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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
Entertaining to see behind the scenes and in the eyes of a child growing up with a film set environment. Quite an insight to the way in which child actors think, develop and perceive the world through to adulthood.
So good!
I finished it in 1 day and it made me cry 5 times!
I finished it in 1 day and it made me cry 5 times!
Stories about Wilson's life as a child actor take up most of this book, and the stories about getting awesome jobs and working with amazing people and the short tribute to Robin Williams are delightful. But her stories about growing up, scrounging for the jobs that remain to former child actors, and dealing with obsessive-compulsive behavior and related mental disorders are the stuff that no-longer-a-precocious-child me found the most interesting.
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what ever happened to the girl who played matilda? she turned into a badass storyteller, that's what!
In this book, we meet up with Mara Wilson, who is famous for being a childhood actor. I enjoyed this book because we get to hear from her on her perspective growing up both in the spotlight and off camera. Several times in this book did I feel like she was telling me a story about her childhood that was funny and witty at the same time. I enjoyed her perspective on her life so far and I hope she writes more books in the future.
Great writing! Enjoyed the first half more than the second. I lost interest when she discussed middle school choir drama for an entire chapter.
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
I've seen some criticism that this book didn't contain anything "worth writing about," but I don't necessarily think it's a bad thing that it focused on the everyday, seemingly mundane happenings of Mara Wilson's life and inner world. While memoirs like Finding Me and I'm Glad My Mom Died, (which focus heavily on childhood trauma) were some of my favorites of 2023, I want to push back against the idea that the only things worth sharing are deep, dark secrets. I think Where Am I Now? is relatable to lots of people, myself included, in ways that other popular memoirs usually aren't.
This isn't the story of Mara Wilson's life told chronologically as memoirs tend to be. It's more a collection of essays, organized thematically, telling stories from different periods in her life. She's a great writer, and she comes across as an intelligent, introspective person who knows herself well, which is refreshing in a world that wants desperately to label and define women instead of letting them define themselves.
This isn't the story of Mara Wilson's life told chronologically as memoirs tend to be. It's more a collection of essays, organized thematically, telling stories from different periods in her life. She's a great writer, and she comes across as an intelligent, introspective person who knows herself well, which is refreshing in a world that wants desperately to label and define women instead of letting them define themselves.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content
3.5
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I really enjoyed learning about Mara Wilson's early life and what led her to quit acting. I sort of resent that she calls her fame accidental; she worked to be an actor and while she quit because as she grew acting was no longer an interest to her and she didn't feel she fit in Hollywood, that doesn't mean that her fame as a child was an accident. Sometimes I had trouble following the timeline of the events in her life because the book is set up as essays, so the chronology is a little off. It didn't bother me too much except when I was trying to connect her personal life events to where she was in her acting career. Also, I was totally caught of guard with the chapter about Robin Williams. I was expecting something, for sure, but because she was so young when she had worked with him, I didn't realize that she still felt so close to him. It was a very sweet tribute to a man whose passing I took very hard as a fan.
All in all, I really enjoyed getting to hear about Mara Wilson's story of how she got to where she is now, on her own terms instead of an interview. I think if you love Mara Wilson, both from her child fame and her current online presence, you'll enjoy this book. I also strongly recommend the audiobook, as it is read by the author.
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I really enjoyed learning about Mara Wilson's early life and what led her to quit acting. I sort of resent that she calls her fame accidental; she worked to be an actor and while she quit because as she grew acting was no longer an interest to her and she didn't feel she fit in Hollywood, that doesn't mean that her fame as a child was an accident. Sometimes I had trouble following the timeline of the events in her life because the book is set up as essays, so the chronology is a little off. It didn't bother me too much except when I was trying to connect her personal life events to where she was in her acting career. Also, I was totally caught of guard with the chapter about Robin Williams. I was expecting something, for sure, but because she was so young when she had worked with him, I didn't realize that she still felt so close to him. It was a very sweet tribute to a man whose passing I took very hard as a fan.
All in all, I really enjoyed getting to hear about Mara Wilson's story of how she got to where she is now, on her own terms instead of an interview. I think if you love Mara Wilson, both from her child fame and her current online presence, you'll enjoy this book. I also strongly recommend the audiobook, as it is read by the author.
i loved this. i cried a couple times. even if you're not familiar with her work, i'd still suggest this to anyone who has ever felt awkward in their own skin. or suffered from anxiety and/or OCD.