Not a Memoir: A True Story

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United States on Nov 30, 2023

Justin Baldwin: Norm was Norm and didn’t care. Unapologetic and silly. He didn’t try to be anything else other than himself and that’s what makes him so great and rare. They don’t make em like Norm anymore.

United States on Nov 15, 2023

Alejandro Farina: 5 thumbs up

Canada on Oct 24, 2023

Gregory: Very well written book by the greatest comedian of our generation.

Canada on Sep 30, 2023

Amazon Customer: This is one of the funniest books I've ever read, but is also just a great work of literature. So zany and off-beat and yet heartfelt and philosophical, just like the best of Norm's comedy. I read that he had actually planned to focus more on writing than standup in his later years, but it looks like this is the only book we'll ever get from him. At least he made it a great one.

United States on Aug 30, 2023

Sriranjan Seshadri: Rarely have I read a funnier or better book. The genius of Norm Macdonald continues to stand out.

India on Aug 19, 2023

Alexa: It’s hard to know what information is true and what is not in this unique novel. It doesn’t really matter. Funny and tragic it explains some of what you see in this author’s on camera work. He’s a comic genius who doesn’t appeal to all. He is mesmerizing to watch. I can’t stop watching his appearances across his professional life. Professor of Logic he is not, but his ability to entertain, with humor, like no other is pure enjoyment. His development both personally and professionally is fascinating to watch. I hope to go to the University of Science some day. I particularly enjoyed hearing his voice as he read this tale. It also freed up my hands so I could eat my cheese sandwich. If you are unfamiliar with my Norm, please dial him up on YouTube and watch his appearances on Letterman who he idolized, Conan who I had never watched before, his bold and brave material from Weekend Update on SNL and his stand-up appearances which are legend to us in the know. From a beginning comic, who told about his life experiences with that boyish naiveté and genuine surprise at how life works is a treasure to watch over and over and then seeing him in each new decade is a gift I am...

United States on May 19, 2023

Amazon Customer: I have listened to the audiobook and read the ebook from the funny fella and just want the book to be there, at arms reach, till the end of time. And if I tie my end of time to this quality of paper, I maybe have a year to live.

I have seen better paper quality in the books sold outside the railway station...at the tenth of the price.

India on Feb 25, 2023

Filippo F.: Everything is exhaggerated for comedic effect, but it also has some serious and very touching moments. Norm went all out in this one and what we have is a truly wonderful read. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll appreciate the few (very interesting) opinions Norm has on comedy, people, and life in general.
Its only fault is the pacing: in 90% of chapters the reality-to-fiction ratio is perfectly balanced, in the other 10% it's a little too skewed towards made up stuff, which results in entire chapters (again though, not many) feeling "useless", like a waste of time: The cool story set in the present and the interesting flashbacks of Norm's past life are all suddenly paused. Those chapters didn't feel great.
Other than that, it is a truly unique and wonderful work of art; one that's made with love by a very special man. Give it a read.

Italy on Dec 03, 2022

Y. Homnick: To be truthful, I don't buy a lot of digital books. Usually, any book that doesn't help me reach a high shelf, or can't be used to swat a fly on the wall, isn't multi-purpose enough for my medieval mindset.
But Norm MacDonald is Norm MacDonald is Norm MacDonald, and I wanted a copy at 12:01a.m. of its release date. I also wanted to save the tree that would've been used to print this book so that the tree could be used for its most natural purpose: Baseball bats. Or exacerbating forest fires. (Take that, Smokey, you overgrown, smarmy, preachy Ursus Americanus!)
As one of Norm's slavish Twitter followers, I tweeted that I would be counting my audible laughs, divide them by the purchase price, and determine whether I got good value from my purchase. While I haven't finished counting the marks on my wall, and add the fact that I was forced to stop marking the wall by a wife who under-appreciates Jail Cell-style decor, I can only give you a rough range on this. I surmise that each laugh cost slightly under two cents. Even if you count belly laughs as worth a dime, and short,snorting laughs as being worth a penny, I got good value from this tome.
And whether my purchase amount...

United States on Nov 16, 2016