My Life as a Goddess
A Memoir through (Un)Popular Culture
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My Life as a Goddess
Narrated by:
Guy Branum, Mindy Kaling
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Narrated by:
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Guy Branum
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Mindy Kaling
About this listen
From a young age, Guy Branum always felt as if he were on the outside looking in.
From a stiflingly boring farm town, he couldn’t relate to his neighbors. While other boys played outside, he stayed indoors reading Greek mythology. And being gay and overweight, he got used to diminishing himself. But little by little, he started learning from all the sad, strange, lonely outcasts in history who had come before him, and he started to feel hope.
In this “singular, genuinely ballsy, and essential” (Billy Eichner) collection of personal essays, Guy talks about finding a sense of belonging at Berkeley—and stirring up controversy in a newspaper column that led to a run‑in with the Secret Service. He recounts the pitfalls of being typecast as the “Sassy Gay Friend,” and how, after taking a wrong turn in life (i.e. law school), he found stand‑up comedy and artistic freedom. He analyzes society’s calculated deprivation of personhood from fat people, and how, though it’s taken him a while to accept who he is, he has learned that with a little patience and a lot of humor, self-acceptance is possible.
“Keenly observant and intelligent, Branum’s book not only offers uproarious insights into walking paths less traveled, but also into what self-acceptance means in a world still woefully intolerant of difference” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). My Life as a Goddess is an unforgettable and deeply moving book by one of today’s most endearing and galvanizing voices in comedy.
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So, I had never heard of Guy Barnum before, until he was a guest on the podcast “Food 4 Thot” and I was like this guy is hilarious. He mentioned his book and I just had to find it. I searched it in audible and downloaded it right away. It did not disappoint! It’s funny, clever and very heartfelt! Cannot recommend it enough!
5 Stars, and I have t even finished!
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Strikingly resonant
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Guy reveals a lot about himself - his upbringing and childhood and his path to accepting his sexuality and coming out as a gay man. He talks about his childhood in a deeply unsexy part of California. We see the nerdy young boy blossom into a fully formed celeb with legions (we hear in the credits) of LA friends.
As well as Guy’s life he dwells on critical pop culture references that are always well observed. Eg I found the chapter about the film Babette’s Feast surprisingly moving.
Thanks for sharing so much of your self Guy - as a sixty something gay man from the UK I found this a heartwarming listen!
Heartfelt, honest and brilliant!
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