Start Without Me (I'll Be There in a Minute)
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- Author：Gary Janetti
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Reviews
Carlos
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Book: 4/5Audiobook: 5/5
Diane
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I seem to have little in common with the author。 I don't care about movies， tv， the theater; I loathe musicals， but reading， and re-reading， this book makes me feel like I know him well and he's my favorite friend。 Under the bitchy exterior is a lively mind。 I laughed， I almost cried。 Every paragraph startles you with its unflinching honesty cloaked in hilarity。 I couldn't begin to give a favorite quote。 I recommend this book for anyone。 Thank you to Henry Hold and Co。 I won this book in a Goodr I seem to have little in common with the author。 I don't care about movies， tv， the theater; I loathe musicals， but reading， and re-reading， this book makes me feel like I know him well and he's my favorite friend。 Under the bitchy exterior is a lively mind。 I laughed， I almost cried。 Every paragraph startles you with its unflinching honesty cloaked in hilarity。 I couldn't begin to give a favorite quote。 I recommend this book for anyone。 Thank you to Henry Hold and Co。 I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway， and I never would have read it otherwise。 I'm glad I did。 Now I'm going to go back and re-read it。 。。。more
Kurt Anderson
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Often hilarious， occasionally touching and all together entertaining。 The Commencement Address should be read by anyone about to graduate college
Suzan
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I am not leaving a review for this book。 I was unable to finish the book and should never have asked to receive it。
Tam📖
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Even at 10， Gary was no one’s opening act。 I love him
Kevin
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Gary Janetti's second collection of autobiographical essays， "Start Without Me （I'll Be There in a Minute），" is as funny as the first （"Do You Mind If I Cancel？"）， but what is unexpected from the writer and producer of WILL & GRACE and FAMILY GUY is the tender poignancy that laces this one。 His memories of the numerous gay restaurants in 1990s Manhattan are wistful and hilarious: "The food was terrible but it was a gay restaurant，" he writes， "you didn't go for the food， you went for the gay。" H Gary Janetti's second collection of autobiographical essays， "Start Without Me （I'll Be There in a Minute），" is as funny as the first （"Do You Mind If I Cancel？"）， but what is unexpected from the writer and producer of WILL & GRACE and FAMILY GUY is the tender poignancy that laces this one。 His memories of the numerous gay restaurants in 1990s Manhattan are wistful and hilarious: "The food was terrible but it was a gay restaurant，" he writes， "you didn't go for the food， you went for the gay。" His religion also gets some of his best one-liners， including: "The Catholics are the RuPaul's Drag Race of religions。 We put on a show， honey。"One chapter details his childhood tradition of watching the once-a-year broadcast of THE WIZARD OF OZ， "the gayest motion picture ever made。" What wasn't there to love for a gay kid？ Dorothy gets to wear ruby slippers， kill two witches， "gets her hair blown out" and sings。 "Do you know how hard it is to learn every line of a movie when you see it only once a year？" he asks。 "Kids then had to WORK。 No rewinding， no play it again。" One gets the feeling Janetti was always wise （and wise-ass） beyond his years。 Scamming a high school guidance counselor for an excuse slip to avoid gym class， he keeps her enthralled by inventing drama at home。 "Eventually， I just start rehashing plotlines from KNOTS LANDING，" he writes。An abundantly funny and nostalgic collection of memories of growing up gay that leaves a sweet aftertaste。 。。。more
Rebecca
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I’ve followed Gary Janetti on Instagram since he started doing memes about Prince George， so I was excited when Henry Holt sent me his latest book。 Start Without Me （I’ll Be There in a Minute） is part memoir/part short essays。 Gary takes us through his childhood and young adulthood with humorous and touching stories。 What I liked: This book had me laughing one minute and contemplative the next。 I found the stories to be a perfect mix of funny and reflective， with a hint of sadness。 He comes acro I’ve followed Gary Janetti on Instagram since he started doing memes about Prince George， so I was excited when Henry Holt sent me his latest book。 Start Without Me （I’ll Be There in a Minute） is part memoir/part short essays。 Gary takes us through his childhood and young adulthood with humorous and touching stories。 What I liked: This book had me laughing one minute and contemplative the next。 I found the stories to be a perfect mix of funny and reflective， with a hint of sadness。 He comes across as a friend telling hilarious stories at a dinner party。 The chapter about weddings really made me think and while I know his experience is reality for a lot of people， hearing it again and as a mom made me sad。 Gary starts off ranting about weddings， especially destination weddings， but ends up discussing that maybe he didn’t like weddings because he felt like it was something he’d never be able to do。 Throughout the book， he also discusses feeling like he had to hide parts of his life。His plans to get out of doing sports， going outside， pretending to be straight， etc had me laughing。 For example， he has an entire life worked out where he marries Jaclyn Smith （of Charlie’s Angels） so people will believe he’s straight， and convinces a guidance counselor that his parents are divorcing to get out of gym class。 What didn’t work for me: I really enjoyed this book but I could see Gary’s humor not being for everyone。 Who should read it: You enjoy boozy gossipy brunches with friends where you discuss everything from your last vacation to your weird neighbors。 。。。more
