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    The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee

    By Sarah Silverman

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    Warning from publisher to reader:

    At HarperCollins, we are committed to customer satisfaction. Before proceeding, please take the following questionnaire to determine your likelihood of enjoying this book:

    1. Which of the following do you appreciate?

    (a) Women with somewhat horse-ish facial features.
    (b) Women who, while not super Jew-y, are more identifiably Jewish than, say, Natalie Portman.
    (c) Frequent discussion of unwanted body hair.

    2. Are you offended by the following behavior?

    (a) Instructing one's grandmother to place baked goods in her rectal cavity.
    (b) Stripping naked in public—eleven times in a row.
    (c) Stabbing one's boss in the head with a writing implement.

    3. The best way to treat an emotionally fragile young girl is:

    (a) Murder the main course of her Thanksgiving dinner before her very eyes.
    (b) Tell her that her older sister is prettier than she, and then immediately die.
    (c) Prevent her suicide by recommending she stay away from open windows.

    If you read the above questions without getting nauseous or forming a hate Web site, you are ready to read this book! Please proceed.

    Editor's Note

    Artfully distasteful…

    Tripping on acid with Louis C.K., suicidal therapists, and a lot of bedwetting: everything you would want from a book by the acclaimed Jewess of comedy, Sarah Silverman.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateApr 20, 2010
    ISBN9780061987076
    Author

    Sarah Silverman

    Sarah Silverman is the co-creator and star of The Sarah Silverman Program. She won an Emmy in 2009 for her video I'm F***ing Matt Damon, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for her role on The Sarah Silverman Program. Silverman lives in Los Angeles with her dog, Duck, presuming he does not die prior to publication, which is moderately to extremely likely.

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    • 2/5
      Apparently, I should have watched a little more of Sarah Silverman on TV before I undertook reading her memoir. I knew she could be very funny, but I didn't know a lot about her.And she is very funny – if you have the sense of humor more common in 12-year old boys. To me, she never outgrew that stage in babies where they become enamored with their own bodily functions and emissions. What do you expect of someone whose father taught her to swear, and quite graphically, at age 3. In the foreword (which she claims to be groundbreaking in itself), she states, “Tragically, my life has been only moderately [expletive, one of many] up. Actually, she did have some life-changing incidents, and adding being a habitual bedwetter only added to that. At a sleepover, “What kind of person reacts to a child's wet pajamas with rage and no compassion?” And when she wore a jean jacket to a upscale friend's house, the friend's mother made the friend repeat to Sarah the comment, “only scumbags wear jean jackets.” Or perhaps, only scumbags denigrate a child's clothing.So yes, people were mean. And yes, Sarah is funny. But I got really tired of the memoir when it became little other than tasteless jokes and pranks. And while I'm not easily offended at some bad language, this one was beyond the pale for me.I read this ebook through a Kindle Unlimited subscription.
    • 4/5
      I've been reading a lot of funny memoirs lately, but Silverman takes the cake. It seems wrong to describe her humor as "subtle" since she's so over the top, but that's exactly what I'd say about this book. Instead of showcasing the joke in each paragraph, Silverman tucks one into each sentence so you read over it and are laughing before you realize what the joke was. When you read over the sentence, you're cracking up for a good five minutes before you can continue on. It's a straight-forward memoir, starting, appropriately, with her childhood problem of wetting the bed and continuing on to her teenage problem of wetting the bed. We're right along with her as she breaks into comedy, still occasionally wetting the bed.
    • 4/5
      Sara tells of her life growing up and then getting into stand up and her own show. I found the largest part of the book fairly entertaining and sometimes was even laughing out loud. Near the end of the book it started to drag for me when she started talking about her show and politics etc. But all in all a fun easy read.
    • 4/5
      From my Cannonball Read 5 review ...

      This is the second audiobook I’ve ‘read’ for the Cannonball Read. Sticking with my idea of listening to female comic memoirs read by the authors, I picked The Bedwetter. I chose it with a bit of trepidation, as while I’ve found myself laughing at some of Sarah Silverman’s work, I recalled that she’s said some things that left a bad taste in my mouth. In general I think people are pretty torn on Sarah Silverman. They either find her funny or find her annoying / inappropriate. After listening to this memoir I’m definitely more of a fan of her work.

      The book has a very sincere tone to it without being annoying. She sounds like herself, but not like a character version of herself, if that makes sense. Whether it was an act or not, I imagined that this is what she’d sound like talking to her friends. She shares some stories that would clearly be mortifying for a child or teenager, making her quite relatable, and sheds some light onto both the world of making a sitcom-style show and working at Saturday Night Live as a writer.

      I think my favorite parts were where she discussed jokes she’s told that were not well received. Probably the best-known instance of this was when she was on Conan O’Brien and made a joke that used a racial slur for Asian people. Many people I know would probably stop listening there, but I was in the middle of a run and so didn’t really have a choice. And by that point I’d also felt like I’d invested enough in the book to want to hear her discussion of it. You know what? It was a very interesting, well-thought out discussion. Yes, she is a comic who make jokes about poo, but she’s also a thoughtful person interested in social commentary.

