I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: (But I'm Going to Anyway)
A NATIONAL BESTSELLER
"I could not put this book down. It's so funny" -Ru Paul
"I LOVE this book for its honesty and dark (and light!) comedy" -Rachel Dratch (Instagram)
"It's f*cking great!!! Raw, intimate, hilarious, actually inspiring." -Jon Stewart
A RECOMMENDED READ FROM: NPR * PUREWOW * USWEEKLY * PEOPLE * BUSTLE * SHEREADS * NYLON * BOOKRIOT * AND MORE
The dynamic memoir-in-essays by comedian, screenwriter, and podcaster Chelsea Devantez, detailing her tumultuous upbringing and uproarious career path into Hollywood.
There are things Chelsea Devantez probably shouldn't be telling you. Many of them are in this book: some are embarrassing (like when she tried to break her three year spell of celibacy using a guide of seduction tips). Some are confessional (getting sentenced to the "hell hill" at Mormon church camp). Some are TMI (a series of outrageous doctor visits that ended with one doctor misdiagnosing her as "pregnant." Woopsies!).
Then there are things Chelsea really shouldn't be telling you: like the time her biggest family secret was publicly outed, or about the drive-by shootings and the precipitating domestic violence she survived. Yet through it all, it's the women in Chelsea's life who kept her going - from the lowest points of her childhood when she and her mom had only $100 left to their name, all the way to her career highs as the Emmy-nominated Head Writer for The Problem with Jon Stewart and sensational podcaster deemed "the celebrity memoir whisperer" by her fans.
In I Shouldn't Be Telling You This, Chelsea centers each story around a different woman who shaped her life, taking us on a tour of friends and strangers, fictional characters and celebrities, heroes and villains who will destroy any Netflix algorithm for a "strong female lead." Reading it will feel kinda like that moment at a party when your friend beckons you close, sloshes her martini around, and covertly whispers, "I really shouldn't say this, but..."
"I could not put this book down. It's so funny" -Ru Paul
"I LOVE this book for its honesty and dark (and light!) comedy" -Rachel Dratch (Instagram)
"It's f*cking great!!! Raw, intimate, hilarious, actually inspiring." -Jon Stewart
A RECOMMENDED READ FROM: NPR * PUREWOW * USWEEKLY * PEOPLE * BUSTLE * SHEREADS * NYLON * BOOKRIOT * AND MORE
The dynamic memoir-in-essays by comedian, screenwriter, and podcaster Chelsea Devantez, detailing her tumultuous upbringing and uproarious career path into Hollywood.
There are things Chelsea Devantez probably shouldn't be telling you. Many of them are in this book: some are embarrassing (like when she tried to break her three year spell of celibacy using a guide of seduction tips). Some are confessional (getting sentenced to the "hell hill" at Mormon church camp). Some are TMI (a series of outrageous doctor visits that ended with one doctor misdiagnosing her as "pregnant." Woopsies!).
Then there are things Chelsea really shouldn't be telling you: like the time her biggest family secret was publicly outed, or about the drive-by shootings and the precipitating domestic violence she survived. Yet through it all, it's the women in Chelsea's life who kept her going - from the lowest points of her childhood when she and her mom had only $100 left to their name, all the way to her career highs as the Emmy-nominated Head Writer for The Problem with Jon Stewart and sensational podcaster deemed "the celebrity memoir whisperer" by her fans.
In I Shouldn't Be Telling You This, Chelsea centers each story around a different woman who shaped her life, taking us on a tour of friends and strangers, fictional characters and celebrities, heroes and villains who will destroy any Netflix algorithm for a "strong female lead." Reading it will feel kinda like that moment at a party when your friend beckons you close, sloshes her martini around, and covertly whispers, "I really shouldn't say this, but..."
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Community Reviews
I love Chelsea Devantez' Glamorous Trash podcast where she reviews celebrity memoirs with each guest star. Now that she's written her own "celebrity" memoir is even better. The writing is honest and vulnerable, especially when she writes about her past abusive relationships with wit and truth. I think she's well-deserving for being the head writer for the Jon Stewart show, and I can't wait to see what else she has in store for us.
I dont want to take away from the courage and the way the author told her journeys with such a open hearted laughter, but I waiver between 3 and 4 stars. The author goes chapter by chapter dedicated to each person who has made a mark on her life and the impact, except for her husband which is rushed through and more about the wedding itself. She does go through a courageous event that cannot be explained and is blacked out due to legal NDA but it's so dominate in the book that it perhaps should have had portions re-written. I did enjoy the book but just struggle to think if I would really suggest it to others.
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