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Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (And Everything in Between)
Lauren Graham
3.95 AVERAGE
6.56k reviews for:
Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (And Everything in Between)
Lauren Graham
3.95 AVERAGE
the only way to consume this is through lauren narrating the audiobook
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
funny
fast-paced
Just so wonderfully Lorelai. It felt so nostalgic to hear these stories. I loved the behind the scenes view of how things were, how Lauren came to be where she is now, and such a treat to know that it really was like family on set.
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
I didn’t realize lauren graham is actually lorelai gilmore! Talk about the perfect cast! I re-watch gilmore girls every fall time, and to hear about her behind the scenes stories or just the story of how she was struggling as a young actress in general warms me. Life is hard, not only for us, but for even a successful actress too!
So, I can't imagine just reading this book...listening to Lauren Graham was just delightful! I wish the book was longer.
delightful even for someone who has not watched the show
So normally I find it difficult to judge a memoir, or feel awkward doing so, because they're usually a personal story of the author's life. But in this case, I have to give it only 2 stars. The book isn't really about Lauren Graham as a person, and I therefore have to ask: why write it at all? I completely respect that everyone, even those writing a memoir, have a right to keep private as much as they choose, but this memoir is particularly non-memoir-ish, and as a result it comes across as if Lauren Graham has had basically a boring life about which there's nothing to write. Which can't be true! Nobody's life is like that.
We have a brief explanation of her childhood, we hear a little about her college days but nothing of substance, we're taken through anecdotes about each season of Gilmore Girls (mostly about what was going on in the show itself, followed by comments on the fashion and her hair - all stuff you already know if you're a fan of the show), then some gushing about what it was like to work on Parenthood and ending with more gushing and anecdotes about the Gilmore Girls reunion. Oh, and somewhere in the middle there's a section about dieting in Hollywood (which depressed me, I honestly don't know why anyone would want to be a Hollywood actress and have to subject themselves to such an obsessive preoccupation with their appearance). There's also a section about writing, describing the Pomodoro method, and I was like, hold on, I thought this is Graham's memoir, not a book of writing tips?
There was a brief explanation of how she met her then husband, and some stuff about how she was treated before that (by the media etc) as a single actress, but again, hardly anything really about her and her feelings.
There's also a section (from the POV of a persona "Old Lady Jackson") that infuriated me, judging the use of smartphones and over-reliance on screens/internet, targeting a couple and their toddler she saw in an airport who were passing the time by all playing on their phones or tablets. Perhaps I should give her some slack due to ignorance (she hadn't had any children and has clearly not spent much time on the internet), but even so, there is NOTHING WRONG with passing time by entertaining yourself on a phone while having to wait in transit, even if you don't have a kid in tow!!!
That aside I loved The Gilmore Girls (haven't seen Parenthood but am now inspired to give it a try), and I suppose the book is entertaining enough, but it was pretty shallow and it was disappointing to come away knowing barely anything about Lauren Graham herself.
We have a brief explanation of her childhood, we hear a little about her college days but nothing of substance, we're taken through anecdotes about each season of Gilmore Girls (mostly about what was going on in the show itself, followed by comments on the fashion and her hair - all stuff you already know if you're a fan of the show), then some gushing about what it was like to work on Parenthood and ending with more gushing and anecdotes about the Gilmore Girls reunion. Oh, and somewhere in the middle there's a section about dieting in Hollywood (which depressed me, I honestly don't know why anyone would want to be a Hollywood actress and have to subject themselves to such an obsessive preoccupation with their appearance). There's also a section about writing, describing the Pomodoro method, and I was like, hold on, I thought this is Graham's memoir, not a book of writing tips?
There was a brief explanation of how she met her then husband, and some stuff about how she was treated before that (by the media etc) as a single actress, but again, hardly anything really about her and her feelings.
There's also a section (from the POV of a persona "Old Lady Jackson") that infuriated me, judging the use of smartphones and over-reliance on screens/internet, targeting a couple and their toddler she saw in an airport who were passing the time by all playing on their phones or tablets. Perhaps I should give her some slack due to ignorance (she hadn't had any children and has clearly not spent much time on the internet), but even so, there is NOTHING WRONG with passing time by entertaining yourself on a phone while having to wait in transit, even if you don't have a kid in tow!!!
That aside I loved The Gilmore Girls (haven't seen Parenthood but am now inspired to give it a try), and I suppose the book is entertaining enough, but it was pretty shallow and it was disappointing to come away knowing barely anything about Lauren Graham herself.