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Sure, I'll Join Your Cult

A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere

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Sure, I'll Join Your Cult

By: Maria Bamford
Narrated by: Maria Bamford
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 From “weird, scary, ingenious” (The New York Times) stand-up comedian Maria Bamford, an instant New York Times bestselling, brutally honest, and “laugh-out-loud funny” (Jennette McCurdy, #1 New York Times bestselling author) memoir about show business, mental health, and the comfort of rigid belief systems—from Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People, to Richard Simmons, to 12-step programs.

Maria Bamford is a comedian’s comedian (an outsider among outsiders) and has forever fought to find a place to belong. From struggling with an eating disorder as a child of the 1980s, to navigating a career in the arts (and medical debt and psychiatric institutionalization), she has tried just about every method possible to not only be a part of the world, but to want to be a part of it.

In Bamford’s “trademark blend of disarming intimacy and dark whimsy” (Publishers Weekly), Sure, I’ll Join Your Cultbrings us on a quest to participate in something. With sincerity and transparency, she recounts every anonymous fellowship she has joined (including but not limited to: Debtors Anonymous, Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, and Overeaters Anonymous), every hypomanic episode (from worrying about selling out under capitalism to enforcing union rules on her Netflix TV show set to protect her health), and every easy 1-to-3-step recipe for fudge in between.

Packed with “Bamford’s brilliance, relentless humor, and insatiable instinct for survival (Library Journal), this memoir explores what it means to keep going, and to be a member of society (or any group she’s invited to) despite not being very good at it. In turn, she hopes to transform isolating experiences into comedy that will make you feel less alone (without turning into a cult following). Mental Health Awareness Personal Development Personal Success Comedy Funny Memoir Health Witty Celebrity Mental Health

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Critic reviews

"Stand-up comic Maria Bamford shows her sense of timing, audience, and humor as she narrates her memoir. Upbeat and whimsical, she begins by defining sounds that signal what’s coming: Brakes squealing, for example, heralds “creepy stuff.” She also warns listeners that her memoir will not follow a linear structure. Indeed, while pondering bouts of mental illness and her need to belong, Bamford continually takes detours that are filled with irreverent, laugh-worthy details; salty language; and tongue-in-cheek observations. All are delivered at breakneck speed as she discusses topics that range from self-help programs to Suzuki violin training. While sometimes distracting, the brisk nonstop humor buoys Bamford’s moments of candor in stories about her mother’s evangelical leanings and death. Bamford’s portraits of others are seamlessly integrated, and her witty transitions work well."
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This book was everything I hoped it would be, and I loved everything about it! Thank you Maria!

Authentic, funny and relatable.

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Funny, interesting and surprising. I enjoyed spending time with Maria. Fascinating hearing more back story to her family and the stories from her famous bits.

Love her and her book

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The most glorious way to talk about personal mental health. While a very serious and painful subject, Maria tells her story in such a way that it makes, me a fellow mental health sufferer, feel ok with who I have been and will be. Thank you Maria, I loved it. X

A honest assessment of Mental Health.

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This book is filled with a candour and warmth that made many of its darkest themes feel safe to explore and examine.

I laughed aloud often, and felt seen, heard and communed with in some of Maria Bamford's most difficult moments and experiences. The entire chapter "I killed God" broke my heart (I'm tearing up even now). Her stories about her family relationships were poignant and funny and real.

Maria Bamford is gifted, and hearing her read it is absolutely an amazing format through which to experience this book.

Hilarious, warm and deeply relatable

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It must be exhausting being Maria Bamford. Extremely honest and very, very funny. This is one of those audio books in my library that will get multiple listens.

Mentally Hilarious

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