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Cameron Esposito

Book - 2020

"Cameron Esposito is on her way to becoming a household name, thanks to her unique brand of comedy that doesn't shy away from the issues women (and many men) face today. From sexism and sexuality to white male privilege and self acceptance, Cameron uses humor to break down the barriers that keep us from speaking openly about these topics. Cameron offers funny and insightful essays about everything from coming out (at a Catholic college where being gay can get you expelled) to how joining the circus can help you become a better comic (so much nudity) to accepting yourself for who you are--even if you're an awkward tween with an eyepatch (which Cameron was). Full of heart, humor, and cringe-worthy stories anyone who has gone th...rough puberty can relate to, Cameron's debut collection is for that timid Catholic kid in all of us and the fearless stand up comic yearning to break free"--

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Subjects
Genres
Autobiographies
Published
New York : Grand Central Publishing 2020.
Language
English
Main Author
Cameron Esposito (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
229 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN
9781455591435
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Review by Booklist Review

Esposito brings her distinctive and queer-focused brand of humor to the memoir, combining laugh-out-loud moments with somber reflections on gender, sexuality, religion, social power dynamics, and how to start the process of saving yourself. She details pivotal moments in this personal history, frequently through the lens of past relationships, and discusses her coming out experience, her painful but loving relationship with her family, her intense history with Catholicism, her longstanding and complicated dynamic with food, and how her career went from nothing to acclaimed stand-up comedian. Known in recent times for her marriage to and work with a fellow comedian, Esposito chooses to instead focus on her life leading up to her pivotal move to Los Angeles. From her dating the high school football star while mooning over her best friend to being an unapologetic queer celebrity, this hilarious and emotional memoir charts Esposito's growth personally, professionally, and spiritually. Those looking to learn more about this social justice-driven comedian will find the unflinching self-examination of a person ready to share something beyond her stand-up routine.

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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Comedian Esposito, who costarred in and cocreated Starz's Take My Wife, delivers "the dyke's tale my younger self needed to read" in this powerful yet often lighthearted memoir of growing up gay in a devout Catholic home. A middle child in a loving Italian household in a Chicago suburb, Esposito was often mistaken for a boy and realized early on that her desires didn't align with the "proper" gender norms--she asked for Ken dolls rather than Barbies, and recklessly rode her bike. Her Catholic education intensified her discomfort with her body ("Tampons were a years-long struggle, since as a Catholic, you're not really supposed to root around down there?") and experimenting with boys as a teenager only underlined her desire for women. Finally, after coming out while a student at Boston College (a Catholic college whose "nondiscrimination policy did not include sexual orientation") she had an epiphany: "Shit, I think my Catholicism broke." Esposito is wildly funny and is particularly adept at finding humor in tough moments (when her religious mother asks if she's gay, there was "a pause so pregnant, it had to be induced and then given a C-section"). This entertaining and candid memoir of finding one's identity will resonate with readers doing the same. (Mar.)

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