My Life As A Goddess: A Memoir Through (un)popular Culture

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Synopsis

“Smart, fast, clever, and funny (As f*ck!)” (Tiffany Haddish), this collection of side-splitting and illuminating essays by the popular stand-up comedian, alum of Chelsea Lately and The Mindy Project, and host of truTV’s Talk Show the Game Show is perfect for fans of the New York Times bestsellers Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling and We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby.

From a young age, Guy Branum always felt as if he were on the outside looking in.

From a stiflingly boring farm town, he couldn’t relate to his neighbors. While other boys played outside, he stayed indoors reading Greek mythology. And being gay and overweight, he got used to diminishing himself. But little by little, he started learning from all the sad, strange, lonely outcasts in history who had come before him, and he started to feel hope.

In this “singular, genuinely ballsy, and essential” (Billy Eichner) collection of personal essays, Guy talks about finding a sense of belonging at Berkeley—and stirring up controversy in a newspaper column that led to a run‑in with the Secret Service. He recounts the pitfalls of being typecast as the “Sassy Gay Friend,” and how, after taking a wrong turn in life (i.e. law school), he found stand‑up comedy and artistic freedom. He analyzes society’s calculated deprivation of personhood from fat people, and how, though it’s taken him a while to accept who he is, he has learned that with a little patience and a lot of humor, self-acceptance is possible.

“Keenly observant and intelligent, Branum’s book not only offers uproarious insights into walking paths less traveled, but also into what self-acceptance means in a world still woefully intolerant of difference” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). My Life as a Goddess is an unforgettable and deeply moving book by one of today’s most endearing and galvanizing voices in comedy.

Chapters

  • MyLifeAsAGoddess 001 Open

    Duration: 22s
  • MyLifeAsAGoddess 002 Foreword

    Duration: 02min
  • MyLifeAsAGoddess 003 Prologue

    Duration: 09min
  • MyLifeAsAGoddess 004 Ch1 APoorFit

    Duration: 23min
  • MyLifeAsAGoddess 005 Ch2 VocabularyLesson

    Duration: 22min
  • MyLifeAsAGoddess 006 Ch3 BotheredAndBewildered

    Duration: 23min
  • MyLifeAsAGoddess 007 Ch4 CamoflaugeAndPlumage

    Duration: 22min
  • MyLifeAsAGoddess 008 Ch5 TheManWhoWatchedTheManWhoShotLibertyValance

    Duration: 33min
  • MyLifeAsAGoddess 009 Ch6 ShoulderToHip

    Duration: 17min
  • MyLifeAsAGoddess 010 Ch7 UndefendedBorder

    Duration: 33min
  • MyLifeAsAGoddess 011 Ch8 Footballwallah

    Duration: 30min
  • MyLifeAsAGoddess 012 Ch9 TheRageOfCaliban

    Duration: 28min
  • MyLifeAsAGoddess 013 Ch10 JoanDidionSleptHere

    Duration: 36min
  • MyLifeAsAGoddess 014 Ch11 WhatIsEasyBakeOven

    Duration: 31min
  • MyLifeAsAGoddess 015 Ch12 ThisMonstrosity

    Duration: 37min
  • MyLifeAsAGoddess 016 Ch13 TheDiscoRound

    Duration: 37min
  • MyLifeAsAGoddess 017 Ch14 BabetteCanCook

    Duration: 26min
  • MyLifeAsAGoddess 018 Ch15 TheRulesOfEnchantment

    Duration: 52min
  • MyLifeAsAGoddess 019 Ch16 ThreeWomenAndAMultinationalCorporation

    Duration: 44min
  • MyLifeAsAGoddess 020 Ch17 ItNeverRainInSouthernCalifornia

    Duration: 23min
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