Suck It, Wonder Woman!, Olivia Munn
Suck It, Wonder Woman!, Olivia Munn
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Suck It, Wonder Woman!
The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek

Author: Olivia Munn, Mac Montandon

Narrator: Olivia Munn

Unabridged: 4 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/06/2010

Synopsis

Today's hottest geek and host of G4's ATTACK OF THE SHOW dishes her unique brand of humor of on everything from Star Wars, gadgets, and her love of banana cream pie.

Olivia Munn is an actress, comedian and television host, best known for being the face of the G4 network. She also occasionally likes to get dressed up as Wonder Woman. SUCK IT WONDER WOMAN is her paean to Geeks everywhere. Using her trademark humor in essays like THOUGHTS ABOUT MY FIRST AGENT'S GIRLFRIEND'S VAGINA she skewers what it's like to live in Hollywood. In "SEX: WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP YOURSELF HAVE MORE OF IT" she frankly gets down to the business of getting it on. In "WHAT TO DO WHEN THE ROBOTS INVADE (YES, WHEN!)," Olivia offers valuable information on... what to do when the robots invade! And just when you thought she couldn't get any more Geeky, she can. This book also includes an Olivia Munn timeline of great moments in Geek history and her answers to the Unofficial Geek FAQ. Is it any wonder that Olivia Munn is quickly becoming the most powerful Geek on the planet? SUCK IT WONDER WOMAN is a humorous look at geeks, gadgets, Hollywood, and huge heapings of banana cream pie.

About Olivia Munn

Olivia Munn is an actress, comedian and the author of the bestselling Suck It, Wonder Woman! The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek. She is the star of NBC's sitcom Perfect Couples (created by the hit-makers of 30 Rock, Friends and Seinfeld) and a correspondent on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Rolling Stone named Olivia one of the "Best Characters on TV" in 2010, saying she's "sarcastic and fearless ... with razor-sharp self-awareness." GQ named her one of the "113 Funniest in America." Vanity Fair said, "It was damn near impossible not to be charmed by her... instantly likable.” She was anointed the "Queen of Comic-Con." The Washington Post has said that Olivia "cultivated this... with dry wit and a wink...swift and sharp with her improvised lines... Olivia was never at a loss for her place -- or for a one-liner." The New York Times, LA Times, Wall Street Journal, NY Magazine and USA Today have all shown their support of her sardonic humor. Known for going above and beyond to show her appreciation to fans, who she calls “more like friends than fans," Olivia says, "They've given me this amazing opportunity and life and I am beyond grateful." Raised between Oklahoma and Tokyo, Japan, she now resides in LA.

About Mac Montandon

Mac Montandon has written for The New York Times and New York Magazine. He is the editor of Innocent When You Dream: The Tom Waits Reader and the author of Jetpack Dreams: One Man's Up and Down (But Mostly Down) Search for the Greatest Invention that Never Was. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and two daughters.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Claire

I have fought for Olivia Munn, I really have. I want to go out of my way to support supposed strong females in the geek community, and that's what Olivia proudly brands herself as. I love that a confident lady has come to the forefront and simultaneously embraced both her geekhood and her cuteness! G......more

Goodreads review by Mike

Honestly, I felt like I was giving it the second star simply because I didn't want to seem mean. After blowing though this airy, superficial work I am able to definitively say that my first, limited impressions of Ms. Munn have been validated (if not confirmed, because you can't really confirm anyth......more

Goodreads review by Brandon

I read this using iBooks while relaxing in Las Vegas. Olivia Munn is an entertaining lady. She's pretty and is fun to watch on G4 and The Daily Show. And she is funny. But...she's not a comedian (or comedienne, as the case may be). I've been racking my brain trying to really figure out how to make th......more

Goodreads review by Meagan

Olivia Munn is one of those people that I'm leery of. I want to believe that she's actually the geek she says she is. I really do. I want to believe that she inhales pie in unwise proportions and plays D&D and can quote whole passages of The Empire Strikes Back. I think it would be good for geek-kin......more

Quotes

“I can't think of any better way to read (or listen to) Suck It, Wonder Woman! The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek than having this smoking hot girl read it to you.” —A Blog 4 Guys

“This book so good. You buy now. Okay, bye.” —Olivia's Mom

“If Citizen Kane were a book, this would be it.” —Director Jon Favreau

“She's part Asian! And I like sushi.” —Masi Oka, actor on Heroes

“Suck it Wonder Woman is a book only Olivia Munn could write. It's as clever and witty as she with a surprise on every page. Better read it now; everyone'll be talking about it tomorrow.” —Stan Lee

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