) but it's not bad. I still want to read the new one.
I like Roseanne, and I'd love to see some of her standup from this era - I bet it comes across brilliantly on stage. As a memoir, this is not awesome (and the stray freeform New-Agey poetry was a bit more than I could bear) but it's not bad. I still want to read the new one.
February 3, 2011
Phew! This was a wild ride. What a fascinating human being. I had no idea she grew up Jewish in the sea of Mormons known as Salt Lake City. Roseanne's writing style is all over the place, to say the least, but once you can get past that, this is quite a mystical, spiritual and feminist book. She goes from describing in great detail what it was like to be a fat, Jewish kid in Utah and then all of a sudden she is spouting poetry about levitating and becoming one with the cosmos. I can roll with that kind of crazy flow, so I really enjoyed this!
April 28, 2018
wakeup rosaeanne, you freak!!!
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July 9, 2011
I loved this! It was an amazing, hilarious, deeply sad, very smart and funny book about Roseanne's life growing up and coming of age. She did not have an easy time of things. And grew up in Salt Lake City! I didn't realize. A Jew in SLC. She includes photos of her family. Her grandmother was something else! A beautiful and strong woman. You can see where Roseanne gets it from. She writes from the perspective of a feminist and reminds us what is was like for women in the 50s and 60s, lest we forget.
February 7, 2013
Ok - i loved this book. WTS - i love Roseanne, loved her "Nuts" show filmed in Hawaii, love her in her 'old age,' and im reading this book way late! (2013!)
To me - shes witty, cool, fun, real, and has always been refreshingly open.
I loved the whole story in this book - of her life up til then. Yes, it was missing some editing and ran on in places - but to me, you could certainly tell that SHE wrote it, and that is important to me.
I literally laughed out loud at many parts, and really enjoyed the old pics. A great read!
To me - shes witty, cool, fun, real, and has always been refreshingly open.
I loved the whole story in this book - of her life up til then. Yes, it was missing some editing and ran on in places - but to me, you could certainly tell that SHE wrote it, and that is important to me.
I literally laughed out loud at many parts, and really enjoyed the old pics. A great read!
July 8, 2014
Very few celebrity memoirs have any substance to them. They either charmingly skip over all the difficult bits Katherine Hepburn or they present more recent struggles with disease, depression, or addiction, struggles that were covered in tabloids. Which is fine. But Barr had something else to write about as well: specifically, how her life made her a feminist. Sadly, it doesn't seem a topic any women or men want to write about these days.
January 23, 2011
Roseanne Barr was my hero (or heroine) growing up. Even though I really enjoyed her follow-up autobiography "My Lives", I thought this one was great too. A thoroughly entertaining read. It's just a shame she couldn't talk about the abuse she endured in her family while writing this one.
September 5, 2012
I remember that my mother got this book for Christmas back in 1989 but I put off reading until after the new year and love the book it show that when writing down what she thinks you will find a very good writer!!
September 1, 2008
Everything that makes her who she is... I was reading it when I went to rehab... Got me through it!
February 29, 2012
I read this book when it came out in 1992 (or so) and I was and continue to be fascinated by Roseanne.
October 17, 2013
I gained some insight to Roseanne's life, sense of humor, and purpose. I liked her before, I like her better now. I very much enjoyed the book.
March 20, 2014
Amazing book by a strong, inspirational woman, lent to me by a strong, inspiration woman.
September 19, 2014
She Is Sarcastic, Humorous, Opiniomated and I Laughed All The Way Through Her Usual Sense Of Humor & Wit!
July 10, 2016
I am shocked how much I enjoyed this book.
February 23, 2016
Read this book years ago and stories and quotes from it are STILL with me. Roseanne is just amazing and a great inspiration to me.
February 27, 2017
A good primer to understand why Roseanne is Roseanne.
October 6, 2024
I found this at a random book sale and finally picked it up after it had sat on my shelf for years. I love the show "Roseanne" but don't know too much about the person Roseanne. After reading this book, I still don't feel like I know that much about her life and her inner monologue is a wild ride to follow.
I don't know at what point in Roseanne's career this book was written (I am not a big book researcher prior to reading), but it goes through her early home life to her eventual career takeoff in LA. Though she calls herself a writer, this book suffers from having been written by someone who doesn't write books for a living...
