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I Can Barely Take Care of Myself

In hilarious prose, comedian Jen Kirkman defends her decision to not have children, providing a beacon of hope to anyone whose major life decisions have been questioned by their family and friends.


Author:

  • Jen Kirkman

Narrator:

  • Jen Kirkman

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 6 h 20 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Biographies
  • Autobiographies
  • Biographies
  • Arts and entertainment
  • Family life
  • Family and relationships
  • Comics and humor
  • Humor

4.0

4 ratings

Linda

2021-05-22

Relatable and a good book if you don't want to have kids, otherwise I can imagine it might be a provocation. Not as funny as her stand-up and a bit monotonous reading voice.

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    Jen Kirkman

    Jen Kirkman is a world-touring stand-up comedian and the author of the New York Times bestseller I Can Barely Take Care of Myself: Tales of a Happy Life Without Kids and I Know What I’m Doing—And Other Lies I Tell Myself: Dispatches from a Life Under Construction. Her Netflix original comedy special I'm Gonna Die Alone and I Feel Fine streams worldwide, and she has released two comedy albums, Self Help and Hail to the Freaks (which hit #13 on the Billboard charts). She was a longtime writer and panelist on the E! Network’s Chelsea Lately and the narrator of many episodes in the award-winning TV show Drunk History on Comedy Central.

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