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Be my friend, Rachel Bloom! Please!

I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom

February 23, 2021 by Mobius_Walker 3 Comments

Rachel Bloom is a comedic force. In her memoir I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are, Bloom walks us through her life from childhood all the way through the birth of her first child. Bloom holds nothing back. I mean nothing. There are stories about learning how to poop in a toilet, learning about and enjoying masturbation, how she was bullied as a child, what living with obsessive-compulsive disorder was like, and more! Bloom frequently dips in and out of presenting her life factually […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, comedy, crazy ex-girlfriend, musical, Rachel bloom

Mobius_Walker's CBR13 Review No:9 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, comedy, crazy ex-girlfriend, musical, Rachel bloom ·
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Crazy New BEST Friend?!

I Want to be Where the Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom

December 18, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos 8 Comments

I must start by thanking ASKReviews for letting us all know that there was a SECRET MUSICAL in the middle of this audiobook! I heeded their recommendation to “Get the Audio Version”, and boy howdy am I glad I did! Not only do we get a musical adventure about Rachel Bloom’s desire to be a musical theater STAAAR, the musical is performed by her harmonizing with herself, herself, herself, herself, and maybe another Rachel Bloom or two. Bloom’s voice is so important here; her style, […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor Tagged With: adam schlesinger, audio, crazy ex-girlfriend, creativity, Mental Health, middle school, musical comedy, musical theater, personal essays, Rachel bloom, read by the author, rebecca bunch, showbiz, sketch comedy, theater kids

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:133 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor · Tags: adam schlesinger, audio, crazy ex-girlfriend, creativity, Mental Health, middle school, musical comedy, musical theater, personal essays, Rachel bloom, read by the author, rebecca bunch, showbiz, sketch comedy, theater kids ·
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Rachel Bloom is the Rachel Bloom-iest and I lurv her

I Want To Be Where the Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom

December 4, 2020 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

If you do not know who Rachel Bloom is, she is the creator/star of the CW TV Show “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.” If you don’t know what that TV show is, buckle up. It is a 45 minute musical comedy show wherein the titled “crazy ex-girlfriend” uproots her life and moves from New York to West Covina California NOT because she runs into her camp ex-boyfriend but because she wants a change of pace. (Except it’s totally because of Josh but also because she is on the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: as seen on tv, crazy ex-girlfriend, I want to be where the normal people are, Rachel bloom

cheerbrarian's CBR12 Review No:38 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: as seen on tv, crazy ex-girlfriend, I want to be where the normal people are, Rachel bloom ·
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“Whoever said running in the morning gives you energy never had a day job that involves customer service.”

You by Caroline Kepnes

May 9, 2019 by scootsa1000 5 Comments

You was a bizarre reading experience for me. I had heard of the show on Netflix, and was sort of aware that it was based on a book. I think I knew that it was about a sociopathic stalker, but honestly, didn’t care to know any more than that. I didn’t think it was for me. And then. Well, I have this friend. She’s extraordinarily talented and has been getting some amazing jobs as a director recently. She’s been doing episodes of Queen Sugar, The […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: american psycho, Caroline Kepnes, cbr11, crazy ex-girlfriend, greg serrano, santino fontana, Scootsa1000, You

scootsa1000's CBR11 Review No:22 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: american psycho, Caroline Kepnes, cbr11, crazy ex-girlfriend, greg serrano, santino fontana, Scootsa1000, You ·
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