What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding: A Memoir

Written by:
Kristin Newman
Narrated by:
Kristin Newman

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
57
Narrator
21
Release Date
May 2014
Duration
7 hours 17 minutes
Summary
Kristin Newman spent her twenties and thirties dealing with the stresses of her high-pressure job as a television comedy writer, and the anxieties of watching most of her friends get married and start families while she wrestled with her own fear of both. Not ready to settle down and yet loathe to become a sad-sack single girl, Kristin instead started traveling the world, often alone, for a few months each year, falling madly in love with attractive locals who provided moments of the love she wanted without the cost of the freedom she needed. She introduces listeners to the Israeli bartenders, Argentinian priests, Finnish poker players, and sexy Bedouins who helped her transform into 'Kristin-Adjacent' on the road-a quieter, less judgmental, and, yes, sluttier version of herself at home.

Ultimately, Kristin's adventures led her to a better understanding of what she was actually running away from at home and why every life hurdle seemed to put her on a transatlantic flight to the unknown. Equal parts laugh-out-loud storytelling; thoughtful, candid reflection; and wanderlust-inspiring travel tales, What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding is a compelling and hilarious debut that will have listeners scrambling to renew their passports.
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Allen F

Decent book but she was kinda full of herself .

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Philip H.

Entertaining story from a woman who experienced life differently from the conventional one most live in the US. Being an extravert helped, and her reasons for wanting her more independent life provides the impetus for her travels and stories. Always best when the author reads her own story. Yes, the book is all about the author. The title and book summary provide this information, so you would expect to learn about her ego, her achievements, and her failures.

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Gitane S.

Aside from some interesting views of exotic destinations, this was tough sledding Maybe all TV writers have to have enormous egos to give them the confidence to mow down the competition, but such complete egoism is puerile and shallow. It just doesn't make for good reading. Her idea of a profound thought is something that you would find in a junior high social studies essay. Also, a poor narrator-she sounds like a high school girl on diet pills I was really glad when this was over

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Darragirl

Not my kind of read.

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Sonia T.

Really enjoyed this book. Never heard of her before but decided to download the book since it was a freebie. Very glad I did, I listened to it two mornings while walking and giggled a lot.

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D G.

Funny, interesting, love the way it was laid out. It made me want to travel more! She's right about trading one kind of awesome for another and questioning whether or not you made the right choice!

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Anonymous

A good, entertaining“beach read”. Similar to a Chelsea Handler book.

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K Sykes

Perfect lighthearted travel or vacation read. Will make you want to travel. Being read by the author makes it all the more hilarious Kristen is both irreverently funny and thoughtful.

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Kara S

So many laughs! I truly wish I could do a trip with Kristin. She is so raw I love her! A must "read"!!!!!!!

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Kyra Devers

I LOVE that its read by the author, you know you're hearing it exactly as she meant it to sound. Absolutely hilarious and inspiring. Officially my favourite book of all time.

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Kelly Hendershot

Loved this book. I told my book club this is really one to listen to rather than read.

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