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Yes, My Accent Is Real | Kunal Nayyar | Memoir - Raj Koothrappali, Big Bang Theory FREE YES, MY ACCENT IS REAL: A MEMOIR PDF Kunal Nayyar | 272 pages | 15 Sep 2015 | Simon & Schuster Ltd | 9781471152795 | English | London, United Kingdom Yes, My Accent is Real | Kunal Nayyar | Memoir - Raj Koothrappali, Big Bang Theory Add to review. A delightfully funny collection of essays by the Indian-American actor, Kunal Nayyar, who plays the loveable, My Accent is Real: A Memoir yet My Accent is Real: A Memoir dorky character Raj in The Big Bang Theory. In this Yes Only 3 left in stock with 1 in shopping carts, order soon! Default Title - R Add to cart 1. Share 0 Tweet Pin it 0 Fancy. Description Reviews Additional Information. In this revealing book, Kunal Nayyar traces his journey from a nervous little boy in New Delhi who mistakes an awkward first kiss for a sacred commitment, gets nosebleeds chugging Coca-Cola to impress the other students at his all-boys school to Yes confident guy on the set of one of television's most-watched shows who one day eve gets to kiss the woman of his childhood dreams: Winnie Cooper from The Wonder Years. Throughout, Kunal introduces us to the people who helped him grow, chief among them his slick moustachioed father. From his father, Kunal learned the My Accent is Real: A Memoir important lessons of life: treat a beggar as My Accent is Real: A Memoir would a king. There are two sides to every story. A smile goes a long way. And, when in doubt, use a spreadsheet. Full of heart, but never taking itself too seriously, this is a coming-of-age story about a young man trying to find his place in between cultures, growing into himself as a person and a performer, and of the many embarrassing incidents that somehow miraculously prepared him to land the role that would make his career. Dimensions : The Various Books we sell. Clearance - These will generally be in the clearance category, some of these titles might be slightly My Accent is Real: A Memoir but we do our best to make sure they are in mint quality before sending. Please see terms and conditions for more info. Stock on Hand - These are the titles we have on hand in our warehouse that we can ship to you in a jiffy. Publisher stock - these are titles that come from various suppliers, the delivery time for these will be higher than our on hand items which will be indicated in the dispatch time. Related Products The Last Girl. Default Title. R Random Kak 2. Let Her Fly. Add to cart. Share this. Continue Shopping. Maximum products to compare. Limit is 3! Find a book. Your Wishlist is empty! View Wishlist Add to cart. YES, MY ACCENT IS REAL | Kirkus Reviews Goodreads helps you keep Yes of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try My Accent is Real: A Memoir. Open Preview See a Problem? My Accent is Real: A Memoir if other :. Thanks for telling My Accent is Real: A Memoir about the problem. Return to Book Page. Now, we meet the actor who is every bit as loveable as the character he plays on TV. Going behind the scenes of The Big My Accent is Real: A Memoir Theory and into his personal experiences, Kunal My Accent is Real: A Memoir readers to the people who helped him grow, such as his James Bond-loving, mustachioed father who taught him the most important lessons in life: Treat a beggar as you would a king. There are two sides to every story. A smile goes a long way. And, when in doubt, use a spreadsheet. Get A Copy. Hardcoverpages. More Details Original Title. Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Humor Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends Yes of this book, please sign up. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. I really liked this book. I have to say I liked this book a lot more than I thought I would. I don't know If it was Kunal writing in Raj's voice, Yes Raj was the character Kunal's life experiences had completely prepared him to play. My Accent is Real: A Memoir self humour of himself and his culture is tongue in cheek funny. With everyone becoming more and more politically correct. This make a great change of place. Even though Kunal is a very funny fellow there is a genuinity about him that makes him My Accent is Real: A Memoir likeable I really liked this book. Even though Kunal is a very funny fellow there is a genuinity Yes him that makes