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laura_corsi's review against another edition
2.0
I’m not sure how to rate this book. I had a lot of feelings about it. I laughed. I was sad. I was angry or even disgusted and disdainful. I did get a little bogged down in the middle and had a hard time pushing through but I’m glad I did, as the last 3-4 chapters were my favorite. What a fascinating, completely alien to me life Ms. Sidibe has lived! And isn’t that why one reads in the first place? To experience a life completely different than the one you are living?
trapwomanistcyborgwitch's review against another edition
5.0
Really funny, honest , relatable book. It was like she was next to me talking and giving advice!
seymone's review against another edition
4.0
I have nothing profound to say about this memoir. Gabourey is very entertaining and transparent.
After reading her story, I still dont feel any connection to her. I dont feel like I will follow her career more closely. The reason behind the four stars is due to the collection of memories that she chose to share. Some were interesting, funny, and some down right ridiculous. This memoir is definitely a page turner.
After reading her story, I still dont feel any connection to her. I dont feel like I will follow her career more closely. The reason behind the four stars is due to the collection of memories that she chose to share. Some were interesting, funny, and some down right ridiculous. This memoir is definitely a page turner.
marinaemoore's review against another edition
3.0
“I used to think celebrities wrote books for the money or to squeeze a few more seconds out of their fifteen minutes of fame. Now I know that many people in general, not just celebrities, write about their own lives to find purpose for pain.”
Sidibe’s story truly is one of pain, adventure, and finding purpose. Because she wrote it herself instead of having a ghost writer do it, her voice, perspective, and sense of humor really shone through.
As interesting as it was hearing about how she came to star in the movie Precious, I found the chapters about her parents to be the best parts of her memoir. Her parents sound like very interesting people and the way she views them is equally fascinating to me.
Where this book lost me a smidge (hence the star deductions) was that it did get pretty repetitive. This memoir isn’t written chronologically, and I think because of that, Sidibe had to re-describe the setting or the period of her life she was talking about pretty frequently, which led to some repetition.
Sidibe’s story truly is one of pain, adventure, and finding purpose. Because she wrote it herself instead of having a ghost writer do it, her voice, perspective, and sense of humor really shone through.
As interesting as it was hearing about how she came to star in the movie Precious, I found the chapters about her parents to be the best parts of her memoir. Her parents sound like very interesting people and the way she views them is equally fascinating to me.
Where this book lost me a smidge (hence the star deductions) was that it did get pretty repetitive. This memoir isn’t written chronologically, and I think because of that, Sidibe had to re-describe the setting or the period of her life she was talking about pretty frequently, which led to some repetition.
marieintheraw's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyable, but some of the writing style wasn't for me.
ell_jay_em7's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed how honest and authentic this book was. It felt like Sidibe was just chatting to me for a few hours. It was funny and interesting and though it's not my favorite book ever, I'm glad I read it.
dharma130's review against another edition
4.0
What a great book. Funny, sad. Loved hearing about her family life. She has a beautiful voice and is a great narrator.
shalini_gunnasan's review against another edition
5.0
This girl is a born entertainer. I found her funny and quite insightful about her own strengths and failings. I don't usually read, hell, I never read celebrity memoirs. I just don't care enough about Hollywood to do that - I'm the kind who goes to movies, enjoys them, gives the appropriate rating on IMDB, and then maybe seeks more of the same type of story or director or actor based on what I enjoyed. That's it. All the off-screen drama and fangirling and gossip-mongering? That's for other people.
Gabourey is, by her own admission, not the usual kind of player. And she isn't. For someone who looked like her to make it in that world, she is definitely something else. That's why I picked up her book, to see what she had to say. There is a lot of iron in this girl. There are much of her non-Hollywood struggles that are relatable to a significant chunk of the human population, never mind Americans.
I like the lenses through which she sees the world. She is not here to save anyone, she is not here to be your personal savior, she's just telling you, in her words, that this is what happened to the point where she is now. Her story isn't done yet, not by a long shot, and I'll bet you she'll have another nice little book all ready by the time she hits eighty. And it'll probably be a great story.
Gabourey is, by her own admission, not the usual kind of player. And she isn't. For someone who looked like her to make it in that world, she is definitely something else. That's why I picked up her book, to see what she had to say. There is a lot of iron in this girl. There are much of her non-Hollywood struggles that are relatable to a significant chunk of the human population, never mind Americans.
I like the lenses through which she sees the world. She is not here to save anyone, she is not here to be your personal savior, she's just telling you, in her words, that this is what happened to the point where she is now. Her story isn't done yet, not by a long shot, and I'll bet you she'll have another nice little book all ready by the time she hits eighty. And it'll probably be a great story.
lydiastorytime's review against another edition
4.0
Hilarious, honest and beautiful. This book was so much fun to read. I loved getting to know Gabourey and her life story. I hurt with her and laughed with her. She is a fabulous, engaging story teller. I just loved it and you will too!❤