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blicksam's review
4.0
Thoughtful, funny, and sad.
A caveat: the chapters on Louis CK & Woody Allen are depressing. Posey is at her best when she’s the architect of her own story, so it’s difficult to read about her attempts to ingratiate herself to writer/directors or lamely apologize for their behavior. Also god damn it she’s chummy with Camille Paglia, too. Another good storyteller with terrible taste in humans.
A caveat: the chapters on Louis CK & Woody Allen are depressing. Posey is at her best when she’s the architect of her own story, so it’s difficult to read about her attempts to ingratiate herself to writer/directors or lamely apologize for their behavior. Also god damn it she’s chummy with Camille Paglia, too. Another good storyteller with terrible taste in humans.
nancyalligood's review
love parker posey but had to hit da bricks when i got to the chapter about louis ck.
jobustitch's review
3.0
Quirky and interesting and a bit off. Just as I imagined her.
I listened to the audiobook and thought it was worth my while.
I listened to the audiobook and thought it was worth my while.
aquint's review
2.0
It was a struggle to finish and the chapters about Woody Allen and Louis CK, ugh. I love her as an actress but this book was really disappointing.
tiarala's review
3.0
I don't know how readable this memoir would be as a book I held in my hands, but as an audiobook read by the author it's enjoyable. I don't know that I'd want to be Posey's friend, but I found her stories interesting enough and it made me want to rewatch some of her films, especially her Christopher Guest stuff, which I still think is her best work. As someone who doesn't like Woody Allen, the hero worship of him was A LOT. Just left with an overwhelming feeling of "eh, it was fine" about the book.