Celebrity Memoir

CBRBingo – Summer Read. More Poehler, please.

Yes Please by Amy Poehler

August 13, 2019 by ardaigle Leave a Comment

CBRBingo – Summer Read Reread July 2019 (third review). As I again turn to Amy Poehler in the summer (last time, was summer 2016) I would definitely call this the quintessential summer read. Great on the beach, fun and funny, Poehler is a rollicking good time. Aside from George Orwell’s 1984 and my annual Christopher Reading of “The Stupidest Angel” this is the only other book I have reread since I was a kid. It is equal parts memoir and self-help and Poehler is a gifted comedienne and writer (obviously). She is vulnerable, fun, funny, and I know I’m going […]

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8/13/2019 | ardaigle's CBR11 Review No:31 |

Learn From My Mistake and Get This as an Audiobook

So Close to Being the Sht, Y'All Don't Even Know* by Retta

July 29, 2018 by Jen K Leave a Comment

Between this book and Gabrielle Union’s, I have realized that celebrity memoirs may be one of the genres I have a harder time reviewing, especially when they use more of an essay style than writing a straight up bio. It’s a nice mix between sharing more of her background and how she even got into acting, revealing some of her more entertaining interactions with celebrities, and gushing over her hand bags. She mentions that “Treat Yourself” has become the phrase she is most associated with, naturally, and while it can get a bit much sometimes, she appreciates it, understands that […]

7/29/2018 Jen K's CBR10 Review No:133 |

A Personal View into Life under and after Apartheid

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

March 4, 2018 by Jen K Leave a Comment

In an effort to try to get into Audio books, I crowd sourced the FB group for recommendations, and this had a large number of glowing recommendations. I quite liked it, and it helped that I had a three hour drive to complete when I started the book. I still struggle a bit with focusing on audiobooks when not in a car so I may have missed a few minor details but overall, I really enjoyed this book. I remember vaguely learning about South Africa and Apartheid in high school since we read Cry, the Beloved Country, but I feel […]

3/4/2018 Jen K's CBR10 Review No:22 |

faintingviolet gave me this book right before Carrie Fisher died, and I’m only now not too sad to read it.

Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher

February 16, 2018 by narfna 4 Comments

I’ve really been trying to make an effort in 2018 to read books I already own. Currently the amount of books I own but haven’t read, including in audio and e-book, numbers around 221. faintingviolet gave me this book in the CBR book exchange in December 2016, two weeks before Carrie Fisher died. Even though I was beyond excited to finally have it in my possession, since it had been on my TBR for years and I’d never gotten around to it, I just couldn’t make myself read it. I was still too sad that she was gone. But I’m now in a […]

2/16/2018 narfna's CBR10 Review No:24 |

Copper Boom!

Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between) by Lauren Graham

December 1, 2017 by linusmyhero Leave a Comment

I’m not generally a fan of celebrity books, but as an avid fan of “Gilmore Girls,” I knew I would eventually read Lauren Graham’s memoir. I read her first book, Someday Someday Maybe, and really enjoyed it, so I had pretty high hopes for this. Overall I liked the book, especially the early parts of the book. The chapters about her childhood were really interesting, and I liked hearing about her first forays into the entertainment industry. Plus the Gilmore Girls stories were fun. Once she started talking about her relationship with Peter Krause, the book kind of lost me. […]

12/1/2017 linusmyhero's CBR9 Review No:1 |

Being David Mitchell (the one that didn’t write Cloud Atlas)

Back Story by David Mitchell

January 26, 2017 by TheShitWizard 3 Comments

First coming across him as Peep Show‘s Mark, and since then on That Mitchell and Webb Look and the ten thousand comedy panel shows that litter the Dave channel, I find David Mitchell very, very funny. Which is why, when finding myself feeling rather down, I chose to read his autobiography. And while Back Story didn’t raise many belly laughs, it was still an amusing and pleasant way to pass some time. David Mitchell would be the first to admit that he’s not had the most drama-filled life, having had a pleasant childhood and successful adulthood where the only bad […]

1/26/2017 TheShitWizard's CBR9 Review No:6 |

A real look into sexism through humor and real life – no fuss, no muss

Bossypants by Tina Fey

January 18, 2017 by postcardsandbooks 9 Comments

Although I am a somewhat recent convert into the world of strong female celebrity memoirs, I have recently read had 3 of them read to me by the authors through the fascinating experience that are audiobooks, and I must admit I have been converted. It’s always a breath of fresh air to have an intelligent woman talk to/at you for 4-6 hours about funny little anecdotes that may or may not carry some underlying lesson about the world. In the spirit of full disclosure, I have never seen an episode of 30 Rock, not do I watch Saturday Night Live or […]

1/18/2017 postcardsandbooks's CBR9 Review No:3 |

Both Sides…or at least his side

Not Dead Yet by Phil Collins

January 6, 2017 by MisterRobit 5 Comments

Not Dead Yet is a memoir of my favorite musical artist. I will be honest that I am not much of a memoir/biography guy and have avoided reading them unless cornered into doing so. However, Not Dead Yet is actually a pretty entertaining read. Phil Collin’s delivery of his memories can be a little jarring at first. I would liken it to talking with an older relative who is both verbose and perhaps boiling over with memories to share. Often during the course of the memoir a period of linear story telling will jump forward in time to other events that […]

1/6/2017 MisterRobit's CBR9 Review No:1 |

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