Debbie
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Thought this book was really funny， have never read anything from this author and hope it won't be the last。 I won this book in Goodreads giveaways and from Gary Janetti Thought this book was really funny， have never read anything from this author and hope it won't be the last。 I won this book in Goodreads giveaways and from Gary Janetti 。。。more
Debby
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3。35 This second memoir from American TV writer， producer， and actor Gary Janetti is a quick， fun read。 Read my full review here。#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #StartWithoutMe 3。35 This second memoir from American TV writer， producer， and actor Gary Janetti is a quick， fun read。 Read my full review here。#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #StartWithoutMe 。。。more
Larry Hostetler
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I'd actually give this a 3。75 or so。 It's a quick read， and not unenjoyable。 Early on it is funny， but by the end there is a sense of quiet desperation， of the sense that life has been missed。 Sadness was what I felt as the after-taste。Key to having the right expectation of the book is the first word of the title。 By and large this is a biography of Janetti's youth。 The intervening quarter-century is hinted at but not covered。 Yet I gained an understanding of life as a gay boy/young man and the I'd actually give this a 3。75 or so。 It's a quick read， and not unenjoyable。 Early on it is funny， but by the end there is a sense of quiet desperation， of the sense that life has been missed。 Sadness was what I felt as the after-taste。Key to having the right expectation of the book is the first word of the title。 By and large this is a biography of Janetti's youth。 The intervening quarter-century is hinted at but not covered。 Yet I gained an understanding of life as a gay boy/young man and the angst it caused last millennium。 I appreciated the honesty and understood much of the what and why of his youth。 The book has its thought-provocations。For those already fans of Janetti I imagine you'll like it a lot。 As an introduction to him it warmed me to him; I won't avoid him but won't seek him out。But definitely a good read。 。。。more
Lisa Leone-campbell
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Will and Grace writer and creator of the BBC hit series Vicious has once again put a group of humorous， scathing， lighthearted yet warm book of essays together which will make some who are old enough laugh even harder！In this new collection， Gary reminisces about some memories from childhood， and as a young adult as well as， and in Gary’s classic style， complains about what irks him， and quite frankly many things do。 A loner since he left his mother’s womb， he will easily admit to never being a Will and Grace writer and creator of the BBC hit series Vicious has once again put a group of humorous， scathing， lighthearted yet warm book of essays together which will make some who are old enough laugh even harder！In this new collection， Gary reminisces about some memories from childhood， and as a young adult as well as， and in Gary’s classic style， complains about what irks him， and quite frankly many things do。 A loner since he left his mother’s womb， he will easily admit to never being a people person。 I believe because of this his other senses have taken over and his outlook on life is a bit quirky， but funny in all the right places。As someone who would rather spend time alone， Gary spent his younger years with his best friend， the television。 He would spend summers in front of the tv rather than being outside。 Later， as a young adult he would change this as he continually tried to perfect the perfect tan， but that’s another funny essay。 One summer his mother made him go to summer day camp。 It lasted three days。 Then he was back to watching all his stories down in the basement again， constantly asking his mother to please put the air-conditioning on and her replying， we had it on yesterday。In another essay he tells a witty and truly genius story getting out of gym。 In high school Gary really had no friends and he was not athletic， so when it came to a quarter of football in gym， Gary was adamant he would not take that quarter。 Now Gary went to a Catholic high school with nuns。 So， he decided to go to the guidance counselor during gym time and tell her this story about how he was upset with his home life because his parents were divorcing （they were not） and his mother was drinking （she was not）。 She was so taken aback by his story that she continued the whole quarter to give him a pass from gym class so he could come talk to her。 As he began to run out of drama， he would throw in bits from the soap operas he would watch when he got home from school！ The nun was mesmerized。I think my favorite essay was “Irene” about the first neighbor they met when they moved into the house his parents still live in over fifty years ago。 She came over to introduce herself and told them she had lived on the street the longest of any of the neighbors。 Her mother became best friends with her through the years and she became Gary’s second mother， telling her things he perhaps would not say to his parents。 It’s a beautifully written piece and shows Gary actually does have a heart！An extremely funny story is the one in which Gary tells the reader he moves constantly。 The reason being he does not want to talk to the neighbors。 It’s too much pressure for him。 He would rather be late for an appointment than go outside when one of the neighbors is out there。 And when he has accidently actually conversed with a neighbor？ Well， you will just have to read the essay！Start Without Me is a truly hilarious look at Gary Janetti’s life。 For some， the essays some of which span the 1980’s and 90’s will be incredibly relatable！ Janetti is a quiet man who does not appreciate interacting with people， which in the business he is in is quite the oxymoron。 He sometimes writes what we all sometimes feel with incredible style and incredible timing！Thank you #NetGalley #HenryHoltandCo。 #GaryJanetti #StartWithoutMe for the advanced copy。 。。。more
Beth
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Thanks to the author/publisher for the goodreads giveaway！Much like one of the short stories in this collection， I did actually enjoy this book。 Just a few small complaints that totally ruined it for me and most of those are probably my own problem。 I expected a comedy/humor and got a sarcastic memoir。 Probably should’ve expected as much given the author， but for some reason I was looking for comedy。 The profanity in the stories seemed unnecessary and threw me off。 I’m not normally one to care， Thanks to the author/publisher for the goodreads giveaway！Much like one of the short stories in this collection， I did actually enjoy this book。 Just a few small complaints that totally ruined it for me and most of those are probably my own problem。 I expected a comedy/humor and got a sarcastic memoir。 Probably should’ve expected as much given the author， but for some reason I was looking for comedy。 The profanity in the stories seemed unnecessary and threw me off。 I’m not normally one to care， but sometimes this seemed like profanity purely for the sensationalism of being vulgar。 Still a fun and quick read！ 。。。more
Letitia Asare | Bookshelfbyla
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No one can make me laugh as Gary can。 His Instagram feels like my inner thoughts and his book was the same feeling。 His book is a collection of honest and candid short stories from his life that are funny and sassy while also heartwarming。 I may be biased since I relate to Gary a lot。 He feels like a kindred spirit and parts of him remind me of me。 Fellow born and raised New Yorker， with sarcastic dry humor。 He speaks to the anti-social parts of us who do anything to avoid conversations with our No one can make me laugh as Gary can。 His Instagram feels like my inner thoughts and his book was the same feeling。 His book is a collection of honest and candid short stories from his life that are funny and sassy while also heartwarming。 I may be biased since I relate to Gary a lot。 He feels like a kindred spirit and parts of him remind me of me。 Fellow born and raised New Yorker， with sarcastic dry humor。 He speaks to the anti-social parts of us who do anything to avoid conversations with our neighbors。 But also the parts of us that would have a conversation with a doorknob。 Those that growing up choose to spend summer days watching TV in the AC with intense tv schedules that cannot be interrupted。 And those that have loved entertainment and pop culture from a young age。 He provides the true humbling advice we all should’ve received when we graduated college。 And how there is no excuse off limits if it helps you get out of gym class。 And he speaks to the parts of us when reading in public， who are more concerned with how we look reading than the actual book itself。“Meryl Streep put less thought into her performance as Karen Silkwood than I did as ‘person at counter with book”。A few favorites were ‘Sister Wilma’， ‘The Carol Burnett Show’， ‘Teaching Little Fingers How to Play’， ‘Gay Restaurant’， and ‘Irene’。 So practically the entire book。 If you like to laugh， then I highly recommend this book and Gary’s first book ‘Do You Mind if I Cancel？’。 This one was equally as funny but also had some stories where there is no punchline but I loved it just as much。 Both books brought me so much joy and I can’t wait to re-read again soon。 💛Thank you so much @henryholtbooks for the gifted copy and package。 Gary， thanks for being you。 Rating: 5/5 。。。more
Jamele （BookswithJams）
