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Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Humor in 2016
Matilda, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Miracle on 34th Street were all movies I enjoyed as a child. I must have watched Matilda dozens of times as a kid. I decided to read this book after reading the book Matilda earlier this year. I was curious to find out what happened after she seemed to be in a few major movies. But you don't have to be a huge fan to enjoy the book.
Mara Wilson writes about her childhood and fame and what made her step away from Hollywood. The book does jump around a little bit from her childhood to adulthood and she writes openly about her struggles. She explains her OCD and anxiety and how it affected her life and made her feel different. There are other themes of grief over her mother's loss, mean girls, and finding your people. Overall, an easy read, the stories flow well and have a poignant feeling but I honestly did not feel like I was reading a humor classified book. There were hard some heavy themes throughout the book.
Matilda, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Miracle on 34th Street were all movies I enjoyed as a child. I must have watched Matilda dozens of times as a kid. I decided to read this book after reading the book Matilda earlier this year. I was curious to find out what happened after she seemed to be in a few major movies. But you don't have to be a huge fan to enjoy the book.
Mara Wilson writes about her childhood and fame and what made her step away from Hollywood. The book does jump around a little bit from her childhood to adulthood and she writes openly about her struggles. She explains her OCD and anxiety and how it affected her life and made her feel different. There are other themes of grief over her mother's loss, mean girls, and finding your people. Overall, an easy read, the stories flow well and have a poignant feeling but I honestly did not feel like I was reading a humor classified book. There were hard some heavy themes throughout the book.