Tracy Morgan (1) (1968–)

I didn't know what to expect when I decided to listen to this audio. I know I wasn't expecting the honest, heart-breaking, straight talk that was found here. The reader is left feeling like Tracey is talking to his best friend rather than narrating an audio book. There are parts that are funny, raw, heart-felt. Morgan lays his soul bare in a way only he can.

That being said, I didn't think this well-written at all. I don't know if the physical book would be better, but if it's written how the audio is spoken, leave it alone and stick to the audio. I'm not sure I can necessarily recommend it like I normally would. I really felt connected to the man after listening to this, but if you are wanting a high quality memoir, this isn't it. I'm giving it 4 stars because I walked away feeling as though the comedian let me in on his inner most secrets.

If you like audios where the author sounds like he is talking to YOU, where you are left feeling intimately connected, if you like Tracey Morgan enough to listen to him narrate his life for 4 hours, then give this a try. If not, skip it.… (mehr)

I was totally blindsided by Tracy Morgan's I Am the New Black. I took a look at his goofy face and exposed belly on the cover, dressed in an expensive suit jacket and tie with bunny ears, with the ridiculous title and the name written enormous in golden lights above, and thought: This is going to be hilarious. Maybe he'd even write it in character as Tracy Jordan from 30 Rock!

I feel bad for saying that I was disappointed to see that this was not the case. Why not have a serious autobiography of a funny man? I'm sure there are plenty of folks that would want to read about the trials and tribulations of a young kid growing up in Brooklyn and what shaped his life into what we see on television today. Unfortunately for me, this is not what I thought I was signing up for when I downloaded the audiobook.

Tracy Morgan's life has been tragic, in a way that many lives are under the white supremacist capitalist patriarchal state. His father died of AIDS from a heroin addiction picked up in Vietnam. His mother gave him away to his grandmother, who also died when he was young. He experienced early childhood sexual abuse from a babysitter. He sold crack, but since his heart wasn't really in it, he turned to comedy. With some help from some very understanding women in his life, he has succeeded greatly in this venture.

This book is for you if you are sincerely interested in Tracy Morgan's life, not if you enjoy his comedy.… (mehr)