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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
It definitely jumped around a bit and that was really my major gripe, the lack of flow. I also recommend the audiobook.
Mara Wilson's Where Am I Now is absolutely my favourite book I've read in a long time. It was heartfelt and funny, and had me sobbing at some parts.
It truly was a pleasure to read this.
It truly was a pleasure to read this.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
This was not your typical celebrity memoir. This was raw and real, and engaging from start to finish. Mara's chapter about OCD was incredible. Wish there was more of hers to read
Jennifer, a moody creative writing major who was my friend until I found out she and another "friend" had both gotten drunk and kissed my boyfriend, comes back to school in the fall claiming she had an 'existential crisis' that summer. Big deal, I think. I've had those since I was five.
I secretly am that pretentious
If you're looking for your average Hollywood memoir, this isn't the book for you. If you're looking for a Lohan-esque romp down the perils of being a child star, this also isn't for you.
Mara Wilson was in a movie that defined my childhood, and in the movie adaptation of a book that defined my childhood, so there is a major space reserved in my heart for her well being. In this book, she is very witty, very smart. She addresses being a child star in Hollywood, and the reasons why she left the business. But she also talks about her mental health, and losing her mother at a young age, and being a child, and a person, outside of being "that girl that played Matilda".
I love her as an adult more than I loved her as a child. And I'm pretty sure we would never be friends, because I am not nearly cool enough. I did as much googling as I could, but I can't figure out who the child actors she talks about being friends with were, and it's going to drive me insane for months. She could've given me a few hints here.
I don't think Hollywood has changed enough since Mara was a child. Reading about how reporters asked her about Hugh Grant getting arrested (W.T.F.), or who she thought was the sexiest celebrity at the Golden Globes.
SHE WAS 7.
Go read about the Stranger Things cast. Hollywood has not changed. It's gross.
Mara is five years younger than me, and far smarter, far cooler, than I could ever hope to be. I adore her for it.
I secretly am that pretentious
If you're looking for your average Hollywood memoir, this isn't the book for you. If you're looking for a Lohan-esque romp down the perils of being a child star, this also isn't for you.
Mara Wilson was in a movie that defined my childhood, and in the movie adaptation of a book that defined my childhood, so there is a major space reserved in my heart for her well being. In this book, she is very witty, very smart. She addresses being a child star in Hollywood, and the reasons why she left the business. But she also talks about her mental health, and losing her mother at a young age, and being a child, and a person, outside of being "that girl that played Matilda".
I love her as an adult more than I loved her as a child. And I'm pretty sure we would never be friends, because I am not nearly cool enough. I did as much googling as I could, but I can't figure out who the child actors she talks about being friends with were, and it's going to drive me insane for months. She could've given me a few hints here.
I don't think Hollywood has changed enough since Mara was a child. Reading about how reporters asked her about Hugh Grant getting arrested (W.T.F.), or who she thought was the sexiest celebrity at the Golden Globes.
SHE WAS 7.
Go read about the Stranger Things cast. Hollywood has not changed. It's gross.
Mara is five years younger than me, and far smarter, far cooler, than I could ever hope to be. I adore her for it.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
medium-paced
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
Where Am I Now? is a great read – something you can pick up and put down or read all the way through, something everyone can find something to identify with, and overall, it’s totally enjoyable and interesting.
Full review and five reasons why you need to read it at The Paper Trail Diary.
Full review and five reasons why you need to read it at The Paper Trail Diary.