Name: Why Not Me?
Rating: 3.98046875 (256 reviews)
ISBN: 9780804138161

Mindy Kaling

Hollywood starlet Mindy Kaling shares her ongoing, laugh-out-loud journey to find contentment and excitement in her adult life.

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Jennifer

I lol'd several times while reading this book. I felt better and happier overall after each reading session. I like Mindy and I watch her show, so reading this was enjoyable and easy. <br /><br />My absolute favorite quote is: "Work hard, know your shit, show your shit, and then feel entitled. Listen to no one except the two smartest and kindest adults you know, and that doesn't always mean your parents."

Hollywood starlet Mindy Kaling Kaling shares her ongoing, laugh-out-loud journey to find contentment and excitement in her adult life.

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Briar's Reviews

Once and a while I like picking up a celebrity biography/autobiography. I enjoyed The Office and Mindy Kaling's roles and writing on it, so I figured this would be a cool book to jump into. After reading her book, I definitely want to watch The Mindy Project. Mindy seems like a fun and wickedly smart woman who has made a name for herself in Hollywood. She's an excellent writer and super funny. Her book is an easy read that feels like you're sitting down to coffee with her. She tells her story, and you can smile and nod along as you learn all about the hijinks she gets into. 

There's a lot of funny and a lot of heart in this book. It's not my favourite book in the world, but if you are a fan than this is definitely one you should pick up. You'll get to peek inside Mindy's brain and world for about 300 pages. 

Three out of five stars.

Gillian Rose

I really love Mindy. She is so wise and funny. This was a great read.

Jeannette Ordas

The perfect fluffy light read to try and drown out the US election hubbub. There was a meme going around social media a while ago where you picked 3 fictional characters to represent you - my choice, if I had played along, would have been Mindy Lahiri for one spot for sure. Mindy Kaling is funny and I liked her stories about Hollywood and how everyone uses lasers to zap zits, wears hair extensions and has fake teeth. She also talks about weight, her confidence and the benefits of hard work. I loved her writing, she made me chuckle and smile and there were a few meaty take-aways too.

Trish

This was such a funny, relatable, light-hearted read. It was as easy and relaxing as a hot July day laying out on the beach or a cozy night in watching a FRIENDS marathon with the girls and wine. I love Mindy Kaling. I love her show, her books, her style - add to that a hilarious inner monologue and you've got one of the sweetest, most candid non-fiction books of the year. Mindy knows her audience and knows what they want to hear. Her editors did their job because there's not a single passage that I felt was too long, or rambly or unnecessary - at least for a book written by Mindy Kaling. It had the perfect amount of wit and whimsical air about it with enough insight into Mindy's personal life and surrounding Hollywood drama to keep me on my toes.

Gisela Ayala 

What can I say about this book, beside the fact that it is Mindy Kaling and she makes me feel like her best friend. This book is a bunch of her experiences written in essay format. As always she is funny but maybe not everyone's kind of funny. I did however like her first book a tad bit more than this one. Still, Mindy will forever be my soul sister. Where ever you are, thank you for sharing your experiences with me.

Shereen Evans

This was an enjoyable books. For the most part it was funny and witty. There were a couple parts that I didn't enjoy. This was a great book to follow up her other book "Is Everyone Hangout Without Me?" I have enjoyed watching Mindy from the Office to the Mindy Project. This touches basis on some of that.

KADY BURNS

Not as good as her first one, but still really enjoyable.

Caroline Lewicki

Part self-help, part autobiography, Mindy Kaling is hilarious and inspirational. I genuinely laughed out loud a few times and was touched by some of the confidence boosting advice Mindy gives. The audiobook is read by her, so I highly recommend it!

Olivera Mitić

3.5 stars, very enjoyable, very sweet, just like anything regarding Mindy. I flew through it just like throught her other book, but as nice as it was, I don't have a feeling that this one will stick either. A shoutout to Mindy, tho, for being awesome and a role model.

Danica Holdaway

I really loved this book. She offers an inside look at her life, talks about the journey she took to get there, and somehow her honesty is hopeful, hilarious, and endearing. I liked it better than her first book.

Pallavi Tirkey

I am certainly biased about the book since I absolutely adore Mindy and her show "the Mindy project" and this book felt like I was watching Mindy lahiri go through a rom-com movie but in real life.it gave a peak(more than a peak) into her life. the usual part of advice comes at last chapters and one may wonder where some of her essays are going as some are more of a rant but I even loved those parts. it was highly entertaining! just like her series! 4/5

Zoe Smolen

Mindy's first book was kind of a miss for me, but I decided to give this one a go as I still adore her. And I'm glad I did. I don't know if it's the book or where I am in my life, but I devoured this book. I read it in one afternoon and was sad it ended.

Kaycee Castleman

I love Mindy Kaling. Nothing more needs to be said haha

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