God Said,Ha! Audiobook, by Julia Sweeney Play Audiobook Sample

God Said,'Ha!' Audiobook

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Read By: Julia Sweeney Publisher: Julia Sweeney Blum Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 1.17 hours at 1.5x Speed 0.88 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: April 2008 Format: Original Staging Audiobook ISBN:

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In one year Julia Sweeney got a divorce (amicable), bought a small bungalow in Hollywood, and looked forward to a life that said, Here dwells a happily single young woman! But then the axe fell. Her younger brother, Mike, was diagnosed with terminal cancer and moved in with her. Her parents came to be with Mike and moved in with her, too. Julia was now on seriously intimate terms with the people she had spent half a lifetime growing up away from.

Just weeks before Mike died, Julia was diagnosed with a rare form of cervical cancer (what Mike called her sympathy cancer), and within days of burying her brother she underwent a radical hysterectomy, beginning her own journey through the International House of Cancer.

Drawing from these Job-like travails, Julia wrote this remarkably funny and touching monologue about a family that managed to persevere with humor, grace, and love.

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"The live Uncabaret set on This American Life is much better, but still a good read. I've decided that I should get the audio book for comedian's books. It's so much better listening to their voices telling the stories. I wouldn't say the same thing about novel audio books."

— Lori (4 out of 5 stars)

God Said,'Ha!' Listener Reviews

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  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I love people who can find humor in everything, even terrible things like cancer. "

    — Adele, 11/21/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Sweeney, an alum of Saturday Night Live, tells the story in a monologue of her brother's cancer and her own illness. At turns funny and very sad, she tells a compelling story with the wit of, say, Gilda Radner. "

    — Sherry, 10/12/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " a passage in the life of the person behind Pat. "

    — Elizabeth, 10/5/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " The book is great but the movie is phenomenal. This story works better when Julia Sweeney TELLS it herself. "

    — Michael, 9/6/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Funny,and Sad, but mostly funny she is a tour de force. An evening spent laughing and crying with Julia. "

    — Deborah, 8/21/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " This brief book is both touching and funny. It may seem a little disjointed in the beginning, but it all hangs together in the end. "

    — David, 4/4/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " JULIA SWEENEY GIVES A COMICAL TWIST TO THE TRIBULATIONS SHE AND HER FAMILY HAVE HAD TO ENDURE- IT WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH, CRY, BUT OVERALL, GIVES HOPE "

    — Kelsey, 11/19/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " The book itself for reading is decent, very fast and light (for what should be heavy subject matter). If you have the choice, I recommend listening to her instead--that will make you love her stuff. "

    — Heather, 9/22/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Most wonderful hilarious look at life and at cancer. As someone who has lost and is losing loved ones to cancer I cannot recommend it highly enough. It will make you laugh out loud and cry in the best possible ways. "

    — Shannon, 8/17/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " don't know why it took me so long to discover this book, when i knew she had performed a one-woman play based on the same true story. Funny, honest, touching. "

    — Kirsten, 6/22/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " While I do not care for Julia's characters on SNL, I really love, love, loved her book!!!! She seems like someone who would be fun to be friends with. This book was touching and in parts very, very funny....i mean snort out loud funny! "

    — Laura, 2/2/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " signed by Julia Sweeney. "

    — Kelly, 1/11/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " This started out good but fizzled in the last half. She dealt with some ugly stuff in her life and found a sane way through it. I give her credit for that. "

    — Alisa, 10/3/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " A humorous and poignant look at the life of comedian during the tragic year that both she and her brother were diagnosed with cancer. "

    — Alex, 7/14/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Profoundly inspiring and courageously funny. "

    — Donna, 4/28/2010
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I simply adore Julia Sweeney. "

    — Summer, 3/6/2010
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I felt guilty, rolling with laughter while reading a book about cancer, but Sweeney manages to highlight the humorous and absurd amidst the dark and stark. "

    — Amy, 12/5/2009
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Funny, it made me laugh. "

    — Elisabeth, 11/28/2009
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " I actually have this as an audiobook, but I couldn't find it on here. I love Julia Sweeney's memoirs, and listening to her perform them just adds to enjoyment. A touching, funny, sweet, tragic, honest story of her brother's death by cancer. "

    — Alison, 11/25/2009
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Most wonderful hilarious look at life and at cancer. As someone who has lost and is losing loved ones to cancer I cannot recommend it highly enough. It will make you laugh out loud and cry in the best possible ways. "

    — Shannon, 10/21/2009
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " The book is great but the movie is phenomenal. This story works better when Julia Sweeney TELLS it herself. "

    — Michael, 8/8/2009
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " A humorous and poignant look at the life of comedian during the tragic year that both she and her brother were diagnosed with cancer. "

    — Alex, 7/16/2009
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Sweeney, an alum of Saturday Night Live, tells the story in a monologue of her brother's cancer and her own illness. At turns funny and very sad, she tells a compelling story with the wit of, say, Gilda Radner. "

    — Sherry, 4/7/2009
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " I actually have this as an audiobook, but I couldn't find it on here. I love Julia Sweeney's memoirs, and listening to her perform them just adds to enjoyment. A touching, funny, sweet, tragic, honest story of her brother's death by cancer. "

    — Alison, 1/13/2009
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " a passage in the life of the person behind Pat. "

    — Elizabeth, 9/30/2008
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " While I do not care for Julia's characters on SNL, I really love, love, loved her book!!!! She seems like someone who would be fun to be friends with. This book was touching and in parts very, very funny....i mean snort out loud funny! "

    — Laura, 7/11/2008
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I felt guilty, rolling with laughter while reading a book about cancer, but Sweeney manages to highlight the humorous and absurd amidst the dark and stark. "

    — Amy, 6/26/2008
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I love people who can find humor in everything, even terrible things like cancer. "

    — Adele, 6/25/2008
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " JULIA SWEENEY GIVES A COMICAL TWIST TO THE TRIBULATIONS SHE AND HER FAMILY HAVE HAD TO ENDURE- IT WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH, CRY, BUT OVERALL, GIVES HOPE "

    — Kelsey, 2/11/2008
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " My only real complaint about this book is that I wanted more. Sweeney has such a wonderful sense of humor that it is even more painful when the heartbreak happens. Very inspirational and sweet. I would have liked to see the show this was based on. "

    — Jennifer, 9/26/2007
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " The book itself for reading is decent, very fast and light (for what should be heavy subject matter). If you have the choice, I recommend listening to her instead--that will make you love her stuff. "

    — Heather, 5/15/2007

About Julia Sweeney

Julia Sweeney was a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1990–94. She has also written and performed in several successful, critically acclaimed one-woman shows, including God Said Ha!,which played on Broadway and was made into a film, In the Family Way, which appeared off Broadway, and Letting Go of God, which was performed off Broadway and made into a film. She lives outside of Chicago, Illinois.