This Will Be Funny Later
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- Author：Jenny Pentland
- ISBN：0062962922
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Reviews
Pamela Davis
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I had no idea what to expect with this book。 I was pleasantly surprised。 Jennifer has lived an interesting life from the time she was relatively young。 The book was sort of three fold for me。 There was some focus on her life as the daughter of a celebrity。 That part of the book， while interesting， paled in comparison to the experiences of her troubled younger life and the time she spent in fat camps and rehabilitative therapies。 I felt for her。 The extreme measures she endured seemed over the to I had no idea what to expect with this book。 I was pleasantly surprised。 Jennifer has lived an interesting life from the time she was relatively young。 The book was sort of three fold for me。 There was some focus on her life as the daughter of a celebrity。 That part of the book， while interesting， paled in comparison to the experiences of her troubled younger life and the time she spent in fat camps and rehabilitative therapies。 I felt for her。 The extreme measures she endured seemed over the top for a someone who seemed like a normal teenager to me。 Jennifer was strong and I appreciated her mental and physical endurance。 I also appreciated her relationship with her siblings。 While there was overt humor in the book， there was also subtle humor that was even funnier。 She is a good storyteller。 The third focus is on her transition into adulthood， marriage， and children。 I enjoyed her evolution into a responsible wife and mother。 This was a good read told from a fresh perspective。 。。。more
Lisa Gabriele
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I was a fan of Jenny Pentland's Twitter feed long before I knew she was Roseanne Barr's daughter。 Her tweets were wry， smart， hilarious but also laced with a kind of sweetness。 And her stories peeked out now and again， little glimpses of darkness from her past， hinting at a hellish teen and young adulthood as a Hollywood-80s-kid-with-a-tabloid-staple-mom。 Holy shit what a book。 What a story！ Jenny can WRITE， and she has an incredible story to tell。 But this isn't a Mommy Dearest screed; she love I was a fan of Jenny Pentland's Twitter feed long before I knew she was Roseanne Barr's daughter。 Her tweets were wry， smart， hilarious but also laced with a kind of sweetness。 And her stories peeked out now and again， little glimpses of darkness from her past， hinting at a hellish teen and young adulthood as a Hollywood-80s-kid-with-a-tabloid-staple-mom。 Holy shit what a book。 What a story！ Jenny can WRITE， and she has an incredible story to tell。 But this isn't a Mommy Dearest screed; she loves her mom， despite what would NOW be considered abuse。 Back then sending your kids to "fat camp"， or to a half dozen （or more） disciplinary schools felt like the best option for a kid who did not fit into her new Hollywood life and whose family exploded after newfound wealth and fame。 She was spiralling out of control， and watching herself doing it。 But Jenny's rendering of those harrowing years is riveting and unsparing—the kidnappings， the lockdowns， being abandoned in the wilderness， run ins with other famous people and their own damaged kids—and yet they're also the FUNNIEST chapters。 Jenny doesn't even spare herself。 Thankfully， she comes to a kind of happy ending， but even then， there's always a missile pointing right at her。 If you're a fan of David Sedaris and Carrie Fisher you will LOVE this book。 I did。 。。。more
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Lisa
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At times depressing， at times hilarious， I found this memoir about growing up in a famous family very entertaining。 Thank you to the publisher for a free copy of the ARC in exchange for an honest review。 Although， the giveaway did not mention the book was an advanced reader copy--I usually prefer to wait for the finished book to be published as I miss any intros， maps， graphs， etc。 that are often added later。 I would recommend clearly stating when a giveaway is for an ARC or galley。
Brenda Maki
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I started this book with high hopes，while I finished it ，at times it got stagnant，too much same old，yet at times it delivered 。
Kenny Tran
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Enjoyed to read this memoir。 Thanks for sharing。
Nicole Lordigyan
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Jenny Pentland is the daughter of Roseanne Barr and this is her memoir of a toxic life growing up in the public eye。 Funny， entertaining， sad， and emotional story of a chaotic and feral upbringing。 I couldn’t believe the things her or her siblings would say。 They had no filter in telling people how they felt and they hated being told what to do。 Some funny moments:“One day in school I drew a really well done cartoon of Jim Davis’s slobbering idiot Odin humping Garfield from behind with his notor Jenny Pentland is the daughter of Roseanne Barr and this is her memoir of a toxic life growing up in the public eye。 Funny， entertaining， sad， and emotional story of a chaotic and feral upbringing。 I couldn’t believe the things her or her siblings would say。 They had no filter in telling people how they felt and they hated being told what to do。 Some funny moments:“One day in school I drew a really well done cartoon of Jim Davis’s slobbering idiot Odin humping Garfield from behind with his notorious I hate Mondays face。”Babysitter tells the kids: “Don’t do PCP…on weekdays”“Art was the last class I lost interest in…I started going to school only on days when I had art class， which was twice a week。”“Are you LDS？ （latter day saints） No， I’m just DTF。”Her stories involve multiple mental institutions， drug abuse， fad diets， sex， therapists， survival expeditions- all of which occur before she’s even fifteen。 I have never seen an episode of Roseanne and knew nothing about the show or the family。 I really enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend！ Four ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️！ 。。。more
Jennifer Schultz
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