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Milovaná hvězda Gilmorových děvčat a autorka New York Times bestselleru Rychleji mluvit nedokážu přichází s upřímnou, zasvěcenou a neuvěřitelně zábavnou sbírkou esejů o svých létech v showbyznysu, která obsahuje historky sahající od intelektuálních až po absurdní.
Lauren Graham zdobila díky svým pohotovým reakcím a zajímavé osobnosti nespočet televizních pořadů a vysloužila si pověst popkulturní ikony, která má vždycky co říct – a to rychle. Nyní Lauren přináší soukromé historky o své kariéře v zábavním průmyslu od prvních dní, kdy coby začínající herečka brázdila v červeném volkswagenu Los Angeles, přes své první hostování v late nigh show až po výzvy spojené s tím, jak v Hollywoodu elegantně stárnout. Se svým typickým smyslem pro humor a věcným vypravěčstvím vylíčí vše a nevynechá jediný detail (pokud ho nezapomněla).
Lauren Graham zdobila díky svým pohotovým reakcím a zajímavé osobnosti nespočet televizních pořadů a vysloužila si pověst popkulturní ikony, která má vždycky co říct – a to rychle. Nyní Lauren přináší soukromé historky o své kariéře v zábavním průmyslu od prvních dní, kdy coby začínající herečka brázdila v červeném volkswagenu Los Angeles, přes své první hostování v late nigh show až po výzvy spojené s tím, jak v Hollywoodu elegantně stárnout. Se svým typickým smyslem pro humor a věcným vypravěčstvím vylíčí vše a nevynechá jediný detail (pokud ho nezapomněla).
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First published November 15, 2022
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Lauren Graham
8 books8,578 followersLauren Graham is an American actress, producer and author. She is best known for her roles on the critically acclaimed television series Gilmore Girls and Parenthood. She has performed on Broadway and appeared in such films as Bad Santa, Evan Almighty, Birds of America, and Because I Said So.
She holds a BA in English from Barnard College and an MFA in acting from Southern Methodist University. She lives in New York and Los Angeles.
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She holds a BA in English from Barnard College and an MFA in acting from Southern Methodist University. She lives in New York and Los Angeles.
There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
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July 17, 2023
I don’t know if people as famous as Lauren Graham get drunk and skulk around Goodreads, being alternately spanked and spoiled by reviews. But if you’re here, Ms. Graham, and have possibly had one too many, please don't take my three stars personally.
I think you are flat out hilarious - and ridiculously intelligent - in your fiction, in your previous memoirs, and in all of your on-screen glory.
For this reason, I bought two pre-release, hard-back copies of your new book: one for myself and one for my big bro, who may be an even bigger fan than I am. And when the long-awaited day came to crack the cover and dig in, it's the reason it took me many, many pages to admit to myself that the experience was falling flat.
This is strange, but in the midst of all the chirpy jokes, I kept getting the sense you were actually very... sad? Not sad as in pathetic. But sad as in actually sad. And that's fine. We all get sad. But I kind of wish you'd written about the sadness, rather than writing what feels, to me, mostly like forced schtick.
Plus, all your directing tips really belong in their own book. One that’s written for, you know, aspiring directors.
A quarter of the way through, I decided to switch from my physical book copy to the audiobook version. I figured since schtick was the order of the day, your trademark comedic timing would at least pep things up a little. And really, it did. Your “Old Lady Jackson” and "Lady Marmalade" characters were on point, your Scrabble bit was snappy, and your “because… high” rhymes were winners.
Also, I loved your chapter on aging. You raise a middle finger to the pressure women feel to look no older than 30 until they’re dead, and you do it with candor and a deadpan delivery that feels honest without being bitter, funny without being careless.
Actually, now that I think about it, your musings on age stand out from the rest of the book in their authentic ring. They sound like where you might honestly be in this season of your life, whereas the other stuff sounds mostly like where you've been in the past.
Or, maybe it's just me! Maybe I came to this book at the wrong moment, and I'll pick it up a year down the line, and think, "You're an idiot, Sarah! This book is her best work yet."
I don't think so, but I do promise to try again.
At any rate, you really are funny. You are wise. You are a delight to my soul.
And while this one book out of your many terrific titles didn't work for me, I’ll still read any damn thing you write.
Now go throw up, and stop reading these reviews! It can’t be good for you.
