The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo Analysis

First time novelist but long time comedian Amy Schumer has captured my attention yet again. I love her stand up so I knew I was going to enjoy her book, but I had no idea I would love is as much as I did. The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo being one of many books written by comedians I have read, I fully expected it to be like all of the others, but I was so wrong. Similar to other comedian-turned-authors, Schumer opened up about the struggle to break into the industry, her sexual history, and sexism in the industry, but unlike others she touched on so much more than that.
The first in a string of important yet difficult topics Schumer takes on is rape. Although she doesn’t call what happened to her when she was a teenager “rape” and has said …show more content…
As a fan on Schumer’s standup comedy I was a little nervous that the book wasn’t going to live up to its hype but thankfully, it surpassed every expectation I had. Through her jokes and stories Schumer ended the book by using her lower back tattoo to show that she is human and she makes mistakes but then grows and learns from them. I think this is a lesson girls are not told nearly enough and I was so excited Schumer took the time to remind all of the young women (and men) reading her novel this valuable lesson.
All in all I can truly say I was beyond thrilled by The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo. Between the advocacy, the humor, and the stories, I felt I became to truly know Schumer and what she stands for while simultaneously being entertained by her witty humor. I am giving The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo five out of five wine glass without any hesitation, and I will also begin scouring the web for details about when (hopefully) Schumer’s next literary work of art will be