Leslie F*cking Jones

By: Leslie Jones

Narrated by: Leslie Jones, Chris Rock

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER with 5+ hours of bonus material not found in the print version and read by Leslie Jones. AudioFile Magazine awarded the recording an ‘Earphones Award’, saying: “No listener can leave this memoir unaffected as Jones laughs and sobs, sharing the highs and lows, joys and sorrows of her full life.”

Hey you guys, it’s Leslie. I’m excited to share my story with you.

Now, I’m gonna be honest: Some of the details might be vague because a b*tch is fifty-five and she’s smoked a ton of weed. But while bits might be a touch hazy, I can promise you the underlying truth is REAL. Whether I’m talking about my childhood growing up in the South, my early stand-up days driving from gig to gig through the darkest parts of our country and praying I wouldn’t get murdered, what Chris Rock told Lorne Michaels, that time I wanted to shoot Whoopi Goldberg on SNL, and yeah, I’ll tell you all about Ghostbusters and the nudes and Supermarket Sweep and The Daily Show . . . I’m sharing it all in these pages. It’s not easy being a woman in comedy, especially when you’re a tall-*ss Black woman with a trumpet voice. I have to fight so that no one takes me for granted, and no one takes advantage. These are the stories that explain why. (Cue the Law & Order theme.)

I wish every young girl would listen to this book

I wish every young girl would listen to this book. You can’t miss a minute of it. I’m glad I chose the audible instead of reading it because she is so f* good!!!

My favorite memoir ever!

I knew going into this book that I loved Leslie’s work. This memoir not only solidified that love, it made me want to see her in person and hug her. Not in a weird way. But in a way that we both were like “this is a good hug”. Leslie is an inspiration and a real one. Thank you for taking the time to share your life with the world Leslie.

Laughed, cried....a lot feeling her pain

Loved it, she narreted it as if she was just talking to a friend, not like she was reading words on a page. It's more enjoyable to hear the author tell their story, especially the way she did.

Get the audiobook!!

As all of the other reviews are saying, this audiobook is absolutely exceptional. The written book is 288 pages, and the audiobook is 16 1/2 hours long. Listening to this audiobook my guess is that she is using the book as more of an outline as she riffs off of the written material. The way she narrates this book it makes you feel like it’s an intimate conversation between friends. It’s like she’s hanging out on your couch or the two of you are at dinner and she’s just re-counting these amazing life experiences.

Many of her experiences elicit raw and naked emotion and as she recounts these experiences, she becomes teary or openly breaks down and sobs and my eyes welled with tears with her. Other anecdotes brought cackles of laughter both from her and myself.

I really appreciated her thoughtful approach to narrating her book. I’ve always found her comedy to be brilliant and for her to personalize the narration and draw the listener in to making them feel like we are sharing stories over some drinks….well, it feels like she’s a new bestie. You want to celebrate her triumphs and hug her as she grieves.

I’m not sure the written book will do the entertainment value justice. If you can handle audiobooks, I highly suggest listening over reading this one. Also, trigger warning for SA as a toddler. No details are given, she focuses on how it affected her behavior and acting out.

The funniest book I’ve read all year!

She’s hilarious and also uplifting! This book gives great insight into Hollywood, as well as the challenges and tribulation of comedy.