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4.37 AVERAGE
4.37 AVERAGE
Kelly Bishop has had an incredible life and her storytelling made me feel like Emily Gilmore was telling me stories about her life and the lessons she’s learned throughout it. I think I need to finish Gilmore Girls now and re-listen to A Chorus Line!
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
I’m on a memoir kick and love when the authors read their own story. Kelly’s voice is comforting to me as Emily Gilmore and I enjoyed learning more about her early life and career.
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
I wish Amy Sherman-Palladino had more of a hand in this memoir than just writing a forward.
It was fine. Kelly Bishop's life was interesting. And, learning about some behind-the-scenes of New York and Hollywood was fun.
However, the layout was completely standard-celebrity-memoir, with no deviations.
-First chapter leading up to a very exciting and important moment..
-No, wait! Let's go back to the beginning when I was born.
-Most chapters ending with some version of "I couldn't/You wouldn't believe what happened next."
-Deep-meaning-overall-life-umbrella ending
I'm a memoir junkie. I love reading them, even if I know nothing about the subject. And, this one could have been so much more entertaining if it had been permitted to improv a tad.
It was fine. Kelly Bishop's life was interesting. And, learning about some behind-the-scenes of New York and Hollywood was fun.
However, the layout was completely standard-celebrity-memoir, with no deviations.
-First chapter leading up to a very exciting and important moment..
-No, wait! Let's go back to the beginning when I was born.
-Most chapters ending with some version of "I couldn't/You wouldn't believe what happened next."
-Deep-meaning-overall-life-umbrella ending
I'm a memoir junkie. I love reading them, even if I know nothing about the subject. And, this one could have been so much more entertaining if it had been permitted to improv a tad.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
I devoured this book in one sitting. I know Kelly Bishop from Gilmore Girls and knew she had a past as a dancer and on Broadway, but this really broke down what an amazing life she had prior to playing Emily Gilmore.
I laughed, I cried, and I enjoyed this so much.
My heart hurt and was made happy knowing the relationship she had with Edward Herrmann. The fact that his wife called Kelly so she could say goodbye and said she could give him a kiss was something that just healed something inside of me.
Knowing Amy Sherman-Palladino has been watching out for Kelly for decades also just really confirmed so many things I had hoped existed within Gilmore Girls, because that show was just a family and every time I go back to watch it, it feels like coming home.
In that way, this book felt like coming home. And it was so real, Kelly did not have the easiest life growing up and even as a successful adult. Because loss is never easy, and no one is immune from it.
If I could give this more than 5 stars, I would, because it was just that good.
I laughed, I cried, and I enjoyed this so much.
My heart hurt and was made happy knowing the relationship she had with Edward Herrmann. The fact that his wife called Kelly so she could say goodbye and said she could give him a kiss was something that just healed something inside of me.
Knowing Amy Sherman-Palladino has been watching out for Kelly for decades also just really confirmed so many things I had hoped existed within Gilmore Girls, because that show was just a family and every time I go back to watch it, it feels like coming home.
In that way, this book felt like coming home. And it was so real, Kelly did not have the easiest life growing up and even as a successful adult. Because loss is never easy, and no one is immune from it.
If I could give this more than 5 stars, I would, because it was just that good.
funny
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
This was surprisingly enjoyable audiobook to listen to. I didn't expect to like it as much, as I've never seen Gilmore Girls. But her journey through life was just really interesting to listen to.