Book/Song Pairing: Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell) youtu.be/S7_6dDxjYo8
I think you are flat out hilarious - and ridiculously intelligent - in your fiction, in your previous memoirs, and in all of your on-screen glory.
For this reason, I bought two pre-release, hard-back copies of your new book: one for myself and one for my big bro, who may be an even bigger fan than I am. And when the long-awaited day came to crack the cover and dig in, it's the reason it took me many, many pages to admit to myself that the experience was falling flat.
This is strange, but in the midst of all the chirpy jokes, I kept getting the sense you were actually very... sad? Not sad as in pathetic. But sad as in actually sad. And that's fine. We all get sad. But I kind of wish you'd written about the sadness, rather than writing what feels, to me, mostly like forced schtick.
Plus, all your directing tips really belong in their own book. One that’s written for, you know, aspiring directors.
A quarter of the way through, I decided to switch from my physical book copy to the audiobook version. I figured since schtick was the order of the day, your trademark comedic timing would at least pep things up a little. And really, it did. Your “Old Lady Jackson” and "Lady Marmalade" characters were on point, your Scrabble bit was snappy, and your “because… high” rhymes were winners.
Also, I loved your chapter on aging. You raise a middle finger to the pressure women feel to look no older than 30 until they’re dead, and you do it with candor and a deadpan delivery that feels honest without being bitter, funny without being careless.
Actually, now that I think about it, your musings on age stand out from the rest of the book in their authentic ring. They sound like where you might honestly be in this season of your life, whereas the other stuff sounds mostly like where you've been in the past.
Or, maybe it's just me! Maybe I came to this book at the wrong moment, and I'll pick it up a year down the line, and think, "You're an idiot, Sarah! This book is her best work yet."
I don't think so, but I do promise to try again.
At any rate, you really are funny. You are wise. You are a delight to my soul.
And while this one book out of your many terrific titles didn't work for me, I’ll still read any damn thing you write.
Now go throw up, and stop reading these reviews! It can’t be good for you.
Book/Song Pairing: Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell) youtu.be/S7_6dDxjYo8
September 5, 2022
I received this arc the same day I got covid. Both virus and Lauren’s wit were equally infectious.
May 10, 2023
All things Lauren Graham, I love.
Her television shows, her movies – if I haven’t loved the entirety of whatever it is she’s starred in, I’ve at least enjoyed her performance in it. And now I can add her writing to my list.
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember is Graham’s second collection of essays and my first time reading her. (Or I should say, listening to her. I chose the audiobook since she narrates it.)
Graham writes just as she carries herself – with warmth, a down-to-earth manner, and a dry wit. She discusses aging, Nora Ephron, Hollywood hierarchies, New York City, making marmalade, and her ill-fated adoption of her beloved puppy, Mochi. And while the subjects she writes about may run the gamut, she addresses them all with sincerity and candor.
One essay, though, did miss the mark. In it, her topic of choice is directing, and she lists thirty or so tips for wanna-be directors that I believe a director-friend of hers had either given her or written down somewhere. Or perhaps the tips are her own. In truth, I can’t even say which it is because my ears tuned out from boredom.
But all of Graham’s other essays are sublime. Really. Truly.
And I’m so thankful she pointed me in the direction of Nora Ephron. If Lauren says I'm missing out by not reading Ephron, then I know I’m missing out.
Her television shows, her movies – if I haven’t loved the entirety of whatever it is she’s starred in, I’ve at least enjoyed her performance in it. And now I can add her writing to my list.
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember is Graham’s second collection of essays and my first time reading her. (Or I should say, listening to her. I chose the audiobook since she narrates it.)
Graham writes just as she carries herself – with warmth, a down-to-earth manner, and a dry wit. She discusses aging, Nora Ephron, Hollywood hierarchies, New York City, making marmalade, and her ill-fated adoption of her beloved puppy, Mochi. And while the subjects she writes about may run the gamut, she addresses them all with sincerity and candor.
One essay, though, did miss the mark. In it, her topic of choice is directing, and she lists thirty or so tips for wanna-be directors that I believe a director-friend of hers had either given her or written down somewhere. Or perhaps the tips are her own. In truth, I can’t even say which it is because my ears tuned out from boredom.
But all of Graham’s other essays are sublime. Really. Truly.
And I’m so thankful she pointed me in the direction of Nora Ephron. If Lauren says I'm missing out by not reading Ephron, then I know I’m missing out.
