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A review by kimball_hansen
Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame by Mara Wilson
4.0
I love learning about the life of stars. Even if they were only childhood ones. It makes them more human - this one especially. I enjoyed her three main films, Mrs. Doubtfire, Miracle on 34th Street, and Matilda (I haven't seen any of the other stuff she's done). I had always wondered what happened to her. The articles you read about "where are they now?" like to state that Mara just wanted to get out of acting aren't entirely true. So this was a neat book for me to read. I wouldn't say her fame is accidental though.
Matilda was probably her biggest hit and biggest influence on her and she does a neat chapter comparing fictional Matilda to real-life Mara and how they affected each other. They were going to make a Mrs. Doubtfire sequel. That would have been neat. I'm a sucker for sequels.
I liked how honest and frank her mom was. Seems like she had great parents. I would have liked more details and stories about them. Plus more stories about the other stars she knew. I'm sure there were a lot more things she could have said.
Mara has the same thoughts on forever that I do: wanting to disappear/not exist during some of the eternities for a bit then come back and see how everything is. Instead of just existing the whole time because that freaks me out when I stare off at the wall and think about it. I recently learned that it is called this phobia. She also said "Depriving myself of joys is one of the great joys of my subconscious." I think I can relate to that and finally put it into words.
She narrated the book but sounded nothing like I thought she would.
I thought she'd talk about how she's bi.
Matilda was probably her biggest hit and biggest influence on her and she does a neat chapter comparing fictional Matilda to real-life Mara and how they affected each other. They were going to make a Mrs. Doubtfire sequel. That would have been neat. I'm a sucker for sequels.
I liked how honest and frank her mom was. Seems like she had great parents. I would have liked more details and stories about them. Plus more stories about the other stars she knew. I'm sure there were a lot more things she could have said.
Mara has the same thoughts on forever that I do: wanting to disappear/not exist during some of the eternities for a bit then come back and see how everything is. Instead of just existing the whole time because that freaks me out when I stare off at the wall and think about it. I recently learned that it is called this phobia. She also said "Depriving myself of joys is one of the great joys of my subconscious." I think I can relate to that and finally put it into words.
She narrated the book but sounded nothing like I thought she would.
I thought she'd talk about how she's bi.