This is a sweet little memoir in essays from a celeb. There isn't anything here about his life as an actor or his journey to becoming one. It is all aThis is a sweet little memoir in essays from a celeb. There isn't anything here about his life as an actor or his journey to becoming one. It is all about his childhood, which he tells us clearly from jump. It isn't a life changing book, but it is also totally unoffensive and readable, with some fun antidotes stories, and childhood mess ups....more
This is one of those books you have to piece together as you go. There is a murder mystery at the center and you're trying to figure it all out. I likThis is one of those books you have to piece together as you go. There is a murder mystery at the center and you're trying to figure it all out. I liked the world building and the characters. I did sometimes feel lost in the motivations of the characters and who I was supposed to be rooting for (which I think was intentional). I saw the big twist coming from pretty far away (at least 150 pages out). Overall this is a solid book but I do have some smaller nits to pick (pacing mostly). I saw so much growth for the author from their debut to this....more
This could’ve been a podcast or article. The subtitle gives it all away and I’m not sure the author earned the full length. I liked it and was entertaThis could’ve been a podcast or article. The subtitle gives it all away and I’m not sure the author earned the full length. I liked it and was entertained but found myself so far ahead of the story. ...more
This was a wild book and blast from the past. I loved seeing the images from 1986 and how frozen in time they felt. The photogs did a great job of capThis was a wild book and blast from the past. I loved seeing the images from 1986 and how frozen in time they felt. The photogs did a great job of capturing the extreme and the mundane of life in America. I wished the book included more POC and their cultures and their experiences. It is an overwhelmingly white book which is a bummer....more
A really sharp meditation on memoir, memory, art, power, and of course abuse. I appreciated how Ciment would pull chunks from her memoir to compare wiA really sharp meditation on memoir, memory, art, power, and of course abuse. I appreciated how Ciment would pull chunks from her memoir to compare with her current thinking. I liked the writing style so much. Its a short book and lost a little focus for me in the middle, but overall really good. I would have loved for her to share why she wanted to go back and tell this story in a new way. ...more
A well written romance novel that deals a lot with grief and trauma and healing. I liked the story, but found the book to be excessively long and repeA well written romance novel that deals a lot with grief and trauma and healing. I liked the story, but found the book to be excessively long and repetitive. If it had been shorter and moved a little more quickly I could've really loved it. I think the sex scenes were pretty good, not overly graphic but also not too tame either....more
This is an extremely well researched and detailed history of the Holocaust. It is very dense. I enjoyed it but struggled a bit with the writing style,This is an extremely well researched and detailed history of the Holocaust. It is very dense. I enjoyed it but struggled a bit with the writing style, finding the prose clunky and repetitive in parts. I deeply appreciate the reframing of so much of the Holocaust and the horrors being clearly and plainly stated. I do recommend this book but not as an entry point to the Holocaust bc of how much this book challenges and complicates well held beliefs. ...more
This is just a little Dr. Seuss book for adults from 1986. It is exactly what you expect from Dr. Seuss but doesn't really have much to say at all besThis is just a little Dr. Seuss book for adults from 1986. It is exactly what you expect from Dr. Seuss but doesn't really have much to say at all besides a joke about how horrible it is to grow old and how silly the poking and prodding of medicine are. ...more
Ok look the writing in this book is pretty terrible, but overall it was better than I was expecting. I didn't like the book at all and found it to be Ok look the writing in this book is pretty terrible, but overall it was better than I was expecting. I didn't like the book at all and found it to be extremely cringe but it is readable and I understand how and why folks might like it. I think it also depends on why you come to reading. And this is now why. So yes, it is serviceable fluff, but also like there is much better fluff....more
I liked this book. It is a wild ride and not for the faint of heart. I think this book is going to be very polarizing, especially for folks who need lI liked this book. It is a wild ride and not for the faint of heart. I think this book is going to be very polarizing, especially for folks who need likable characters. You're not getting that here. My biggest gripe is that the pacing stalls out (a bit long) in the middle third and I saw the ending coming miles and miles away. ...more
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