| 词条 | Why Not Me? (book) |
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| italic title = Why Not Me? | name = Why Not Me? | image = Why_Not_Me_book_cover.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | author = Mindy Kaling | audio_read_by = | title_orig = | orig_lang_code = | title_working = | translator = | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = United States | language = English | series = | release_number = | subject = | genre = Memoir | set_in = | publisher = Crown Archetype | publisher2 = | pub_date = | english_pub_date = | published = | media_type = | pages = 240 | awards = | isbn = 978-0-8041-3814-7 | isbn_note = | oclc = | dewey = | congress = | preceded_by = Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) | followed_by = | native_wikisource = | wikisource = | notes = | exclude_cover = | website = }}Why Not Me? is a 2015 humor book by actress and writer Mindy Kaling.[1][2] The book consists mostly of humorous observational essays based on Kaling's life, and it also includes one chapter of fiction.[3] The book spent 16 weeks on the New York Times Best Sellers list.[4] SynopsisThe book is a collection of ancedotal essays written by Kaling about her experiences and observations about Hollywood.[1] Carina Chocano of The New York Times noted that the book was "loosely fashioned around themes of approval and entitlement."[5] The book also contains a chapter that is a work of fiction about an alternative world where Kaling is a Latin teacher in a prep school on the Upper East Side of New York City.[3] The final chapter of the book is a transcript of Kaling's 2014 speech at Harvard Law School.[3] ReceptionThe book received mostly positive reviews. The Atlantic called the book "a defense of hard work."[6] Publishers Weekly criticized the book for skirting major issues such as her mother's death and relationship with B. J. Novak.[1] References1. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780804138147 |title= Why Not Me?|website=publishersweekly.com |publisher=Pushlishers Weekly |access-date=24 February 2018 |quote=}} 2. ^{{cite news |last=Chaney |first=Jen |date=9 September 2015 |title= Mindy Kaling’s new book ‘Why Not Me?’ reads like . . . Mindy Kaling|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/mindy-kalings-new-book-why-not-me-reads-like--mindy-kaling/2015/09/09/74561d10-565c-11e5-abe9-27d53f250b11_story.html |work= The Washington Post |location= |access-date= 24 February 2018}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite news |last= BIEDENHARN |first= ISABELLA |date= 14 September 2015|title= 'Why Not Me?' by Mindy Kaling: EW Review|url= http://ew.com/article/2015/09/14/why-not-me-mindy-kaling-ew-review/|work=Entertainment Weekly |location= |access-date= 24 February 2018}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/01/24/hardcover-nonfiction |title= Hardcover Nonfiction - Best sellers |date=January 24, 2016 |website= nytimes.com|publisher=The New York Times |access-date=24 February 2018}} 5. ^{{cite news |last= Chocano|first=Carina |date=16 November 2015 |title= Mindy Kaling’s ‘Why Not Me?’|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/22/books/review/mindy-kalings-why-not-me.html?mtrref=www.google.es&gwh=B3B49854C935C6272DB911C9D0C716B3&gwt=pay|work= The New York Times |access-date= 24 February 2018}} 6. ^{{cite news |last=Garber |first=Megan |date= |title= Mindy Kaling Is Thirsty|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/09/mindy-kaling-is-thirsty/405160/ |work= The Atlantic |location= |access-date=24 February 2018 }} 4 : 2015 non-fiction books|Show business memoirs|Comedy books|Works by Mindy Kaling |
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