Ali in Wonderland

I saw Ali Wentworth on a show promoting her book. Ali is a comedic actress, is friends with people like Oprah and is married to political journalist, George Stephanopoulos (I have a big crush on him). She shared a few of the stories that she has written about, so I thought, what the heck! I could use a good laugh – I’ll buy that book and read it. So, I did. Besides, Ali seems like the kind of person that it would fun to have as a friend.

Ali is a hoot! That much is clear just from the picture on the book jacket. She did have some funny stories to tell, but was also brutally honest about some difficult times in her life. I do applaud her for that. It was obvious after reading the first page that she wrote the book herself – no ghost writer. I found it difficult to follow her at times. She didn’t share her stories in chronological order – she bounced around from college stories back to her childhood and back again. I mostly appreciated the later chapters in which she shared stories about her courtship with George, their wedding and having children.

Ali Wentworth is irreverent, honest, crass and funny. There were a couple times that I startled Ron by laughing out loud as I read it. Still, this book is no great masterpiece. Reading it didn’t change my life. If Ali wasn’t a minor celebrity of sorts, I'm not sure that she would have gotten it published. If you are still interested in reading it, don’t buy it. You can have my copy.