      The audio book is about six hours in length, so just long enough for me to listen to it over about a week’s worth of runs. I’m glad I purchased it instead of borrowing it from the library because it’s the kind of book I could see myself listening to again in the future.
    • 4/5
      Road trip! 2,500-mile round trip taking my daughter to college and driving back alone calls for a whole lot of audiobooks. (2 of 7)Hilarious! I loved watching The Sarah Silverman Program and her various stand-up specials, and this audiobook is just as great. Her chapter titles alone set off giant rolls of laughter.Silverman's style of humor is not for everyone as she pushes boundaries way past the realm of good taste. Her chapter on defense of a joke involving ethnic slurs was discomfiting even as it raised some legitimate if debatable points about humor and free speech.
    • 4/5
      Although this isn't the profound work of depth that the excerpt about Sarah Silverman's childhood bedwetting problem that I previously read in The Guardian led me to believe it could be, this was still a fairly enjoyable summary of her life so far and some of the author's beliefs and ideals.This book jumps around from different points in Silverman's life, which can be a little confusing and annoying and there were many times when it felt like it was written by two different people; 1) an author who did want to give an insightful account of significant moments in her life and 2) a comedian who wanted to prove just how wacky and wild she and her peers are and have been in their endeavours to be funny and clever and famous. I preferred the more insightful author, though I accept that Sarah's often crude sense of humour was obviously going to affect the style of this book.That said, I do feel that I got to know the person behind the jokes a bit more and what I found, I actually did like. When she's not telling fart jokes, Sarah Silverman does come across as someone who does care about other people's feelings, of all races and genders and sexual persuasions, and is trying to use her humour in an ironic way to open up the minds of others. For that I do give her credit and after reading this book I am a bit more willing to try watching some of her material that I previously dismissed.
    • 3/5
      funny and interesting.
    • 2/5
      I'm not the Sarah Silverman fan in the family, my son is. My thought process in buying the book was that although I'm not a fan of her television show I do appreciate a humorous memoir, so I hoped that as a comedian she would write a funny book. My thoughts were incorrect. I don't find her funny, even on paper. My son might appreciate the book but I just don't get her and nothing in this book even made me crack a smile.
    • 2/5
      Started this out of curiosity as I had no idea what it was about or even who Sarah Silverman is. I kept on asking myself why I was bothering, but did persevere to the end. It is Sarah's autobiography telling the story of her childhood and then breaking into the comedy world. It is quite an amusing look at life in the US comedy world but as she herself says you don't know how much is exaggerated for effect.
      I think if you are a fan of hers, you would enjoy it otherwise don't bother.
    • 2/5
      not very funny.
    • 3/5
      Not sure how she gets away with everything she writes about, but Sarah is hilarious. Possibly the funniest female comic working today
    • 3/5
      The first half of the book tells a great story, a surprising story with great humor. In that respect the book was much better than expected. She includes a "midword" where she discusses how much time she wasted writing the book then proves it with random pieces, that are at time lousy. After the sixth reference to the, "funniest guy ever!" that she works with it gets boring.She does talk about her insecurities in the well written bio portion of the book and that trait shines through. Some of her explanations for controversial jokes ring hollow and unbelievable. It is very hard to believe she didn't know Paris Hilton was going to be in the audience when one of the jokes was made. But it impossible to believe she was having goodhearted fun with Britney Spears only a few months later. The jokes were mean, brutal, and hilarious. But, Sarah Silverman wants to be the mean C-word on stage and avoid the fallout. Grow a pair Sarah.
    • 3/5
      This book is kind of like Sarah's standup. Not for the easily offended, it is often gross and offensive with a lot of penis and fart references. But, occasionally she comes out with a gem that is freakin' hilarious. My favorite quote from the book: "What the hell do I need a man for anyway? Everything that I enjoy, I seem to be able to do with two hands, a fork, and an iPhone."
    • 4/5
      Surprisingly decent autobiography with minimal doses of typical Sarah gross-out humor. Best line: "Summer camp - a Jew's second least favorite kind of camp..."
    • 3/5
      It was so-so. I liked the first part of the book when she talks of her childhood and family life, especially since she was originally from the area. As she gets to the part of her career picking up, i lost interest a bit. Mostly because I didnt know the people she was talking about.
    • 3/5
      Overall an enjoyable and compelling listen. Silverman's brand of comedy has never particularly appealed to me since I don't really find pedophilia or rape a hoot. That said I have always enjoyed interviews with her, and have found compelling the intellectual rigor she brings to a fart joke. I enjoyed her analysis of her craft, her document of her professional and personal journey and her solid defense of her subversive brand of racial and ethnic humor.
    • 1/5
      I found Silverman's tone to be cloying and forced. I can't see why people find her funny.
    • 3/5
      some parts really good, some silly like sarah's comedy
