carolefort 's review for:

Managing Expectations by Minnie Driver

4.0

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Most memoirs are written and read because of the information they provide and the secrets they reveal, because we are voyeurs by nature and curious about the lives of others. We don’t expect too much in the way of writing skills and often feel that an edit would have been needed. Managing Expectations: A Memoir in Essays by Minnie Driver is an exception. Driver is a remarkable author and her words are what carries this memoir. Reading this book is pure pleasure. I found myself replaying segments just to hear the cadence of her words. There is no doubt that Minnie Driver had and is having a unique life, filled with joy, sorrow, independence, self-doubt, insecurities and more. Her bohemian upbringing led her on the path to being a successful actor and now an author with much to say. I listened to the audiobook, read by the author. Highly recommended.