The timing is a little woozy and she is definitely an unreliable narrator to her own story. Many things were either glossed over or untouched upon, like her marriage to Bill. Also, who even is Bill? Anyway, this was an interesting read, but I don't know if I could say it was a good one.
I don't know at what point in Roseanne's career this book was written (I am not a big book researcher prior to reading), but it goes through her early home life to her eventual career takeoff in LA. Though she calls herself a writer, this book suffers from having been written by someone who doesn't write books for a living...
The timing is a little woozy and she is definitely an unreliable narrator to her own story. Many things were either glossed over or untouched upon, like her marriage to Bill. Also, who even is Bill? Anyway, this was an interesting read, but I don't know if I could say it was a good one.
July 13, 2020
Love Rosie Posie. I've read all three of her memoirs (that I know of). There's something deeply sad in the way she rewrites history every time, to accommodate the traumas of her early and mid-life. What a genius, though: flawed, deeply flawed like any genius, but a shining blazing talent. I long for her to come to the fore with a new project and let her light shine again.
January 1, 2018
So, I love Roseanne. Most in my family hate her. I think everyone either loves her or hates her. Few people are in between. I’ve liked her ever since I was a kid, growing up watching & loving her sitcom, which I am in the middle or re-watching now excitingly awaiting the re-boot premiering next year. My re-watch has reminded that I’ve always wanted to read her books & that I own her first one from ‘89, because I bought it @ a yard sale once.
At first, I loved this book. Some of Roseanne’s childhood stories reminded me of my own. (Not always relating to her by painting me in the best light, haha, but still funny.) such as her directing traffic story or being the bossy little kid that always had to be the mom if you played house, or the leader of the pack or teacher or whatever, making up things so that other kids would follow you.
And I could read the first few chapters in Roseanne’s voice and hear her comedy shining through. I could also tell when she was being serious and telling real, raw, personal stories.
Then it got a little blurry as the book went on... I would say this was closer to a 3 star for me than a 2 star in that I did like most of it. (Another reason I feel goodreads should have half star ratings, so that I could have given it 2 & 1/2.)
I have liked some of her feminist views & jokes through the years & I liked some of that that I saw come through here. But also, she would go off on these weird, almost like, philosophical tangents or political ramblings that I either totally disagreed with or completely didn’t even understand. There were stories / chapters / pieces that I loved, but then she also often lost me.
Kind of cracks me up how much she hates Reagan, the Bushes, conservatives in general, etc, in he 80s and is so open about it in this book, and now, in 2017, she loves Trump & tweets how much she agrees with all his stuff all the time & how much she hates the Clinton’s & everything. Just funny & weird. Seems like a 180, politically speaking.
I do agree with other reviews I saw on here in that the structure and formatting of the memoir seemed off. Sometimes she’d be like, talking directly to you, the reader, in memoir style. Sometimes it was in diary style. Sometimes it seemed like she was trying to be a fictional storyteller / writer. Sometimes it seemed like she was trying to be the feminist novelist she dreamed of becoming, etc. It was strange the way the formatting would switch itself up. And whoever was the editor for this one kind of sucked at their job, haha. A lot of misspelling & grammatical errors.
I still will read her other 2 books. And I want to read the book her sister Geraldine wrote about her. I also want to read Tom Arnold’s book, which I’m sure mentions their “infamous” love / partnership story. But this book was just so/so for me. Some parts were SO good. Some parts, SO bad. Some parts SO ... meh. Good first effort though. Hope the next 2 books improve upon it.
At first, I loved this book. Some of Roseanne’s childhood stories reminded me of my own. (Not always relating to her by painting me in the best light, haha, but still funny.) such as her directing traffic story or being the bossy little kid that always had to be the mom if you played house, or the leader of the pack or teacher or whatever, making up things so that other kids would follow you.
And I could read the first few chapters in Roseanne’s voice and hear her comedy shining through. I could also tell when she was being serious and telling real, raw, personal stories.
Then it got a little blurry as the book went on... I would say this was closer to a 3 star for me than a 2 star in that I did like most of it. (Another reason I feel goodreads should have half star ratings, so that I could have given it 2 & 1/2.)