December 24, 2022
I was very late to the Gilmore Girls train, but from the moment I started watching, I was an instant fan of Lauren Graham. Her quirky personality, her fast way of talking and her humor spoke to me and the first book I read from her (Talking as fast as I can) was a clear 5 star. I didn't really expect any less of this.
In Have I told you this already, Lauren tells us some fun stories about celebrity encounters she had, of a few Hollywood secrets and much more. The only negative thing I can say about this book is that it's just to short. I could listen to her talk for hours! (oh yes, I listened to the audiobook, which she narrates and I highly recommend it).
In Have I told you this already, Lauren tells us some fun stories about celebrity encounters she had, of a few Hollywood secrets and much more. The only negative thing I can say about this book is that it's just to short. I could listen to her talk for hours! (oh yes, I listened to the audiobook, which she narrates and I highly recommend it).
December 28, 2022
Have I Told You This Already? is the first book I have listened to and/or read by Lauren Graham. After watching Gilmore Girls (for the first time) when it was in reruns a few years ago I became a super-fan of both the show and Graham. I must have watched each episode five times or more while it was being re-aired. I was enthralled by Lauren's acting skills and wanted to know more about the kind of person she was and the path which led her to becoming a lead character of one of the most iconic hit television series running (2000-2007) when it aired in prime time.
In Have I Told You This Already, Graham provides raw and authentic stories about her successes, failures, family, friends, aging and much, much more. She is exceptionally intelligent (graduated from Barnard in 1988), witty, self-deprecating, artistic, and 100% authentic.
She does an incredible job narrating her book. Listening to her voice rise, fall speed up, and slow down allowed me to get to know her in a way reading alone never could.
It is indeed rare when a person with Graham's caliber of fame manages to stay true to themselves and avoid the dark side of celebrity. Lauren has made a point of never forgetting her roots and credits her ability to stay so grounded to her amazing friends and family who have been her guiding force all along the way.
Recommend.
In Have I Told You This Already, Graham provides raw and authentic stories about her successes, failures, family, friends, aging and much, much more. She is exceptionally intelligent (graduated from Barnard in 1988), witty, self-deprecating, artistic, and 100% authentic.
She does an incredible job narrating her book. Listening to her voice rise, fall speed up, and slow down allowed me to get to know her in a way reading alone never could.
It is indeed rare when a person with Graham's caliber of fame manages to stay true to themselves and avoid the dark side of celebrity. Lauren has made a point of never forgetting her roots and credits her ability to stay so grounded to her amazing friends and family who have been her guiding force all along the way.
Recommend.
November 25, 2022
60 percent through and I am bored out of my mind. Somehow, I expected this short read to be fun, light and full of funny anecdotes. Alas, she did not offer anything significant. I understand that not everyone has to be funny but still...I did not quite get the purpose of this book.
July 21, 2023
Not as quippy as her previous books, imo. 🤓 Still overall enjoy her and will love GG forever. ❤️😍
December 14, 2025
Love her so much 😭 just watched Gilmore Girls for the first time this year, so now I’m catching up on all the nonfiction books with the cast. I didn’t love this one as much as I loved Talking As Fast as I Can, but this one was also so great. I adore this woman so much and I would like to request that she releases books like this every couple of years 🥹 Listening to this on audio was great, her voice is incurable comforting.
I loved all the stories about working in Hollywood in the 90’s when there was an insane amount of pressure on women, and even hearing about the behind the scenes of the late night shows as recent as 2016 was surprising. I love the Ryan Gosling shoutout too haha and I loved the brief moments she touched on Gilmore Girls in this one too. 🤭
I loved all the stories about working in Hollywood in the 90’s when there was an insane amount of pressure on women, and even hearing about the behind the scenes of the late night shows as recent as 2016 was surprising. I love the Ryan Gosling shoutout too haha and I loved the brief moments she touched on Gilmore Girls in this one too. 🤭
March 3, 2023
“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade”….
but Lauren didn’t have any lemons. She had oranges. She made marmalade… and gave endless amounts of oranges away to her friends.
In the fall of 2020, when busy working twelve hour days, Lauren brought home Mochi. … an adorable-strong-puppy … (to her apartment) with no supplies or other preparedness)….knowing she had little business owning a dog.
The ongoing story had me hanging by a thread ….
a story I was very worried about —(not that Lauren hadn’t stepped forward-being a loving dog over)…
Lauren felt as if she was doing everything wrong, even though she really was doing everything right.
