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A review by janine1122
Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture by Andy Cohen
4.0
Like Andy Cohen himself, I am guilty of flip-flopping. There are many things I said I'd NEVER like (One Direction, Justin Bieber, vegetables), and ended up slowly coming around to the side of liking them anyway (well, except for vegetables. They still haven't totally won me over).
Andy Cohen was actually one of those things that, in the not-so-distant past I just wasn't a huge fan of. I loved him at Real Housewives reunions on Bravo, but that was about as far as it went. I couldn't watch an entire episode of Watch What Happens Live without wanting to throw something at my TV screen. Like, a lot. But somehow, for whatever reason, I began to thaw towards Andy. Maybe it was his great guests on the show? Maybe it was his close friendship with Anderson Cooper? I mean...how could anyone that Anderson Cooper liked that much be THAT bad, really? I was still undecided though. So, when I was looking for a new audiobook to listen to, and came across Most Talkative, I thought I'd use that as the deciding factor. If I could get through the audiobook (which he narrated) and enjoy it, he had officially won me over.
And guess what? My flip-flopping ways have undone me again! I loved Most Talkative, and it swayed me to the dark side. Cohen is definitely his typical self as narrator - obnoxious, boisterous, loud, but also very candid. It was really interesting hearing about his start in the news business and how he worked his way up to the Bravo exec and mastermind behind the Housewives that he is today. I liked that he recounted both his successes and missteps, and all in a very relatable way. His obsession with Susan Lucci, Oprah, and the B-52s all reminded me of my own celebrity obsessions and crushes. And were I ever in a position where my job helped me cross paths with those people, I'd probably have much the same (often embarrassing) interactions that he did.
As much as I loved the story of his rise to the fame he has today, I can't lie -- the most exciting part of the book was probably when he started talking about his time at Bravo, the Housewives, and how Watch What Happens Live came to be. It was really fun to get those behind the scenes peeks into a network that, for better or worse, kind of rules my life.
So, yes, Andy Cohen has won me over. I can now get through Watch What Happens Live without shouting at the TV (most of the time), and I was definitely able to complete an entire 9 hour audiobook that he narrated. And damn it, I had fun doing it.
Andy Cohen was actually one of those things that, in the not-so-distant past I just wasn't a huge fan of. I loved him at Real Housewives reunions on Bravo, but that was about as far as it went. I couldn't watch an entire episode of Watch What Happens Live without wanting to throw something at my TV screen. Like, a lot. But somehow, for whatever reason, I began to thaw towards Andy. Maybe it was his great guests on the show? Maybe it was his close friendship with Anderson Cooper? I mean...how could anyone that Anderson Cooper liked that much be THAT bad, really? I was still undecided though. So, when I was looking for a new audiobook to listen to, and came across Most Talkative, I thought I'd use that as the deciding factor. If I could get through the audiobook (which he narrated) and enjoy it, he had officially won me over.
And guess what? My flip-flopping ways have undone me again! I loved Most Talkative, and it swayed me to the dark side. Cohen is definitely his typical self as narrator - obnoxious, boisterous, loud, but also very candid. It was really interesting hearing about his start in the news business and how he worked his way up to the Bravo exec and mastermind behind the Housewives that he is today. I liked that he recounted both his successes and missteps, and all in a very relatable way. His obsession with Susan Lucci, Oprah, and the B-52s all reminded me of my own celebrity obsessions and crushes. And were I ever in a position where my job helped me cross paths with those people, I'd probably have much the same (often embarrassing) interactions that he did.
As much as I loved the story of his rise to the fame he has today, I can't lie -- the most exciting part of the book was probably when he started talking about his time at Bravo, the Housewives, and how Watch What Happens Live came to be. It was really fun to get those behind the scenes peeks into a network that, for better or worse, kind of rules my life.
So, yes, Andy Cohen has won me over. I can now get through Watch What Happens Live without shouting at the TV (most of the time), and I was definitely able to complete an entire 9 hour audiobook that he narrated. And damn it, I had fun doing it.