I have liked some of her feminist views & jokes through the years & I liked some of that that I saw come through here. But also, she would go off on these weird, almost like, philosophical tangents or political ramblings that I either totally disagreed with or completely didn’t even understand. There were stories / chapters / pieces that I loved, but then she also often lost me.
Kind of cracks me up how much she hates Reagan, the Bushes, conservatives in general, etc, in he 80s and is so open about it in this book, and now, in 2017, she loves Trump & tweets how much she agrees with all his stuff all the time & how much she hates the Clinton’s & everything. Just funny & weird. Seems like a 180, politically speaking.
I do agree with other reviews I saw on here in that the structure and formatting of the memoir seemed off. Sometimes she’d be like, talking directly to you, the reader, in memoir style. Sometimes it was in diary style. Sometimes it seemed like she was trying to be a fictional storyteller / writer. Sometimes it seemed like she was trying to be the feminist novelist she dreamed of becoming, etc. It was strange the way the formatting would switch itself up. And whoever was the editor for this one kind of sucked at their job, haha. A lot of misspelling & grammatical errors.
I still will read her other 2 books. And I want to read the book her sister Geraldine wrote about her. I also want to read Tom Arnold’s book, which I’m sure mentions their “infamous” love / partnership story. But this book was just so/so for me. Some parts were SO good. Some parts, SO bad. Some parts SO ... meh. Good first effort though. Hope the next 2 books improve upon it.
August 14, 2023
Have always loved the Roseanne TV show so I gave this book a try! I am glad I did!
July 25, 2016
I've been re-watching episodes of the sitcom "Roseanne" lately (one of my favorites) and found myself wondering about her writing. I knew she had at least one book out there in the world, so I went looking for more, deciding to start with her first book here.
I really enjoyed the first half of this book, where she discussed her childhood growing up Jewish in Utah. First off, I didn't know that had been the case. Secondly, I found it really interesting, and she had a very unique experience growing up where she did when she did.
I liked that this was clearly more essays than memoirs (at least the second half), but I was hoping she'd talk a little bit more about how she got started. The essays also seemed somewhat disjointed and unconnected at times.
Clearly, Roseanne is a feminist from way back, which I appreciate very much. I'm less enthused by her spirituality on the topic, but she had some very interesting things to say. It made me kind of sad though that much of what she discussed about women's rights is still an issue nearly 30 years after the publication of this book.
Overall, I found this to be pretty much what I was looking for. She is a good writer and poet, I think, and I'd be open to reading more by her.
I really enjoyed the first half of this book, where she discussed her childhood growing up Jewish in Utah. First off, I didn't know that had been the case. Secondly, I found it really interesting, and she had a very unique experience growing up where she did when she did.
I liked that this was clearly more essays than memoirs (at least the second half), but I was hoping she'd talk a little bit more about how she got started. The essays also seemed somewhat disjointed and unconnected at times.
Clearly, Roseanne is a feminist from way back, which I appreciate very much. I'm less enthused by her spirituality on the topic, but she had some very interesting things to say. It made me kind of sad though that much of what she discussed about women's rights is still an issue nearly 30 years after the publication of this book.
Overall, I found this to be pretty much what I was looking for. She is a good writer and poet, I think, and I'd be open to reading more by her.
May 29, 2011
After starting so many books I didn't like, I decided to go back to my comfort food of reading: Roseanne Barr autobiographies. It's like KFC macaroni & cheese for me or something (although my personal comfort food is actually pasta with tomato sauce), and I think Roseanne would really love that.
I was disappointed to realize that much of the material in Roseanne's "new" book originally appeared in this autobiography. (I often don't remember details of books, just my feelings about them, as my reviews probably illustrate.) Even so, they're not presented in exactly the same way, nor in exactly the same voice, as this younger Roseanne is a bit less crazy. This book also talks a lot more about her young adult years, leaving Utah for Colorado, meeting her (first) husband, and being a young homemaker & mother. She also describes some of the behind-the-scenes of her early comedy career. And it's all done in a maddeningly nonlinear way, with narrative structure and grammar thrown to the wind! Huzzah!
