I remember hearing about this book and not knowing anything about the oil sands made it seem like they were drowning people for money but the people employed had no other income streams and just had no choice but to drown people. 

Certainly there were negatives and positives, the misogyny, the sexual abuse, the way the loneliness crept up on the men and made them into a different sort of person, the way these people needed to make money to send home but lost all that time with their families versus the camaraderie and looking out for each other and the pay but unfortunately all the negatives are things that crop up with humans any sort of where.

I also appreciated the nuance as the book goes on as Katie starts to be changed herself by her time in the sands, hearing the vitrol in the comments from people back home, where she would so desperately love to be if she didn't need the money and how awkward it feels to make money somewhere else and take jobs from the locals because you yourself can't find jobs closer to your home.

A thoughtful graphic novel that deserves to be with other classics of their time.

Really strange to listen to the voices the narrator chooses for Roger and Eddie after growing up with the movie. I really like this as an alternate universe look at these characters (apparently this one gets retconned in the next book), and it was an enjoyable quirky noir that was maybe too predictable.

I enjoyed the show so much that I thought I'd like the book, but the writing is more romance light than I expected from the topics. None of the best parts in the show hit the same in the book but I guess I'm grateful that this existed first, if only so the show exists.

I listened to the audiobook, so as others have said it's different than the actual book. I love Leslie Jones so I would listen to her ramble for 20 years. It's a great memoir despite the difference between audio and text. The best thing is now I get to read the book and relive this memoir in all its glory. If you expect humourous essays and jokes, this is not the book for you. If you want probably one of the realest, honest, brutal memoirs... this is the one.

When this book came out I was crazy about Ali Wong but after hearing about her marriage fall apart, this book is cringey at best to read. All her pride about how well their marriage works and how they're different than other couples... well, as a love letter to her girls there's definitely a few lessons to be learned.

One of the more enjoyable memoir/autobiographies I've read since I started reading. I grew up with Kenan and always hoped he would make it out of kid SNL to the big leagues, and it seems he's found his spot.