To the people who know me know my level of obsession and true love towards Mindy Kaling. If you don't know her, let me introduce you to her: she's a writer, comedienne, director, producer, showrunner, actor and author.
You probably know her as Kelly Kapoor in 'The Office,' but more than starring as the annoying co-worker, Kaling was one of the producers and head writers of the show. Jim and Pam's relationship are Kaling's creation. In 'The Office' a lot of the actors were writers and/or producers. B.J. Novak (Ryan) and Paul Liberstein (Toby) were writers and producers too.
During the lasts seasons of 'The Office,' Kaling got the opportunity to create her own show for Fox. 'The Mindy Project' starring Kaling was a rom-com about a gynecologist trying to figure out her love life. It quickly became one of my favorite shows. I'll review it later.
After binge-watching her show, it didn't take me too long to buy her books. She has written two books 'Is Everybody Hanging Out Without Me (And Other Concerns)' and 'Why Not Me?'
Should you read them? um yes. Her books are not technically memoirs, they're a collection of essays about her life and/or random thoughts. Her writing style is very particular, it's as if you're reading a conversation with a funny friend (a genuinely funny friend). Her books are easy to read and put you in a good mood. I aspire to write books like her one day.
Is Everybody Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
First of all, the book title is the million dollar question I ask myself every day. Thankfully, I'm not as an outcast as I use to be but every now and then I feel there's a bigger conspiracy where everyone is willingly leaving me out of stuff.
In her first book, she talks a lot about her upbringing and how she decided to become a writer. Kaling was a TV and movie geek since childhood. As a kid, she wrote plays to distract herself and read a ton of books too. After college, she wrote a play alongside her best friend called 'Matt & Ben.' A play about Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's friendship. Kaling acted as Affleck. The play became quickly successful and that's where she got discovered (more on the book).
I love the part how she gets her job as a writer for the 'The Office' and then she goes on to describe how was the writer's room, how it worked, the process of writing an episode for the show and how the writers were "three compliments away from becoming monsters."
One of my favorite chapters is where she gives instructions for her funeral. Sounds morbid, I know, but she makes it so funny and light-hearted. I read this chapter in class and I got some laughs, not too shabby for myself.
This book is a mood lifter and it also shows that hard work pays off. Kaling's been writing as early as she can remember.
Why Not Me?
This book is the grown-up sassy sister of her first book. Here, Kaling talks more into detail about her experience of being a showrunner, the process of creating your own show, casting, directing and how it felt being canceled by Fox by later on be picked up by Hulu.
This one holds a special place in my heart because it came out during the period where 'The Mindy Project' was about to start its new season on Hulu. I love how much it talks about the show and its behind-the-scenes.
In this book, Kaling delves more into confidence and how to achieve your dreams. 'Why Not Me?' is supposed to mean just what, why not me? Why can't it be me the person who achieves X or Y? Like everything in life, it all boils down into how much you believe in yourself and how much work you're willing to put in.
What you can see from Kaling's books is how incredibly hardworking she is. As of now, she has starred in major motion pictures 'Ocean's 8', 'A Wrinkle In Time' and 'Inside Out.' Also, she wrote a screenplay for an upcoming movie starring Emma Thompson and herself about a female late night host.
Both of her books, best-sellers by the way, are funny and easy to read. An inspiring as well because, between her jokes and pop culture references, there's always an underlying message of what you can achieve if you work for it.
Mindy Kaling is one of the most promising figures in Hollywood. She has become, in my opinion, an incredibly prolific writer on TV as well as in movies. There's no doubt in my mind that she eventually will win an Oscar for 'Best Screenplay.'
Have you read or watched anything by Kaling? Let me know in the comments down below! I'd love to know.
To the people who know me know my level of obsession and true love towards Mindy Kaling. If you don't know her, let me introduce you to her: she's a writer, comedienne, director, producer, showrunner, actor and author.
You probably know her as Kelly Kapoor in 'The Office,' but more than starring as the annoying co-worker, Kaling was one of the producers and head writers of the show. Jim and Pam's relationship are Kaling's creation. In 'The Office' a lot of the actors were writers and/or producers. B.J. Novak (Ryan) and Paul Liberstein (Toby) were writers and producers too.
During the lasts seasons of 'The Office,' Kaling got the opportunity to create her own show for Fox. 'The Mindy Project' starring Kaling was a rom-com about a gynecologist trying to figure out her love life. It quickly became one of my favorite shows. I'll review it later.
After binge-watching her show, it didn't take me too long to buy her books. She has written two books 'Is Everybody Hanging Out Without Me (And Other Concerns)' and 'Why Not Me?'
Should you read them? um yes. Her books are not technically memoirs, they're a collection of essays about her life and/or random thoughts. Her writing style is very particular, it's as if you're reading a conversation with a funny friend (a genuinely funny friend). Her books are easy to read and put you in a good mood. I aspire to write books like her one day.
Is Everybody Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
First of all, the book title is the million dollar question I ask myself every day. Thankfully, I'm not as an outcast as I use to be but every now and then I feel there's a bigger conspiracy where everyone is willingly leaving me out of stuff.
In her first book, she talks a lot about her upbringing and how she decided to become a writer. Kaling was a TV and movie geek since childhood. As a kid, she wrote plays to distract herself and read a ton of books too. After college, she wrote a play alongside her best friend called 'Matt & Ben.' A play about Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's friendship. Kaling acted as Affleck. The play became quickly successful and that's where she got discovered (more on the book).
I love the part how she gets her job as a writer for the 'The Office' and then she goes on to describe how was the writer's room, how it worked, the process of writing an episode for the show and how the writers were "three compliments away from becoming monsters."
One of my favorite chapters is where she gives instructions for her funeral. Sounds morbid, I know, but she makes it so funny and light-hearted. I read this chapter in class and I got some laughs, not too shabby for myself.
This book is a mood lifter and it also shows that hard work pays off. Kaling's been writing as early as she can remember.
Why Not Me?
This book is the grown-up sassy sister of her first book. Here, Kaling talks more into detail about her experience of being a showrunner, the process of creating your own show, casting, directing and how it felt being canceled by Fox by later on be picked up by Hulu.
This one holds a special place in my heart because it came out during the period where 'The Mindy Project' was about to start its new season on Hulu. I love how much it talks about the show and its behind-the-scenes.
In this book, Kaling delves more into confidence and how to achieve your dreams. 'Why Not Me?' is supposed to mean just what, why not me? Why can't it be me the person who achieves X or Y? Like everything in life, it all boils down into how much you believe in yourself and how much work you're willing to put in.
What you can see from Kaling's books is how incredibly hardworking she is. As of now, she has starred in major motion pictures 'Ocean's 8', 'A Wrinkle In Time' and 'Inside Out.' Also, she wrote a screenplay for an upcoming movie starring Emma Thompson and herself about a female late night host.
Both of her books, best-sellers by the way, are funny and easy to read. An inspiring as well because, between her jokes and pop culture references, there's always an underlying message of what you can achieve if you work for it.
Mindy Kaling is one of the most promising figures in Hollywood. She has become, in my opinion, an incredibly prolific writer on TV as well as in movies. There's no doubt in my mind that she eventually will win an Oscar for 'Best Screenplay.'
Have you read or watched anything by Kaling? Let me know in the comments down below! I'd love to know.
