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Start Without Me

(I'll Be There in a Minute)
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Start Without Me is a collection of true, laugh-out-loud stories by Gary Janetti, the New York Times bestselling author and Family Guy writer. Through witty and self-deprecating essays, Janetti shares moments from his twenties spent chasing the perfect tan and perfect partner, an unlikely friendship with a nun in his Catholic high school, and the frustrations of travel mishaps. His humour shines as he reflects on the small slights and absurdities of life with his characteristic acid tongue and charm.
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This book will appeal to readers who enjoy sharp, comedic memoirs filled with personal anecdotes and biting observations. Fans of witty social media personalities, contemporary humour, and stories of personal growth with an irreverent twist will find Start Without Me a hilarious and relatable read.

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From New York Times bestselling author, Family Guy writer, and HBO star Gary Janetti comes Start Without Me, a collection of hilarious, laugh-out-loud, true life stories about the small moments that add up to a big life.

Gary Janetti is bothered. By a lot of things. And thank God he's here to tell us.

In Start Without Me, Gary returns with his acid tongue firmly in cheek to the moments and times that defined him. He takes us by the hand as we follow him through the summers he spends in his twenties, pursuing both the perfect tan and the perfect man to no avail and much regret. At his Catholic high school, he strikes up an unlikely friendship with a nun who shares Gary's love of soap operas, which becomes a salvation to them both. And don't get him started on how a bad hotel room can ruin even the best vacation. This laugh-out-loud collection of true-life stories from the man "behind his generation's greatest comedy" (The New York Times) is for anyone who has felt the joy in holding a decade-long grudge.

Whether you are a new convert to Janetti or one of the million who follow him on social media for a daily laugh, Start Without Me will have you howling at Gary's frustrations and nodding along in agreement at the outrages of life's small slights. It's the literary equivalent of a night out with your funniest friend that you wish would never end.

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Vulture praises the book as a "shockingly self-deprecatingly funny memoir" where Janetti embraces his flaws unapologetically. Hollywood Reporter notes the book's range from "cunning to heartwarming," with first-person stories that capture his life before Hollywood fame. Buzzfeed describes it as the perfect antidote to winter blues, likening the experience to "sitting by your funniest friend at a cocktail party." Town & Country highlights Janetti's razor-sharp wit and ability to find humour in the absurd and obscene.

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ISBN: 9781250853455

Publisher: Henry Holt & Company Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 April 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Henry Holt & Company Inc

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 218.0mm

Weight: 191g

Pages: 208

About the Author

Gary Janetti is the bestselling author of Do You Mind If I Cancel? and writer and producer of Family Guy, Will & Grace, Vicious, and The Prince. He lives in Los Angeles.

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