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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
emotional
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inspiring
relaxing
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Me ha gustado bastante. Me resulta complicado engancharme con los libros en inglés porque, como es lógico, tengo que hacer un esfuerzo mucho mayor para leerlos y la lectura es menos fluida, pero este libro me ha tenido casi enganchada.
Es ameno y sencillo de leer. Mara Wilson da la sensación de ser una persona muy normal y que cuenta las cosas de manera muy natural.
Es ameno y sencillo de leer. Mara Wilson da la sensación de ser una persona muy normal y que cuenta las cosas de manera muy natural.
Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Humor in 2016
Matilda, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Miracle on 34th Street were all movies I enjoyed as a child. I must have watched Matilda dozens of times as a kid. I decided to read this book after reading the book Matilda earlier this year. I was curious to find out what happened after she seemed to be in a few major movies. But you don't have to be a huge fan to enjoy the book.
Mara Wilson writes about her childhood and fame and what made her step away from Hollywood. The book does jump around a little bit from her childhood to adulthood and she writes openly about her struggles. She explains her OCD and anxiety and how it affected her life and made her feel different. There are other themes of grief over her mother's loss, mean girls, and finding your people. Overall, an easy read, the stories flow well and have a poignant feeling but I honestly did not feel like I was reading a humor classified book. There were hard some heavy themes throughout the book.
Matilda, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Miracle on 34th Street were all movies I enjoyed as a child. I must have watched Matilda dozens of times as a kid. I decided to read this book after reading the book Matilda earlier this year. I was curious to find out what happened after she seemed to be in a few major movies. But you don't have to be a huge fan to enjoy the book.
Mara Wilson writes about her childhood and fame and what made her step away from Hollywood. The book does jump around a little bit from her childhood to adulthood and she writes openly about her struggles. She explains her OCD and anxiety and how it affected her life and made her feel different. There are other themes of grief over her mother's loss, mean girls, and finding your people. Overall, an easy read, the stories flow well and have a poignant feeling but I honestly did not feel like I was reading a humor classified book. There were hard some heavy themes throughout the book.
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
reflective
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Mara Wilson is an amazing storyteller -- I was enthralled throughout the entire book. Mara takes us on a journey between many facets of childhood, adolescence, and into young adulthood. Her perspectives on anxiety, dealing with death, the desire to fit in, and many other topics are extremely relatable.
Mara Wilson does an awesome job performing her stories in this book! Like most kids from the 90s I grew up watching the movies she starred in and it's great to hear stories from those movies but also about growing up and figuring out what you want to do with your life.
I was really touched by Mara's story about her OCD and finally getting diagnosed. I've dealt with anxiety and depression from a young age as well and I kept nodding along to her experiences thinking "yes I've been there. I know those thoughts and feelings". I think the book is worth it just for that story and experience alone!
I was really touched by Mara's story about her OCD and finally getting diagnosed. I've dealt with anxiety and depression from a young age as well and I kept nodding along to her experiences thinking "yes I've been there. I know those thoughts and feelings". I think the book is worth it just for that story and experience alone!
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced