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Tip It! Unabridged WMA (2010)

by Maggie Griffin(Favorite Author)

3.43 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1401396151 (ISBN13: 9781401396152)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Hyperion

review 1: After reading Kathy Griffin's memoir I was excited to read her mother's book as well. Unfortunately I found it quite disappointing. I love Maggie on the show, but I'm not sure she really garners the attention of an entire book. I found Tip It! to be rather stereotypical of the elderly ("Kids these days!" "Technology is confusing!") and repetitious at times. Kathy's side notes were humorous, but made it difficult to track Maggie's thoughts at times. I enjoyed the chapters about the realities of growing up during The Depression and her adult home life. Many passages however were clearly trying too hard to get a laugh. This book's desire to be funnier than it is/should be made it seem insincere and a bit desperate to me - like a bad comedian sweating on stage, praying... more for one audience member to laugh just a little bit.
review 2: What a charming book--I adore Kathy Griffin and I adore her mom and dad as well--I always loved their appearances on her show--just such loving and tolerant parents. Reading this book only makes you love them more--I read this one in a little over 24 hours---it was so funny and sweet--and of course with constant butt-ins from Kathy herself it often dips into hilarity. But Ms. Maggie herself is no slouch--her sense of humor is of course less over the top but really great. And the story of her life and how she met her husband and their lives together is really beautiful. It breaks your heart to imagine them apart but she seems to keep her memories close and still seems so happy. It really teaches you about a life well lived and what the term "down to earth" is really all about. I've always loved Ms. Kathy, she's hands down my fave female comedian and now I have to say I love Maggie and Johnny as well. I think everyone could do well using her life motto of "Tip It!"...:) less

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