And is exactly what done here, with each one of her readers. Poignant, funny and beautifully unabashed, I Might Regret This takes readers on both a cross-the-country adventure and a deep dive into Abbi Jacobsons gigantic heart - Cheryl Strayed As a passionate fan of Abbi Jacobsons comedy, it was no surprise to me that this book is hilarious, peculiar and very smart. That said, not even Jacobson possesses the literary prowess or the personality that would be required to sell readers on a minute-by-minute breakdown of insomnia. In her debut collection of essays, I Might Regret This: Essays, Vulnerabilities, and Other Stuff, out now, Abbi Jacobson describes herself as an 'introvert masquerading as an extrovert,' and on her hit Comedy Central series, Broad City, which she co-created and co-stars in. For the most part, though, Jacobson is interested in talking about the things most readers are interested in hearing about. In some ways, she can be considered an enigma. It seems like artistic malpractice - or the setup to a joke about millennials - to drive through the Blue Ridge Mountains and put pencil to paper to capture the spectacular natural beauty of … an episode of 'The West Wing' she’s just watched on an iPad. The drawings of figs and protein bars and David Bowie record covers interspersed throughout the book give the impression of twee jetsam. But not every roadside attraction is a must-see. It is also very much the cross-country road trip of books: a meandering adventure in which the main draw is spending time with the person in the driver’s seat. What Abbi Jacobson Learned From Her Most Embarrassing Moment on Set In her new book, I Might Regret This: Essays, Drawings, Vulnerabilities, and Other Stuff, the Broad City co-creator. This is not just a book about a cross-country road trip.
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