![]() The sum of its parts is a cogent mashup of studies and stats on self-esteem filtered through Nancherla’s personal experience, crafting a portrait of the social foibles that make and break her (and many of us). ![]() The collection has some of the riffy banter of even serious books by comedians but also so much more. “On the heels of moderate success as a comedian,” Nancherla greets us on, “I still only warily accept I’ve accomplished anything or that I ever could again… It’s almost like my impostor syndrome is the majority of me, and the rest is my shadow … Every day was Take Your Doubter to Work Day!” You know the saying about comedy being the refuge of the chronically sad? “Unreliable Narrator” is proof. Maybe she’s cracked you up on her Netflix sets or Comedy Central specials on oddball series, including “ Inside Amy Schumer” and “ Master of None” or as the voices of animated characters on “ BoJack Horseman” and “The Great North.” So her relative earnestness on the page is something of a surprise, though hardly a shock. The funny thing is, Nancherla is a well-known, well-respected comedian. Not over our recent lunch at Figaro Bistrot in Los Feliz and not in the book she’s here to discuss: “ Unreliable Narrator,” her super-smart, deliciously readable, achingly poignant and - OK - occasionally humorous new collection of essays stitched together from the frayed threads of her self-esteem. If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from, whose fees support independent bookstores.Īparna Nancherla is not the funny girl I expected. Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Impostor Syndrome
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