I won’t share the end of the story, but this the part of the memoir is when I became most emotionally invested in Lauren’s memoir.
It took me the full three weeks of having this book from my library to finally finish it.
I went back-and-forth if I was ever going finish it…if I liked it or not ….if I would even mention it to anybody that I spent time with it.
There was one member on Goodreads, who wrote a review that I moved me and somehow her appreciation of this book kept me going. And that person was Diane.
Thank you, Diane.
It took me a while to fully and authentically, warm up ‘another celebrity memoir’….
and to let go of my negative chatter.
I admit it — I enjoyed listening to Lauren read this book.
Touching and real! Gotta call a spade a spade!
Lauren Graham is charismatic… and if you hang around long enough, she becomes contagious.
but Lauren didn’t have any lemons. She had oranges. She made marmalade… and gave endless amounts of oranges away to her friends.
In the fall of 2020, when busy working twelve hour days, Lauren brought home Mochi. … an adorable-strong-puppy … (to her apartment) with no supplies or other preparedness)….knowing she had little business owning a dog.
The ongoing story had me hanging by a thread ….
a story I was very worried about —(not that Lauren hadn’t stepped forward-being a loving dog over)…
Lauren felt as if she was doing everything wrong, even though she really was doing everything right.
I won’t share the end of the story, but this the part of the memoir is when I became most emotionally invested in Lauren’s memoir.
It took me the full three weeks of having this book from my library to finally finish it.
I went back-and-forth if I was ever going finish it…if I liked it or not ….if I would even mention it to anybody that I spent time with it.
There was one member on Goodreads, who wrote a review that I moved me and somehow her appreciation of this book kept me going. And that person was Diane.
Thank you, Diane.
It took me a while to fully and authentically, warm up ‘another celebrity memoir’….
and to let go of my negative chatter.
I admit it — I enjoyed listening to Lauren read this book.
Touching and real! Gotta call a spade a spade!
Lauren Graham is charismatic… and if you hang around long enough, she becomes contagious.
October 12, 2022
4.5 stars. Lauren Graham is a truly entertaining lady. I've definitely enjoyed some of her work as an actress, but she's also become a talented author. I was actually a big fan of her debut novel, and hope springs eternal that she will return to fiction some day. That said, it's become clear that her fiction was highly autobiographical as well, so I guess I'll gladly read whatever she writes.
Ms. Graham is a very relatable celebrity. When she writes of her dues-paying years, you feel her struggle. But even when she writes about her Hollywood lifestyle, she come across as a very grounded everywoman. An everywoman with a great sense of humor, because I laughed aloud a lot while reading this. Well, listening to it. I don't usually differentiate the medium in which I consume literature, but Ms. Graham reads the audiobook with her superlative comic timing, and it is fantastic! She also comes across as quite candid. Don't get me wrong, she isn't disclosing any more than she wants to, but she does let us peak behind the curtain a bit. She talks about the hierarchy of celebrity, and how that plays out personally and professionally. She spills the tea about talk show anecdotes. It's fun!
You may gather from the above that this is a rather frothy confection. It definitely is, in the best possible way. But there are occasional moments of poignance as well, such as when she talks about how she handles journalists' questions about growing up without her mother, or in the ode to New York with which she closes the collection. Ms. Graham is not a one-trick pony.
So, in the end, I have one complaint: This is a short book. I definitely could have read an essay collection twice as long.
Ms. Graham is a very relatable celebrity. When she writes of her dues-paying years, you feel her struggle. But even when she writes about her Hollywood lifestyle, she come across as a very grounded everywoman. An everywoman with a great sense of humor, because I laughed aloud a lot while reading this. Well, listening to it. I don't usually differentiate the medium in which I consume literature, but Ms. Graham reads the audiobook with her superlative comic timing, and it is fantastic! She also comes across as quite candid. Don't get me wrong, she isn't disclosing any more than she wants to, but she does let us peak behind the curtain a bit. She talks about the hierarchy of celebrity, and how that plays out personally and professionally. She spills the tea about talk show anecdotes. It's fun!
You may gather from the above that this is a rather frothy confection. It definitely is, in the best possible way. But there are occasional moments of poignance as well, such as when she talks about how she handles journalists' questions about growing up without her mother, or in the ode to New York with which she closes the collection. Ms. Graham is not a one-trick pony.
So, in the end, I have one complaint: This is a short book. I definitely could have read an essay collection twice as long.
