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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
A gorgeous and honest look at some of the most defining points in Minnie Driver’s life.
I appreciated her decision to tell a collection of stories rather than an A-Z look at her life from early childhood to now. It makes her book stand out amongst others of the same genre.
This book is very enjoyable and charming, I just think I might be burned out on celebrity memoirs.
I appreciated her decision to tell a collection of stories rather than an A-Z look at her life from early childhood to now. It makes her book stand out amongst others of the same genre.
This book is very enjoyable and charming, I just think I might be burned out on celebrity memoirs.
I should have been "managing expectations" better on this one.
My default rating for memoirs is 4 stars; after all, it's someone else's life so I'm not here to judge, just take it in. If the memoir is amazing, 4.5 or 5 stars. If the memoir fell short, 3 stars. If it really sucks/find lots of typos (Dustin Diamond, ahem), 2 stars.
This one fell short for me.
1. I got a bad taste in my mouth with the first two essays. The first one is essentially "my mom is selfish, and I'm obnoxious." The second one is essentially "my dad is selfish and lazy, and I'm obnoxious and privileged." Cue a few eyerolls from me and wondering why I was reading this.
2. These essays are VERY dialogue heavy. From 30 years ago. I understand a memoir can play a little faster and looser with the rules, but it came across like what you'd write if you were in a scriptwriting class.
3. There are no transitions in the essays, so the time jumps are abrupt, and she essentially skips the biggies: getting into acting, motherhood (aside from being pregnant). She doesn't explain who people are, just gives them a first name. So it comes across as very abrupt, and you have to Google things if you want context. And, frankly, I didn't care enough to Google.
My default rating for memoirs is 4 stars; after all, it's someone else's life so I'm not here to judge, just take it in. If the memoir is amazing, 4.5 or 5 stars. If the memoir fell short, 3 stars. If it really sucks/find lots of typos (Dustin Diamond, ahem), 2 stars.
This one fell short for me.
1. I got a bad taste in my mouth with the first two essays. The first one is essentially "my mom is selfish, and I'm obnoxious." The second one is essentially "my dad is selfish and lazy, and I'm obnoxious and privileged." Cue a few eyerolls from me and wondering why I was reading this.
2. These essays are VERY dialogue heavy. From 30 years ago. I understand a memoir can play a little faster and looser with the rules, but it came across like what you'd write if you were in a scriptwriting class.
3. There are no transitions in the essays, so the time jumps are abrupt, and she essentially skips the biggies: getting into acting, motherhood (aside from being pregnant). She doesn't explain who people are, just gives them a first name. So it comes across as very abrupt, and you have to Google things if you want context. And, frankly, I didn't care enough to Google.
This memoir left a lot to be desired. I like her as an actress because she gives it her all and is very entertaining. As a writer, she jumps around a lot and tells only the parts of the story she wants to convey. We are left to fill in the blanks. Disappointed.