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What the **** Is Normal?!

By: Francesca Martinez
Narrated by: Francesca Martinez
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If you grow up in a world where wrinkles are practically illegal, going bald is cause for a mental breakdown, and women over size zero are encouraged to shoot themselves (immediately), what the hell do you do if you're, gasp.... disabled?

Whatever body you're born into, the pressure to be normal is everywhere. But have you ever met a normal person? What do they look like? Where do they live? What do they eat for breakfast? And what the **** does normal mean anyway?

This is the award-winning wobbly comedian Francesca Martinez's funny, personal, and universal story of how she learned to stick two shaky fingers up to the crazy expectations of a world obsessed with being 'normal'.

©2014 Francesca Martinez (P)2015 Random House Audiobooks Entertainment & Celebrities Medicine & Health Care Industry People with Disabilities Policy & Administration Social Sciences Celebrity Funny Feel-Good Heartfelt Inspiring Thought-Provoking Witty
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An life-affirming, funny and passionate book that will get you thinking. Francesca puts her amazing family at the heart of it and their being so very cool has certainly rubbed off on her too.

Just brilliant

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I absolutely loved this audio book. It was a brilliant listen!! I totally recommended it.

fantastic!

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If you could sum up What the **** Is Normal?! in three words, what would they be?

Funny Poignant Interesting

Who was your favorite character and why?

Francesca, it is her story

Have you listened to any of Francesca Martinez’s other performances? How does this one compare?

I have seen her on Richard Herring's Leicester Square Podcast and short clips of her standup.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

(Spoiler alert) I was welling up when her Grandmother died. In other places, I genuinely laughed out loud.

Very Funny Lady

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What made the experience of listening to What the **** Is Normal?! the most enjoyable?

The observation of human character is funny and very human.

What was one of the most memorable moments of What the **** Is Normal?!?

The kick in the teeth for the reader after the first love affair.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

meeting with David Bowie...

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I did listen to this at one sitting as I was working and stopped occasionally to re-listen to sections if I'd dropped out of concentration.

Any additional comments?

I've listened to a few autobiographies of comedian and this ranks with the best of them.

Funny and deeply human

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I have listened to many books on audible but never one that has made me both laugh & cry so much in equal measure. A brilliantly funny book overflowing with poignant moments & hilarious observations about life. This is a must read/listen for everyone of all ages.

The listen of a lifetime!

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