I was disappointed to realize that much of the material in Roseanne's "new" book originally appeared in this autobiography. (I often don't remember details of books, just my feelings about them, as my reviews probably illustrate.) Even so, they're not presented in exactly the same way, nor in exactly the same voice, as this younger Roseanne is a bit less crazy. This book also talks a lot more about her young adult years, leaving Utah for Colorado, meeting her (first) husband, and being a young homemaker & mother. She also describes some of the behind-the-scenes of her early comedy career. And it's all done in a maddeningly nonlinear way, with narrative structure and grammar thrown to the wind! Huzzah!
January 26, 2016
I wanted to know about Roseanne since I've been watching her TV show from the beginning and have enjoyed it so much (at least until I got to Season 6 - it was all downhill from there). I was really disappointed in the person that came out in this book. That's okay. I was just surprised. I will never be able to say I admire her and that makes me sad.
There was so much anger in her life. In the first half I actually felt sorry for anyone who knew her because she belittled and ripped them to shreds in this book. In the second half I got to know more about her life and how she got to where she was when she wrote the book (1989). I guess I don't understand how she can be so angry with everyone around her, put them all down, and then turn around and say all she ever wanted to do was change the world because it wasn't the way it should be. I don't see how hurting anyone can change anything. I pray that someday God opens her eyes to His love for her because I think part of her anger is over the religious issues she faced growing up.
There was so much anger in her life. In the first half I actually felt sorry for anyone who knew her because she belittled and ripped them to shreds in this book. In the second half I got to know more about her life and how she got to where she was when she wrote the book (1989). I guess I don't understand how she can be so angry with everyone around her, put them all down, and then turn around and say all she ever wanted to do was change the world because it wasn't the way it should be. I don't see how hurting anyone can change anything. I pray that someday God opens her eyes to His love for her because I think part of her anger is over the religious issues she faced growing up.
May 5, 2018
Tackling life without cable, I came across on the local HD channels on ABC and have been enjoying episodes of her TV show Roseanne. I find it much better in depth and engaging with often delightfully absurdist endings as when much of the cast of Gilligan's Island appeared on an episode. This led me to read this memoir, which really predates the TV show. In fact, it is really a loosely knit series of vignettes and recollections with a special chapter about one of my favorite cities, New Orleans. It carts from childhood as a Utahn Jew in a sea of Mormons and finding an awkward path to the stand-up stage. This autobiography ends with Barr in her 30s and a mother in her first marriage to Pentland. Beside the interesting bits about a serious car encounter with a hood ornament embedded in her hear leading to brief institutionalization, Much stands out that feels like source material for the TV show: the drudgery of a housewife and a pent-up desire to write well-received books.
July 27, 2011
I love comedienne Roseanne, so when I found this book at a charity shop, I was excited to learn a bit about her past and her comedy beginnings. This book isn't really about that. I mean, yes, she talks about her young life but then she kind of goes into "Roseanneland" where there's a lot of stream-of-consciousness-type writing -- which I suspect gives credit to the first couple of pages, where she talks about how she got an advance to write this book, which was due in 3 days so she's checked into a hotel to write the whole thing before it's due on Monday. The writing could be hard to follow at times.
But as far as the "details of her career" I hadn't realized how quickly she'd taken off as a comic. There's not really much to tell. She wrote an act, played local clubs, someone brought her to LA, Mitzi Shore put her on TV the next day and the rest is history.
But as far as the "details of her career" I hadn't realized how quickly she'd taken off as a comic. There's not really much to tell. She wrote an act, played local clubs, someone brought her to LA, Mitzi Shore put her on TV the next day and the rest is history.
July 9, 2016
I'm such a fan of the show Roseanne, and I was interested to learn more about Roseanne herself. And I did; I learned that she is Jewish (or at least she was way back when this book came out), that she's from Salt Lake City, and that she is absolutely crazy. I enjoyed drawing parallels between her life and episodes of her sitcom that I've watched so many times. I realize a straightforward, chronological narrative of someone's life can be boring, but she jumped around and glossed over things a bit much for me. Plus she didn't talk about the sitcom at all, which was disappointing. I was glad to learn more about her though, including how she got her start.
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