{"id":13974,"date":"2011-12-07T06:00:35","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T12:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=13974"},"modified":"2011-11-30T12:02:35","modified_gmt":"2011-11-30T18:02:35","slug":"is-everyone-hanging-out-without-me-by-mindy-kaling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/is-everyone-hanging-out-without-me-by-mindy-kaling\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It’s hard to choose a favorite\u00a0supporting character on The Office<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, but I consistently enjoy the self-absorbed airheadedness of Kelly Kapoor, played perfectly by writer and actress Mindy Kaling.\u00a0 So imagine my excitement when I found out that Mindy was about to release a book of humorous essays called Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? And Other Concerns<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0In the book, Mindy tells stories about her childhood, how she dealt with living in New York\u00a0 in her 20s while trying to get discovered, and what it’s really like to work on The Office<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 There are also a lot of funny and seemingly-random chapters on things like\u00a0“karaoke etiquette”, why she likes guys with chest hair\u00a0and her top eleven favorite comedic moments in film and TV.\u00a0 By the end, despite the fact that I was thoroughly entertained, I was mostly sad that Mindy and I aren’t best friends.\u00a0 She writes in such a laid-back, conversational tone and is so relatable despite her fame that it really feels like you’re chatting with one of your good friends.<\/p>\n

I find it hard to summarize books like this, so instead, here are a few of my favorite parts and things I learned:<\/p>\n