Title: Survival of the Thickest
Author: Michelle Buteau
Genre: Memoir, Comedy
Books of humors essays can run the gauntlet from random thoughts and observations to life events that are relatable and hysterical. Michelle Buteau gives us both with her collection Survival of the Thickest. From growing up in Jersey, to her life in Florida, to her eventual move to New York City, Michelle highlights important and relatable moments of her life with humor.
Her stories are as varied as dating a man who could not read, to her struggles with getting pregnant and IVF. Throughout the book she stresses the importance of family and friends, and those people that you really connect with. Buteau’s vibrant personality comes through, and you can see how people would be magnetically drawn to her.
For fans of memoirs by comedians, slice of life stories, and those just in need of a good laugh, try Michelle Buteau’s Survival of the Thickest.
- Katie
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