PositiveThe Buffalo NewsHumility is a touchstone of Notaro’s voice. She spends little time dwelling on her childhood, except to describe her mother as implication of her loss. Instead, she focuses on the moments within the moments of these harrowing days ... Notaro’s propulsion for truth is clear in the way she descends the murkiest topics ... Tig the Comedian makes plenty of appearances, too. The funniest bits land with heavy hearts, of course. Good wit is often sweet on the outside and barbarous on the inside, like life’s bitter truths.