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I really enjoyed Gary Janetti’s prior book， Do You Mind If I Cancel， so I was equally excited to receive Start Without Me to review， which is a collection of stories about the the times in his life that defined him， and let me tell you， this book is just as good。 It is a quick read， and I was chuckling throughout， as he does not hold back with his thoughts and stories that he told。 The audio is absolute perfection， as Gary does the audio himself， so it really doesn’t get any better than that。 Al I really enjoyed Gary Janetti’s prior book， Do You Mind If I Cancel， so I was equally excited to receive Start Without Me to review， which is a collection of stories about the the times in his life that defined him， and let me tell you， this book is just as good。 It is a quick read， and I was chuckling throughout， as he does not hold back with his thoughts and stories that he told。 The audio is absolute perfection， as Gary does the audio himself， so it really doesn’t get any better than that。 All of these stories are great， but there are a few that stuck with me and had me rolling。 HIs love of The Carol Burnett Show and the Wizard of Oz， his dislike of knowing his neighbors， and pen pals he reunited with later on - hilarious。 At this point I should just list them all here because really each of the stories were wonderful in their own way， and there really is no reason you shouldn’t pick this one up when it is out on Tuesday 4/26。 It’s absolutely fantastic and you won’t be disappointed！Thank you to @HenryHoltBooks and @NetGalley for the ARC and ALC to review。 。。。more
Julie
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Gary Janetti never fails to make me laugh。 His economy of words and sharp wit combined deliver sharp barbs that made me laugh out loud。 A short “read” and a pleasure to listen to the author read。 With thanks to NetGalley and a Macmillan Audio for access to the e-ARC of this audiobook。
Becky
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Thanks to Henry Holt & Co for the giveaway！ Start Without Me tells Gary's story of his experience growing up gay in NYC in the 70's， in a Catholic High School。 His explanation of how he got out of PE is hilarious and his thoughts on interacting with strangers is spot on for an introvert。 Thanks to Henry Holt & Co for the giveaway！ Start Without Me tells Gary's story of his experience growing up gay in NYC in the 70's， in a Catholic High School。 His explanation of how he got out of PE is hilarious and his thoughts on interacting with strangers is spot on for an introvert。 。。。more
Melissa （In Catch-Up Mode）
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This is an entertaining series of memoir essays by television writer and producer Gary Janetti。 I listened to the audiobook that he narrates and it is incredibly well done。 I always enjoy when someone narrates their own memoir because you get the inflections and emphasis that the person intends for their work。 I had attended a webinar with Gary Janetti a couple of weeks ago， and he stated that after so many years writing for television， he has become very concise with his writing。 I must say tha This is an entertaining series of memoir essays by television writer and producer Gary Janetti。 I listened to the audiobook that he narrates and it is incredibly well done。 I always enjoy when someone narrates their own memoir because you get the inflections and emphasis that the person intends for their work。 I had attended a webinar with Gary Janetti a couple of weeks ago， and he stated that after so many years writing for television， he has become very concise with his writing。 I must say that I love this style， because he doesn't spend unnecessary time setting the scene or adding extraneous detail。 He gets to the point quickly and this allows his snappy humor and personality to just shine through。 There were quite a few laugh out loud moments， and I could identify the the underlying universality of his statements even if I am nothing like him from the outside。 I think he'd be a great person to have to a dinner party （although he likely wouldn't show up and I wouldn't take it personally）。 If you're looking for a nostalgic， fun series of essays， then you should pick this one up。I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book， all opinions are my own。 。。。more
Ives Phillips
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（A review of an ARC） Although a delightful essay collection with valuable life lessons sprinkled throughout， it wasn't something I expected or hoped for。 （A review of an ARC） Although a delightful essay collection with valuable life lessons sprinkled throughout， it wasn't something I expected or hoped for。 。。。more
The Reading Raccoon
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Book Review: Start Without Me （I’ll Be There in a Minute） by Gary Janetti After following his social media for years and reading his 2019 book Do You Mind If I Cancel （Things That Still Annoy Me） I’ve been an unofficial Gary Janetti fan club member for a while now。 This collection of essays is inspired by his childhood in New York， travels as an adult and musings about Broadway， weddings， tans and so much more。 Like his previous collection I found this book funny， touching and strangely relatabl Book Review: Start Without Me （I’ll Be There in a Minute） by Gary Janetti After following his social media for years and reading his 2019 book Do You Mind If I Cancel （Things That Still Annoy Me） I’ve been an unofficial Gary Janetti fan club member for a while now。 This collection of essays is inspired by his childhood in New York， travels as an adult and musings about Broadway， weddings， tans and so much more。 Like his previous collection I found this book funny， touching and strangely relatable。 Humor is what he’s built his career on but I actually teared up when he writes about never thinking he’d be able to legally marry and losing a beloved neighbor and friend of the family。 Check this one out if you enjoy hilarious （but often sweet） musings about life， love and pop culture。 4 stars🎧 audiobook narration notes: Gary Janetti narrates this himself which adds a more a personal experience as he reads about his own history and thoughts on subjects personal to him 。。。more