January 4, 2023
3.5, but I'll up it to 4 for enjoyment.
This is not my usual reading, as I try to avoid celebrity memoirs, but my daughter gifted me this book for Christmas. This is actually a big deal, since she never gives me books, but she obviously put some thought into this one, as she knows that Gilmore Girls was a huge TV favorite of mine, and Lauren Graham is a favorite actress.
Imagine my surprise when this turned out to be good. Essays which can form a memoir of sorts, about Hollywood and TV and movies, and how crazy it all is. Surprisingly down to earth and funny. Not David Sedaris funny, but chuckles here and there funny. She does no name dropping, except for Brad Pitt, who she has never met and is not a friend, but she likes to imagine he would be.
So thanks, Katy. Maybe I'll get another one next Christmas.
This is not my usual reading, as I try to avoid celebrity memoirs, but my daughter gifted me this book for Christmas. This is actually a big deal, since she never gives me books, but she obviously put some thought into this one, as she knows that Gilmore Girls was a huge TV favorite of mine, and Lauren Graham is a favorite actress.
Imagine my surprise when this turned out to be good. Essays which can form a memoir of sorts, about Hollywood and TV and movies, and how crazy it all is. Surprisingly down to earth and funny. Not David Sedaris funny, but chuckles here and there funny. She does no name dropping, except for Brad Pitt, who she has never met and is not a friend, but she likes to imagine he would be.
So thanks, Katy. Maybe I'll get another one next Christmas.
October 30, 2022
This was just a delight.
September 13, 2024
I will read/listen to anything Lauren Graham writes! I love her story telling, she’s hilarious!
November 23, 2022
This is the funniest memoir I have read/listened to since Leslie Jordan’s How Y’all Doing? First and foremost, Graham is an amazing story teller with an incredible voice. I could listen to her tell anecdotes about the telephone book.
The way she told each of the stories throughout this book felt as though she was talking to the reader as a close friend, letting us in all the intricacies of Hollywood and celebrity, that most of us are not familiar with. She is incredibly relatable and the humility with which she presents each of her stories is perfection. I laughed so hard as she attempted and failed at making orange marmalade, knowing I myself would have done the same.
Thank you {partner} @prhaudio for my ALC of Have I Told You This Already?
The way she told each of the stories throughout this book felt as though she was talking to the reader as a close friend, letting us in all the intricacies of Hollywood and celebrity, that most of us are not familiar with. She is incredibly relatable and the humility with which she presents each of her stories is perfection. I laughed so hard as she attempted and failed at making orange marmalade, knowing I myself would have done the same.
Thank you {partner} @prhaudio for my ALC of Have I Told You This Already?
January 19, 2023
the only time I laughed was during the Shark Tank reference and her business.
I enjoy Gilmore Girls, it's my favorite series of all times but this one just doesn't match the vibe.
Thanks to Libro.FM for the ALCs.
I enjoy Gilmore Girls, it's my favorite series of all times but this one just doesn't match the vibe.
Thanks to Libro.FM for the ALCs.
June 26, 2023
Road trip! I'm driving across the breadth of Iowa with my daughter to take her to her first job and apartment in Wisconsin. We were able to agree on this chatty little celebrity memoir to help the miles pass. We're both fans of The Gilmore Girls and have read Graham's Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls.
This feels a little like deleted scenes or bonus tracks from that previous autobiography, randomly bunching together essays that jump around in topics, time, and locations. I'm not sure I needed a chapter from the perspective of a fictional character or another that was mostly a list, but Graham is charming and her voice is familiar and soothing as one wrangles a 10-foot U-Haul past semis and through rainstorms for hours on end. I wanted a way to pass the time, and this fit the bill most pleasantly.
This feels a little like deleted scenes or bonus tracks from that previous autobiography, randomly bunching together essays that jump around in topics, time, and locations. I'm not sure I needed a chapter from the perspective of a fictional character or another that was mostly a list, but Graham is charming and her voice is familiar and soothing as one wrangles a 10-foot U-Haul past semis and through rainstorms for hours on end. I wanted a way to pass the time, and this fit the bill most pleasantly.
November 9, 2022
I absolutely adore Lauren Graham and so when I saw she had a new book coming out, I needed it immediately! :)
This was my very first audiobook. What sold it for me was the fact that Lauren herself narrates it. Listening to her telling her own stories was so enjoyable!
I highly recommend this one.
Thanks to Libro.fm for my gifted audiobook!
