A review by ngallion
Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick

funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

3.75

If Kendrick’s goal in writing this book was to convince us that she’s just a regular person like we are (flawed with some interesting stories, but ultimately kind of boring), she succeeded spectacularly.  That’s not to say this is a bad book, but it’s the kind of book that makes you think at around the halfway point that “oh yeah, most people have pretty straightforward lives and actors are just normal people.”  She’s got some stories worth telling, but a lot of her life is… about as exciting as mine is.  It sounds like she’s happy with that, and I’m happy for her.  As other reviews have said, she’s very frank about sex and despite her frequent on-screen vibe, she isn’t averse to swearing.  Those things both detracted from my enjoyment id the book, but they also made me feel like I know the unvarnished truth about who Anna Kendrick really is.