3.5 stars

Ali Wong is an icon of an Asian-American woman. Her jokes aren't PC or PG, but they're funny because they're true. She makes fun of herself just as much as anyone else. All the while, she refuses to play into racist or sexist stereotypes, or to pander to a community that shares her values.

While I don't necessarily approve of everything she says, I have a lot of respect for what she does. (And it's not like she needed my approval in the first place, tbf.)

My understanding is that a large part of comedy is timing and delivery, both of which are lost in print; I'm betting the audiobook is better in this regard. Though I didn't like the book quite enough to reread it through that medium.

I like the memoir-told-through-letters format overall; though it's not entirely clear how exactly the letters are organized, as a whole they felt coherent and reasonably consistent. And I certainly appreciate her candor, even while she begs her daughters not to do as she did. I aspire to a long-term relationship as successful as hers. (If I'm viewing it in much too positive a light, well, it's not Wong's fault that society and past experience have set the bar so unfortunately low. In fact, she's done her best to help fix it.)

This book is, after all, a tribute to her family ... even if the contents aren't entirely family-friendly.

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CONVERSION: 10.5 / 15 = 3.5 stars

Prose: 7 / 10
Intellectual Engagement: 6 / 10
Credibility: 10 / 10
Organization / Structure: 5 / 10

Emotional Impact / Interest: 4 / 5
Rereadability: 3 / 5
Memorability: N/A