him really likeable. The book starts from Kunal's early life, growing up in India, coming to America, his work and sacrifice till he got his big break, to meeting the live of his life. Yes book Is full of great advice given to Kunal which he wishes to pass on. View all 4 comments. Sep 11, Natalie Monroe rated it it was amazing Shelves: fabulous-five-starspleasantly-surprisedclassicslaugh-out-loud- humorcelebrity. You're only thirty-four. I'm not a president, or an astronaut, or a Kardashian. This is a collection of stories from my life. Yes has its flaws, but the writing's sharp and witty and I ship Shamy like mad. Yes, My Accent Is Real is pretty chronological. It starts when Kunal's in India, then his college years in America "Sometimes people ask me, 'Why are you writing a memoir? It starts when Kunal's in India, then his college years in America, how he landed the part of Raj, and ending with his marriage Yes Neha, Miss India. Oh, and he talks about his Big Bang audition. Even if I weren't a giant fangirl, I would've given it five stars. The writing's solid and Kunal has this dry wit that positively springs off the page. And because I was not standing directly in front of them or in the circle of people surrounding them, I now realize I just looked like a guy who enjoyed laughing at walls. And an autograph. And a selfie. View all 5 comments. Sep 29, Heather K dentist in my spare time rated it liked it Shelves: non-fictionread-to-review-arcmemoirnot-a-romance-booklittle-to- no-sex-contentactor-celebrity. I'm going to be perfectly honest here, folks. Yes, Kunal Nayyar is a very charming and sweet guy who comes across like your dorky, awkward brother in this book. It simply isn't. It isn't nearly as funny while I sort of grinned internally at parts, I never came My Accent is Real: A Memoir to laughing out loudand it feels more choppy and less memorable. Yes Nayyar brings I'm going to be perfectly honest here, folks. Kunal Nayyar brings readers many, many stories from his past. Most have to do with his childhood in India, and a huge portion have to do with his misadventures in dating. Some of the stories are as My Accent is Real: A Memoir as a page or two, others are longer and more detailed, like the one where he meets his wife. Kunal appears to readers as he probably is in real life; a nice, easygoing guy who is fun to be around. Though Yes of the book is pleasant reading, none of it is really, really good stuff. His little quips are mildly amusing but they stop short of being something I'll smile at while thinking on the book later. Also, if you are reading this book hoping to get lots of insider stories about The Big Bang Theory, you might be disappointed. He doesn't go into too much detail about the show or his fellow cast members. Overall, Yes was an easy, enjoyable read, and if you are a big fan of Kunal's I'm sure you will enjoy learning a little more about him. View 2 comments. Sep 10, Figgy rated it really liked it Shelves: arc-or- netgalleyreview-copyone-hundred-percent-rock-reviewsreviewedpublisher-simon-and-schuster. This is not a memoir. This book gives Yes insight into Raj, that is to say the man behind Raj… That is to say Kunal Nayyar… Did you know that Raj was originally written as David Koothrappali? As Kunal informs us from the outset; this is not a memoir. The rest of this review can be found here! This is pretty cute, actually. Actually, I like humble humor, despite being one of the non-humble pieces of humanity, myself. His tales are funny but not polished, more on the awkward side of storytelling. Again, Yes all may be an affectation - the author is an actor, after all - but since I gravitate to the snarky, to the mean, to the dark, to the pragmatic, this was a nice break. I especially loved the advice from his father. Give freely. My heart swelled when he started ranting about that. Once they've surpassed ten years of age, they become gross things. This isn't an in-depth self-study My Accent is Real: A Memoir of My Accent is Real: A Memoir cultural epiphanies, though there's a smattering of all of that throughout. Rather, it's a light-hearted, pleasant, amusing, enjoyable look at the overall My Accent is Real: A Memoir of Nayyar's life, thus far. And since he reads his own biography, it's fun to listen to, especially if you're a fan of "The Big Bang Theory.
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