Jessie Carvalho
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Read this if you like: Short stories， fun fast readsGary Janetti is bothered by a lot of things and he’s here to tell us。 In this book Gary is sharing a collection of short stories。 It was pretty funny。 He takes us by the hand as we follow him through the summers he spends in his twenties， pursuing both the perfect tan and the perfect man to no avail and much regret。 At his Catholic high school， he strikes up an unlikely friendship with a nun who shares Gary's love of soap operas， which becomes Read this if you like: Short stories， fun fast readsGary Janetti is bothered by a lot of things and he’s here to tell us。 In this book Gary is sharing a collection of short stories。 It was pretty funny。 He takes us by the hand as we follow him through the summers he spends in his twenties， pursuing both the perfect tan and the perfect man to no avail and much regret。 At his Catholic high school， he strikes up an unlikely friendship with a nun who shares Gary's love of soap operas， which becomes a salvation to them both。 Don't get him started on how a bad hotel room can ruin even the best vacation。 This was an extremely fast read at around 200 pages。 I liked it。 He has a different humor than I'm used to but some of it was very funny。 Check it out April 26th！Thank you to Henry Holt Co for my gifted copy。 ❤ 。。。more
Becky
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This was a quick read。 （audiobook） There were quite a few laugh out loud moments， and it was entertaining。 I found myself nodding along with what the author/narrator was saying at times。 The only critique that I have is that a lot of the time the Author/narrator had such a monotone voice while reading that it sounded like a robot。 I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。
Lisa Cobb Sabatini
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I won an Uncorrected Proof of Start Without Me by Gary Janetti from Goodreads。Hilarious from the first page to the last， and also surprisingly poignant， Start Without Me （I'll Be There in a Minute） by Gary Janetti is a romp through one man's memories with cutting commentary。 Readers quickly turn pages as Janetti reflects on the people and events that helped to shape him with wit and insight， including his own growing understanding of what it means to him to be gay。 Thoughtful， revealing， and， ab I won an Uncorrected Proof of Start Without Me by Gary Janetti from Goodreads。Hilarious from the first page to the last， and also surprisingly poignant， Start Without Me （I'll Be There in a Minute） by Gary Janetti is a romp through one man's memories with cutting commentary。 Readers quickly turn pages as Janetti reflects on the people and events that helped to shape him with wit and insight， including his own growing understanding of what it means to him to be gay。 Thoughtful， revealing， and， above all， laugh-out-loud funny， Start Without Me is a must-read memoir for fans of books about growing up and getting what life is about。 。。。more
Anonymous
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I wanted to read this because I starting watching "Family Guy" the last couple of years， so I thought I would enjoy this book written by a "Family Guy" writer。 I wound up reading it all in one day。 It's a fast and easy， fun book to read。 I liked the stories in the first part of the book better than the last half。 The stories in last half of the book were more poignant and personal and not quite as humorous as the first half。 The stories in the first half of the book reminded me of the humor in t I wanted to read this because I starting watching "Family Guy" the last couple of years， so I thought I would enjoy this book written by a "Family Guy" writer。 I wound up reading it all in one day。 It's a fast and easy， fun book to read。 I liked the stories in the first part of the book better than the last half。 The stories in last half of the book were more poignant and personal and not quite as humorous as the first half。 The stories in the first half of the book reminded me of the humor in the "Family Guy" episodes which I enjoy。 。。。more
Joann 'bartunek' prashek
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I wasn't sure what to expect from this memoir， I just knew I wanted something with humor。 I am pleased to report that the audiobook I received from Netgalley hit ALL my expectation marks and then some。 I am reviewing this as a hard cover， although I listened to it as an audiobook。 I feel listening to the author's own voice made the experience of the book even better。Every chapter had me laughing out loud numerous times。 Honestly there was not a bad chapter。 If I had to pick my favorite it was "T I wasn't sure what to expect from this memoir， I just knew I wanted something with humor。 I am pleased to report that the audiobook I received from Netgalley hit ALL my expectation marks and then some。 I am reviewing this as a hard cover， although I listened to it as an audiobook。 I feel listening to the author's own voice made the experience of the book even better。Every chapter had me laughing out loud numerous times。 Honestly there was not a bad chapter。 If I had to pick my favorite it was "The Wizard of Oz。" I'll admit I listened to it five times。 As a cautionary a note， if you are not a fan of what some people would consider inappropriate language， this book is definitely not for you。 。。。more
