Who Wears the Bossypants Now?

Title: "Bossypants"
Author: Tina Fey
Length: 275 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Price: $15.99


"Who Wears the Bossypants Now?"
By: Erin Nelson


     10-year-old Tina Fey entered womanhood and was confused about what was happening to her. She ignored what was happening to her because she was expecting a blue liquid to emerge just like it did on the commercials. Fey was not well educated in what would really happen to her body when she entered womanhood until revealing to her mother what was happening to her. According to Fey, entering womanhood was not the most pleasant moment of her life. The way she handled the situation and ignored it like nothing was happening to her began a small insight into her reactions to situations and her very laid back and care free attitude and spirit.

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     Fey is a successful comedian because she went to improv and acting classes for many years before getting on the big screen, which was new to me. She started out acting in small improv shows to tour around the country until she received her job as an Saturday Night Live writer, something else that I also found as new information. After moving onto the show on television, Fey began to write her own movie and television show - Mean Girls and 30 Rock - which led to receiving numerous awards. As a whole, Fey has currently received eight Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and four Writer's Guild of America Awards.

     I think Fey tries to convey that a woman can do anything she wants to do in the work field. In her funny sense of humor, she tries to show that a woman is able to rise to the top in the work field and not have a man tell her it is impossible. She teaches that hard work may take a while, but it all pays off and is worth it in the end to achieve the dream job you desire.

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     In my opinion, I enjoyed the way Fey told her story and showed the importance of hard work for a woman. Her comedic tone throughout the book helped ease the seriousness of the "rising to the top" image and determination. One aspect I didn't like was how it may have come across that she looked at life as more of a joke and easy going, instead of looking like she was always head on to get where she wanted to be.

     I really enjoyed reading this book and seeing how she got to where she is now. After reading the book and interpreting what I thought she tried to convey, I would recommend this book for all women to read, especially young women. However, I would not recommend men read this book because I don't think they would personally understand or like the humor that is tied in with personal aspects of women.