This was my very first audiobook. What sold it for me was the fact that Lauren herself narrates it. Listening to her telling her own stories was so enjoyable!
I highly recommend this one.
Thanks to Libro.fm for my gifted audiobook!
December 18, 2022
A generous 3 stars. This just did nothing for me and I found myself asking what the point was the entire time.
Thankfully Lauren Graham narrates it herself and she is amazing to listen to. That's about all I enjoyed. I should have read the synopsis in better detail prior to, to know this was just "stories she doesn't want to forget". This is a compilation of random experiences in her life. But nothing seemed to flow for me or really teach me much about Lauren which I hoped for.
Thankfully Lauren Graham narrates it herself and she is amazing to listen to. That's about all I enjoyed. I should have read the synopsis in better detail prior to, to know this was just "stories she doesn't want to forget". This is a compilation of random experiences in her life. But nothing seemed to flow for me or really teach me much about Lauren which I hoped for.
March 11, 2024
This book was different. Not the usual memoir but still good. A bit all over the place but I feel like that’s in Lauren Graham fashion lol. It’s also so funny to me how Lauren is almost exactly like her character on Gilmore girls to a point. This was a fun easy book!
November 5, 2022
I'm going to keep this one short since it was a good book, but I don't have many thoughts on it. This was my first book from Lauren Graham and I thought, why not. I've seen Gilmore Girls. I know that she's had an interesting career where I would find her as a secondary character on some random episode of a TV show or movie, so I thought it would be interesting to hear her side of things.
While there weren't any stories from her time at Gilmore Girls (and perhaps that was my bad for reading her second book of essays rather than her first), but it was entertaining. I loved hearing her take on aging, acting, and being an adult and despite the fact that she's close to 20 years my senior, I felt like I could resonate with some of her feelings about having to make marmalade from scratch or the decision to have children.
I like stories like this one where you can hear what it's really like for an actor who's been working in the business for so many years and never finding the paparazzi all over them every time they went to the grocery store. For all intents and purposes, she seems like a regular person who just happens to be on TV and in movies. It's that separation from the harsher limelight that made it interesting and hearing it was fun.
I loved the smaller life lessons in this book, but I was also a little confused with a few of the subjects. I didn't think I would be hearing about her issues with her neck skin or how she found squirrels in her living room, but it also made things feel so realistic. Maybe life's anecdotes aren't how many times you've been nominated for an award, but how the simplest things can make an impact on your life. That's what I really took away from her book.
Overall, this was cute and fun and a quick read. If you're a fan of hearing about how hard it is to get into acting or if you're interested in learning a little bit more about Lauren Graham, then I would check this out.
While there weren't any stories from her time at Gilmore Girls (and perhaps that was my bad for reading her second book of essays rather than her first), but it was entertaining. I loved hearing her take on aging, acting, and being an adult and despite the fact that she's close to 20 years my senior, I felt like I could resonate with some of her feelings about having to make marmalade from scratch or the decision to have children.
I like stories like this one where you can hear what it's really like for an actor who's been working in the business for so many years and never finding the paparazzi all over them every time they went to the grocery store. For all intents and purposes, she seems like a regular person who just happens to be on TV and in movies. It's that separation from the harsher limelight that made it interesting and hearing it was fun.
I loved the smaller life lessons in this book, but I was also a little confused with a few of the subjects. I didn't think I would be hearing about her issues with her neck skin or how she found squirrels in her living room, but it also made things feel so realistic. Maybe life's anecdotes aren't how many times you've been nominated for an award, but how the simplest things can make an impact on your life. That's what I really took away from her book.
Overall, this was cute and fun and a quick read. If you're a fan of hearing about how hard it is to get into acting or if you're interested in learning a little bit more about Lauren Graham, then I would check this out.
January 3, 2025
4,5⭐️ amazing audiobook, love her sm. she really is the living Lorelai
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October 9, 2023I'm sure that had I read Graham's earlier collection of Essays I might have enjoyed this more. It's not that this was bad, it's just that it felt more like an addendum than a collections of stories that Graham really wanted to share with the world. Or a least a collection that could reasonably stand on their own.
I will say that taken as a whole it was still enjoyable, and I have a fondness for others reminiscing. There were a few nuggets of wisdom imparted that I'll likely think back on from time to time. Might even given the book another listen because it was so easy to get through. Though this mostly makes me want to circle back and pick up their other work to see if my initial impression was correct or wildly off the mark.