    • 4/5
      Sarah Silverman's book is as raunchy, crass, adorable, and hilarious as she is. From the very beginning, when she writes her own forward, you know this is not going to be your average memoir. As a comedian, Sarah has been known to push boundaries, sometimes offending people with her satire; this book gives her an opportunity to answer back and explain herself. She also reveals interesting tidbits about her childhood, giving the reader a more clear picture of how her sense of humor was formed and why she seems to have no fear. A bit of warning, though, this book is for fans. If you don't like Sarah and/or her humor, you will not have a more positive view of her after reading this book. I find it admirable when a writer is able to display herself as she is, instead of trying to present herself in a more favorable light, but she sometimes comes across as arrogant and bad-natured.Overall, very satisfying to those who appreciate and respect Ms Silverman's work.
    • 3/5
      Good Fun. Worth the read.
    • 3/5
      Dick jokes abound and anyone who knows me knows I love it. Really though, Silverman came off much more intelligent and sensitive and thoughtful than I ever would have guessed. Also she is hilarious when she's not making dick jokes.
    • 3/5
      Funny blurbs about her life that had laugh out loud moments. Nothing amazing but a few stories made the time worth it.
    • 3/5
      Witty and repulsive. Silverman's trademark humor colors the tales of her youth, failures, and success.
    • 4/5
      Sarah never takes anything seriously, including her own memoirs, and that is what made this book so enjoyable.
    • 3/5
      This started off great -- funny, well-written, touching... which lasted for about maybe a third of the book. Then it started jumping around in time and turned into an odd assortment of jarring anecdotes. As a former bedwetter and a fan of fart jokes, I can relate to Silverman on a lot of different levels, and I'd recommend this to any former bedwetter. Or current bedwetter: sometimes, it does get better.
    • 3/5
      Interesting to learn of her upbringing in New Hampshire as a Jew. She's got a real chip on her shoulder about that, and about being hairy.There's a picture of her wearing a pink dress that made me open my right eye real wide.
    • 5/5
      I always enjoy Sarah Silverman's work and this book is no exception. Lots of laughs but beware, her humor tends to be a little on the raw side.
    • 5/5
      Candid, honest, sweet, hilarious, and real. This shows that Sarah Silverman is not just poop jokes (which if you watch her show, you already know that). She is an amazingly smart woman who is just laugh out loud funny. A great look behind the scenes of her career and inside her head. Don't read without a sense of humor or if you are easily offended.
    • 4/5
      I finished reading this autobiography - true story! - while waiting my turn at the urologist's office. I always bring reading material. You never know how much time it will take for the doctor to put his finger on exactly what is wrong with the prostate of the fellow in front of you. Anyhow, I thought it was a witty choice for the waiting room. But many of my fellow patients - elderly East Ohioans with walkers - likely had never heard of Sarah Silverman. No doubt I was telling them more than they wanted to know...deeply engrossed, as I was, in The Bedwetter. I was pretty much in love with Ms. Silverman before reading her bio. Now? I plan to stalker her! (just kidding) She's a physical doppelganger for a Jewish girlfriend I loved madly back in the 1970's. Uncannily, their names are similar, alliterative and share the same root.. Even their humor... for example, I cite the time my friend's dog, Rufus, mistook her used tampon for a milkbone - a fact we discovered only days later when Ruuufus appeared to be turning into a white furry firecracker with a string fuse just below his tail.If you're a fan of Sarah Silverman, may God help you and have mercy on your soul...no seriously, I'm joking...you will enjoy this book. She's precious. She's cute. She's absolutely disgusting. And it's not her fault, she was molested by Andrew Dice Clay...no seriously, I'm joking..SHE molested him. No really...you will enjoy her humiliating tale upon tale of bedwetting. The time she almost killed a future US Senator with a pencil. Her epic Struggles with Editors, Censors, Publishers, and legions of decencies. The Eternal Question of poetic judgement "To Pee or To Pee-pee which sounds better?". The Diary that talks back. And, last but not least, a long loving glimpse of her Dad's many messages on her answering machine. Those messages- they're not Steven Baldwin...but they're not fuckin' boring either, bubby.Run out. Buy this book. Program your soul. Eternity is all about choices and will come down to picking one of two long bunny hop lines. One behind Sarah Palin and one behind Sarah Silverman. Don't get it wrong.
    • 4/5
      An interesting book if you like comedy. Also interesting autobiography of an American woman. It held my interest throughout with stories from growing up to behind the scenes on her show. It was uplifting to learn about the life of a genuine unique person and I did chuckle a few times reading this book. There was one chapter that seemed like she was ACTUALLY stoned while writing it near the end. I neither use nor condone drug use but that was my favorite chapter. Sarah Silverman is a likable character and I cared about her struggles. She did come across as a bit self obsessed but that is part of being any kind of performer and particularly a comic. Wanted to learn more about her but I guess it is her life so far and as candid as she was in this book, as far as shock value is concerned, anything she decided to omit in that category, must be beyond imagining. Worth reading.