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Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
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A very focused autobiography that explains how Steve Martin became a comedian, what he wanted to accomplish, and why he walked away at the height of popularity.
He also explores his relationships with his parents, his sister, and girlfriends from the distant past (he nailed renowned Christian author Stormie Omartian! In a car! OMG!!!), though he says almost nothing about recent girlfriends or his first wife.
Not belly-laugh-funny (it's not meant to be), but consistently interesting and sometimes droll.
I listened to this on a road trip to Minneapolis. It was an interesting experience to listen to an audiobook straight through instead of a half-hour or so at a time.
He also explores his relationships with his parents, his sister, and girlfriends from the distant past (he nailed renowned Christian author Stormie Omartian! In a car! OMG!!!), though he says almost nothing about recent girlfriends or his first wife.
Not belly-laugh-funny (it's not meant to be), but consistently interesting and sometimes droll.
I listened to this on a road trip to Minneapolis. It was an interesting experience to listen to an audiobook straight through instead of a half-hour or so at a time.
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Reading Progress
Started Reading
May 2, 2008
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Finished Reading
August 2, 2008
– Shelved
August 2, 2008
– Shelved as:
memoir
August 2, 2008
– Shelved as:
nonfiction
August 2, 2008
– Shelved as:
eccentricity
August 2, 2008
– Shelved as:
los-angeles
