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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
An interesting dive into Marie-Louise Parker's life. Her writing is surprisingly beautiful a lot of the time.
so clever this memoir in letters. Bits and pieces of a life. Amusing, touching, maddening, endearing moments. Mary-Louise Parker writes quite well and reveals herself in novel, random, intimate and raw ways. She spills it and she's more like Nancy Botwin from Weeds than one might expect. Sexy.
Received arc from netgalley.
Received arc from netgalley.
Remarkably engaging, this memoir takes the form of letters to various important men in Ms. Parker's life. I listened to the audio version, read by the actress herself. She's smart, funny, open- and broken-hearted, and deliciously honest.
So......this book is a really good example of why actors/actresses should not write a book. Just because you are talented (or semi-talented, depending on the work) on screen does not mean you will be a talented writer. Every famous person these days seems to think they have a story to tell or that the viewing public wants to hear/read about it. I really hate to be so harsh, but don't waste your time with this book. I honestly wanted to question if Mary-Louise Parker was on something when she wrote this. The only reason I gave it a 2 star versus a 1 star was because there were a handful of moments I actually got a small laugh in this book. Only a handful, and only a small laugh. I would recommend this book if you have a challenge where you need a book you can read in a day but care nothing about its content. Sorry.
I didn't expect to pick up this book and be unable to put it down, but that's exactly what happened. I love compilations of short stories, and this memoir resembles that format: each letter stands alone, their only commonalities that they were written by the same woman and they were all written to men in her life. That's where the similarities end: there are letters written to her father, the grandfather she never knew, the uncle of her adopted daughter, her emotionally abusive ex-boyfriend(s), lost cab drivers, and, most touchingly, the oyster shucker who harvested the oysters that became the last meal of her dying father.
Mary-Louise Parker is a talented actress and, as evidenced here, an equally talented writer. Her voice is poetic, strong, unique, and emotionally charged; I laughed and cried in equal measure, especially as she put words to character traits I see in myself that I've never assigned names to. I can't wait to read more from her.
Mary-Louise Parker is a talented actress and, as evidenced here, an equally talented writer. Her voice is poetic, strong, unique, and emotionally charged; I laughed and cried in equal measure, especially as she put words to character traits I see in myself that I've never assigned names to. I can't wait to read more from her.
This didn't blow me away, but it was fun to listen to Mary Louise Parker's letters to men she has encountered in various stages of her life. Mostly it made me want to write letters of my own to men who have made an impact on me in one way or another. And also to appreciate my dad more.
Eloquently written but for me difficult to stay engaged with.
emotional
medium-paced