For those that are fans of Graham and for some reason haven't read this, I think it's worth your time. It's very clearly not a memoir or biography, it is a collection of anecdotes that sort of have connective tissue but are mostly just stories you yourself have shared with friends collected for public consumption.
I will say that taken as a whole it was still enjoyable, and I have a fondness for others reminiscing. There were a few nuggets of wisdom imparted that I'll likely think back on from time to time. Might even given the book another listen because it was so easy to get through. Though this mostly makes me want to circle back and pick up their other work to see if my initial impression was correct or wildly off the mark.
For those that are fans of Graham and for some reason haven't read this, I think it's worth your time. It's very clearly not a memoir or biography, it is a collection of anecdotes that sort of have connective tissue but are mostly just stories you yourself have shared with friends collected for public consumption.
November 8, 2022
I adore Lauren Graham. I loved her in Gilmore Girls, Parenthood and really enjoyed her latest collection of essays. It's truly like sitting down and chatting with a girlfriend. She shares some behind the scenes of her early years in show business and the ups and downs of being an older actress and some great observations on how age has affected her relationship with Hollywood. I think what I love most is that Graham is a very relatable celebrity and her writing comes across as very grounded with a great sense of humor.
The audiobook was great and it is always a nice treat when the author narrates.
The audiobook was great and it is always a nice treat when the author narrates.
November 22, 2022
Short and sweet!
I really liked her explorations of motherhood and not having children. I enjoyed the glimpses you got into the life of an actress, especially before her relative fame, in her first collection of essays, and it was interesting in this one, too! Some essays, like the one on how to make marmalade, felt a bit like page-fillers. And I do have to say, I find it sad that Lauren Graham still seems to be well in the grip of diet culture. I understand that she has specific requirements as an actress, but I would have wished for more reflection on her past weight loss obsession. Still, a fun read nonetheless.
I really liked her explorations of motherhood and not having children. I enjoyed the glimpses you got into the life of an actress, especially before her relative fame, in her first collection of essays, and it was interesting in this one, too! Some essays, like the one on how to make marmalade, felt a bit like page-fillers. And I do have to say, I find it sad that Lauren Graham still seems to be well in the grip of diet culture. I understand that she has specific requirements as an actress, but I would have wished for more reflection on her past weight loss obsession. Still, a fun read nonetheless.
January 8, 2023
I love Lauren Graham’s storytelling! This one is a must listen on audio just so you can get the full sense of her humor and candor.
This was an easy read with fun stories and a took deeper look into Lauren’s life in a vignette style. She shows vulnerability by opening up about things like her relationship with her mom and her half sister but there’s always a levity to how she writes.
I really enjoyed this one!
This was an easy read with fun stories and a took deeper look into Lauren’s life in a vignette style. She shows vulnerability by opening up about things like her relationship with her mom and her half sister but there’s always a levity to how she writes.
I really enjoyed this one!
December 29, 2022
3.5 stars. Lauren Graham really is Lorelai Gilmore. This was a fun, witty read!
September 18, 2023
I listened to this and so enjoyed it; it's irreverent, entertaining, uplifting, quirky. A feel good book of fun essays.
November 30, 2023
I could listen to Lorelai Gilmore talk forever and ever and ever :)
March 8, 2023
This book was like catching up with an old friend! Lauren Graham’s way of writing is so comforting, I love how you can hear her voice in every essay she writes. I was smiling the entire time while also holding in tears while I was reading this on the train. My favorite essays were probably the Old Lady Jenkins and the final chapter, New York is a Person. I loved hearing all her stories about her twenties and thirties and living in NYC and LA.
I definitely recommend this, even if you don’t know Gilmore Girls or Parenthood. This was a very comforting read and makes you feel good about not knowing your next step is while still being exciting for the journey!
I definitely recommend this, even if you don’t know Gilmore Girls or Parenthood. This was a very comforting read and makes you feel good about not knowing your next step is while still being exciting for the journey!
November 3, 2023
i’m a sucker for a celeb memoir, especially a lighthearted, short, easy, breezy one, and this was all of those things! listening to it on @librofm (shared my affiliate link in my stories— my fave audiobook app that supports indie bookstores!) while lauren graham read it herself was perfect — i sped it up and it gave me that gilmore girls vibe i love. it wasn’t anything especially surprising or new, but it was a fun listen! thanks @randomhouse for the free book, too!!
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