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365_natasha_reads's review
5.0
I loved this book! I am a big fan of Bravo & its shows and it was fun to read how Andy helped make it to the network it is today. He is hilarious and I laughed out loud every few minutes. I want to be his best friend after reading this book.
allthebookblognamesaretaken's review
4.0
I'm not even a devoted follower of the Real Housewives franchises, and can only vaguely recall some of the names of ladies who end up in the tabloids, but I do heart Andy Cohen.
ashlynnblount's review against another edition
3.0
Love Andy, Bravo and Real Housewives, but struggled to stay interested in this.
taracole01's review
1.0
I didn't even finish this book:(. Maybe it got better at the end but I couldn't suffer through it. I was extremely surprised by the lack of humor and the overindulgence in name dropping. Maybe one day I'll finish and change my review!!!
nates_pages's review
4.0
This is a very entertaining and surprisingly well written memoir. It was the perfect vacation read, and I found myself laughing out loud throughout. Andy Cohen's writing reminds me a lot of August Burroughs, but surrounding life in pop-culture media, instead of advertising. Cohen seems genuine, laughs at himself, and offers meaningful insights. I look forward to the next installment.
kristenmstewart's review
3.0
If you are a fan of Andy Cohen and the Housewives franchise, you will probably enjoy this memoir. It's a fun read, but I was hoping for a little more personal connection. At times, I wondered if Cohen was holding back, or if his life really does revolve around work and his Susan Lucci obsession.
chaosisafriend's review
4.0
Andy Cohen is Bravo's executive vice president of Development and Talent and the executive producer of several shows on Bravo, in addition to hosting Watch What Happens Live and Love Connection.
Most Talkative is Andy’s life story from his childhood growing up in St. Louis up through 2012 when this book was published. Hi primary focus is his professional life. He includes some funny celebrity anecdotes from when he worked at CBS. For instance, he’s a Susan Lucci super fan and his encounters with her over the years are amusing. He’s also a huge Oprah fan and has had a few, shall we say, interesting encounters with her. One of them didn’t go so well and he’s not afraid to be truthful and take the blame.
To be honest, I chose this book because my secret shame is that I have recently become obsessed with The Real Housewives of Orange County, the first installment of The Real Housewives franchise that Andy produces. Unfortunately, although he does write about the origin of the series, he doesn’t go into any juicy details about the individual housewives on RHOC. He does have some tidbits about some of the other housewives shows. And he does write in depth about how the death of Taylor Armstrong’s husband was handled on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Fans of that show will appreciate that I’m sure.
Even though I didn’t get the dirt I was looking for, I definitely enjoyed this audiobook. Andy reads it himself and if you’ve ever watched him on TV, you know that he is high energy and engaging. He’s the same way reading this book.
He has written two more books since Most Talkative was published: The Andy Cohen Diaries: A Deep Look at a Shallow Year and Superficial: More Adventures from the Andy Cohen Diaries. I plan on listening to those as well just in case they have the behind the scenes info I’m looking for. I’ll keep you posted!
Most Talkative is Andy’s life story from his childhood growing up in St. Louis up through 2012 when this book was published. Hi primary focus is his professional life. He includes some funny celebrity anecdotes from when he worked at CBS. For instance, he’s a Susan Lucci super fan and his encounters with her over the years are amusing. He’s also a huge Oprah fan and has had a few, shall we say, interesting encounters with her. One of them didn’t go so well and he’s not afraid to be truthful and take the blame.
To be honest, I chose this book because my secret shame is that I have recently become obsessed with The Real Housewives of Orange County, the first installment of The Real Housewives franchise that Andy produces. Unfortunately, although he does write about the origin of the series, he doesn’t go into any juicy details about the individual housewives on RHOC. He does have some tidbits about some of the other housewives shows. And he does write in depth about how the death of Taylor Armstrong’s husband was handled on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Fans of that show will appreciate that I’m sure.
Even though I didn’t get the dirt I was looking for, I definitely enjoyed this audiobook. Andy reads it himself and if you’ve ever watched him on TV, you know that he is high energy and engaging. He’s the same way reading this book.
He has written two more books since Most Talkative was published: The Andy Cohen Diaries: A Deep Look at a Shallow Year and Superficial: More Adventures from the Andy Cohen Diaries. I plan on listening to those as well just in case they have the behind the scenes info I’m looking for. I’ll keep you posted!
biblioash44's review
4.0
Andy Cohen is hilarious! I was already a huge fan, and this book made me like him even more. The chapters on his gradual coming out were really moving. I also liked learning about his history in pop culture. It is also nice to get some juicy tuidbits on the housewives!