As you know I love a memoir from a comedian, and so Amy Schumer’s The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo was right up my alley. This book has the kinds of jokes fans will know and love from her standup, but also includes some feminist, essayistic stuff that is worthwhile as well. Few people can capture all of the beauty, and humiliation, and desperation, and realities of woman and young girlhood quite like Amy Schumer, and there is such a need for this honesty.

Schumer is convinced she’s an introvert, and I can relate. I think you can be an entertainer and an introvert. I think it’s quite common actually. However, the level of public-facing work she does and intense friendships she keeps makes me think otherwise. Either way, she’s churning out great content, and for that I m grateful. This was a delightful book worth reading for both the laughs and also for the meat and potatoes and political content.