#61 in Biography & memoir
Why Not Me?
- 242
- Pages
- about 4.5 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 16 weeks on the list, peaked at #1
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About the book
Mindy Kaling has found herself at a turning point. So in Why Not Me?, she shares her ongoing journey to find fulfilment and adventure in her adult life, be it falling in love at work, seeking new friendships in unlikely places, or attempting to be the first person in history to lose weight without any behaviour modification whatsoever. In “How to Look Spectacular”, she reveals her tongue-in-cheek solutions for guaranteed on-camera beauty. “Player” tells the story of Mindy being seduced, then dumped, by a female friend in LA. And in “Soup Snakes,” she spills some secrets on her relationship with ex-boyfriend and close friend B. J. Novak. Mindy has put the anxieties, the glamour and the celebrations of her second coming-of-age into this book, to which anyone can relate. (And, if they can’t, they can skip to the parts where she talks about meeting Bradley Cooper.)
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 213 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 54% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Biography & memoir average of 8.2. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 6.4 | 5 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 208 | 98% |
Frequently asked
What is Why Not Me? rated?
7.8 out of 10, from 213 reader ratings across 2 independent sources.
Is Why Not Me? worth reading?
Readers give it 7.8/10 from 213 ratings, which puts it ahead of 14 % of the Biography & memoir shelf.
How long does it take to read Why Not Me??
About 4.5 hours at an average reading pace — 242 pages.
Where does Why Not Me? rank?
#61 in Biography & memoir on the current snapshot.
Was Why Not Me? a bestseller?
Yes — 16 weeks on the New York Times list, peaking at #1. Sales are shown here but never scored.
How long is Why Not Me??
It has 242 pages — shorter than 69% of the ranked books in Biography & memoir.
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