Ellen Degeneres is the only person in this entire world who can constantly self promote herself without looking or sounding self centre. Ms. Degeneres happy, carefree, determine and funny personality always shine through with whatever project she doing. Whether that is hosting her talk show, The Ellen Degeneres Show, or writing her own humorous novel. Ellen's goal has always been to make other smile and that is no different with her novels (she already has three under her belt).

In Seriously...I'm Kiding she takes something serious as her own life and turns into a humorous adventure.Unlike other books she doesn't have a dramatic beginning and climax. No! She just writes about random things (or thoughts) in her life. It's one giant laugh fest. Or a better way of putting it: It's her talk show in book format. As I read this book I could not help but feel Ellen Degeneres was sitting in my living room beside me. She was right there. Beside me. Talking as if I were her best friend.

She may be a celebrity but Ellen's genuine self always shine through. Ellen Degeneres is loveable and whether your reading her book or watching her show you cannot help but feel as if she is your next door neighbour. She motivates her readers and audience to another level. I, as a reader, could not help but feel refresh after reading this book.

This was an awesome read. I did not once get dulled by it and finished it within a few hours. Lately, since returning from Taiwan, I have been in a reading funk. However after reading this novel I am motivated to read again.

I must say, this book did make me smile a lot. It's a light, fluffy read and very random at times. There wasn't a consistent theme throughout the book, and personally I would've liked to get more out of it than I did. Nonetheless, it's a happy read!

I love Ellen. I really enjoyed her previous book The Funny Thing Is … and this one was no exception. In Seriously … I'm Kidding, Ellen talks about her marriage to Portia, and intersperses a few short chapters and funny essays.

I wouldn't say that I laughed through the entire book-perhaps it was because I read it in one sitting. Maybe if I had come back and read a few stories each day, I would have found them more humorous. I found myself smiling throughout the entire book, but there were really only a few laugh out loud moments for me (seriously, the story about Portia and the soap had tears in my eyes!).

The thing I love about Ellen is her positivity. That's the reason I smiled throughout the whole book - it's hard not to stay positive while reading it. Much like the Awesome books, Ellen's books have the ability to turn your bad day upside down.

While not as good as her previous efforts, I still believe that Seriously … I'm Kidding is worthy of any bookshelf, just for those days when you need a pick me up.

Ellen has such a great gift of comedy that it's hard not to like and recommend everything she does. I may "read" this again as an audiobook. I enjoyed the last one so much that I'm sure this one would be just as great in another form.

I really didn't know what to expect when i bought this book but chapters had a good sale so i said why not but i was not disappointed! I often found myself laughing out loud and after finishing it in a day as soon as i get paid i'm going out to get her other books! If you want something light and fun don't hesitate!

This is the first book that actually made me laugh out loud. Everytime I did, I had to tell my mom about what it was that made me laugh. I called her at work 6 times once. That eventually had to stop so I just told her everything when she got home.

While I was reading it, I could picture Ellen saying what she had written , and now I feel like we're best friends. aha.

It's definitely a positive book, and it's one that I'm going to bring with me everywhere so when I need a good laugh, I always have one handy.