Sarah Buron
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This collection of short stories was a light and quick read。 The funny highlights for me were his commitment to tanning and avoiding his neighbors。 Thanks so much to NetGalley and Henry Holt & Company for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review！
Jacque
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Start Without Me （I'll Be There in a Minute） by Gary Janetti was a surprisingly delightful audiobook。 I’ve never heard of Mr。 Janetti but the blurb offered up appeal so I'd said sure I'll give this audiobook a try。 Read by the author， Gary’s humor and bluntness shine through has he shares moments of his life growing up from a child to mostly in his 20s。 And occasionally moments of now。 There’s quite a bit of relatable antidotes that offered me retrospect of my own life growing up in the 70s。 I a Start Without Me （I'll Be There in a Minute） by Gary Janetti was a surprisingly delightful audiobook。 I’ve never heard of Mr。 Janetti but the blurb offered up appeal so I'd said sure I'll give this audiobook a try。 Read by the author， Gary’s humor and bluntness shine through has he shares moments of his life growing up from a child to mostly in his 20s。 And occasionally moments of now。 There’s quite a bit of relatable antidotes that offered me retrospect of my own life growing up in the 70s。 I also lived to watch The Carol Burnett Show and I totally agree about Jaclyn Smith！ Plenty of laugh out loud moments that would catch me off guard。 Before I knew it， it was all done， and I was left wishing it was longer。 I’m sure the book would be a fun read but hearing the author detailing his life， in my personal opinion， just ups the funny to a new level。 So while you may be tempted to read his book， I suggest listening to it instead。 Stars: 4I received this book from Netgalley。 I was not compensated for the book other than the entertainment it provided。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Ruth
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Series of personal adventures in the life of a kid with social avoidance tendencies。 Never easy in others company Gary would rather remain secluded in the basement world of television rather than explore the social settings of his environment。 Short book， chapters are of single episodes but overall the author is most comfortable with observing from a distance。 He emphasizes being gay in childhood and the confusion of what is normal。 This was a free book to read and review。 I have no connection t Series of personal adventures in the life of a kid with social avoidance tendencies。 Never easy in others company Gary would rather remain secluded in the basement world of television rather than explore the social settings of his environment。 Short book， chapters are of single episodes but overall the author is most comfortable with observing from a distance。 He emphasizes being gay in childhood and the confusion of what is normal。 This was a free book to read and review。 I have no connection to anything involved。 I personally would not read this book since it did not have enough substance in my viewpoint。 Others my disagree with my opinion。 Just a book about the uncomfortable process of growing up in his world。 。。。more
Guillermo Perez
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Gary Janetti has followed up his hilarious DO YOU MIND IF I CANCEL with a new collection of humorous， heartfelt， relatable essays， and wildly entertaining with STAR WITHOUT ME。 There are so many fun moments in this new book from summer camp shenanigans， to lying to nuns， to being overly dramatic and afraid of being outted all things I could totally relate to and had me laughing out loud much to the dismay of my boyfriend who kept turning to me like I was a lunatic。 There were way too many good e Gary Janetti has followed up his hilarious DO YOU MIND IF I CANCEL with a new collection of humorous， heartfelt， relatable essays， and wildly entertaining with STAR WITHOUT ME。 There are so many fun moments in this new book from summer camp shenanigans， to lying to nuns， to being overly dramatic and afraid of being outted all things I could totally relate to and had me laughing out loud much to the dismay of my boyfriend who kept turning to me like I was a lunatic。 There were way too many good essays to pick a favorite but GAY RESTAURANT was so so good， The Carol Burnett Show was incredible and Sister Wilda to name a few。 If you want to read something fun while laying by the pool or the beach; this is the read for you。 OUT 4/26/22 。。。more
Nalene
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Janetti's writing is entertaining enough， and I appreciated the reminders of some positive nostalgia from my own childhood， but he comes across as a miserable curmudgeon who hates life and almost everything/everyone in it。 Some people may find that refreshingly honest， but it wore thin after awhile for me。 Appreciate the opportunity from Goodreads to preview this ARC。 Janetti's writing is entertaining enough， and I appreciated the reminders of some positive nostalgia from my own childhood， but he comes across as a miserable curmudgeon who hates life and almost everything/everyone in it。 Some people may find that refreshingly honest， but it wore thin after awhile for me。 Appreciate the opportunity from Goodreads to preview this ARC。 。。。more
Erica Lindsay
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