Review: Bailey by A.W. Scott 4 of 5 stars
Bailey Tisby is just one semester from getting his degree and proving everyone wrong. He just has to make it through one more class but he is also the TA for the most feared professor on… #BookReview #ABookADay #ReadersOfInstagram #Bookstagram #Fiction
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Book cover for Jeanette McCurdy’s memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died showing her in a pink dress holding a pink urn
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📖 I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
(American writer, director, former actress)
💭 Brave, revealing, graphic at times, a sincere and endearing catharsis we’ve been entrusted to witness
👍 Recommend
Book cover for Baek Se-Hee’s I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki in purple and orange showing a woman lying in bed and eating food with chopsticks
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📖 I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki: A Memoir by Baek Se-hee
(South Korean author)
💭 Unique approach to therapy, author’s actions are frustrating at times, relatable and realistic
👍 Recommend
Book cover for Mel Brooks’ All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business
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📖 All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business by Mel Brooks
(American actor, comedian, filmmaker, songwriter)
💭 Insightful, enjoyable, endearing, and remarkable as promised.
👍 Audiobook is a must!
Book cover for Jenifer Lewis’ The Mother of Black Hollywood
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📖 The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir by Jenifer Lewis
(American actress, singer, activist)
💭 Poignant, introspective, generous, some spilled tea. When she speaks, you listen.
👍 Audiobook is a must!
Book cover for Trevor Noah’s Born A Crime showing a lady walking past a wall with Noah’s image as graffiti
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📖 Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
(South African comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, television host)
💭 It’s everything. 🙌
👍 Recommend audiobook
Book cover for Tyler Merritt’s I Take My Coffee Black
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📖 I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, Faith, and Being Black in America by Tyler Merritt
(American actor, comedian, activist)
💭Open, surprising, optimistic
👍 Recommend audiobook
Book cover for Tim Conway’s What’s So Funny?: My Hilarious Life
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📖 What’s So Funny?: My Hilarious Life by Tim Conway
(American actor, comedian, writer, and director)
💭 Delightful, warm, fun behind-the-scenes look at Hollywood, a pleasure to read
👍 Recommend audiobook
Book cover for Leslie Jones’ memoir Leslie F*cking Jones
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📖 Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones
(American stand-up comedian, actress)
💭 Raw, entertaining, honest, healing, emotional, can’t help but root for her
👍 Audiobook is a must! (more than what’s in print)
Book cover for Brat: An ‘80s Story by Andrew McCarthy
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📖 Brat: An ‘80s Story by Andrew McCarthy
(American actor, writer, director)
💭 Insightful, instrospective, interesting Hollywood stories, has a weird accent while reading sometimes
👍 Recommend audiobook
Book cover for Martin Short’s I Must Say: My Life As a Humble Comedy Legend
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📖 I Must Say: My Life As a Humble Comedy Legend by Martin Short
(American comedian, actor, writer)
💭 Hilarious, full of heart, POV of show business, expect hyperfixation on Godspell
👍Audiobook is a must!
Book cover for Michael K. Williams’ Scenes from My Life: A Memoir
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📖 Scenes From My Life: A Memoir
by Michael K. Williams (American actor), Jon Sternfeld
💭 Heartbreaking, inspiring, heroic, tragic, honest, a treasure of a story that everyone should read
👍🏻 Recommend
Book cover for Henry Winkler’s Being Henry: The Fonz…and Beyond
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📖 Being Henry: The Fonz…and Beyond by Henry Winkler
(American actor, producer, director, author)
💭 Warm, open, honest, relatable, humble, lots of laughs, already want to read again
👍🏻 Audiobook is a must!
Book cover for RuPaul’s The House of Hidden Meanings
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📖 The House of Hidden Meanings
by RuPaul
(American drag queen, TV host, singer, producer, writer, actor)
💭 Resilient, very self-aware, confident despite childhood trauma, inspiring
👍🏻 Recommend audiobook
Book cover for Miranda Hart’s I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest with You
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📖 I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You by Miranda Hart
(English actress, comedian, writer)
💭 Chronic illness with comic relief, open and honest, found “Treasures” useful, hopeful
👍🏻 Recommend audiobook
Book cover for Quinta Brunson’s She Memes Well
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📖 She Memes Well by Quinta Brunson
(American actress, comedian, writer, producer)
💭 Open and honest, insights about breaking into comedy, wanted more stories about Abbott Elementary
👍🏻 Recommend audiobook
Book cover for Kelly Bishop’s The Third Gilmore Girl
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📖 The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop
(American actress)
💭 Remarkable career, interesting origins of A Chorus Line, heartbreaking but encouraging, admire her gratitude & optimism
👍🏻 Recommend audiobook
Book cover for Kamala Harris’ The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
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📖 The Truths We Hold by Kamala Harris
49th Vice President of the United States, former US Senator & Attorney General of California
💭 Powerful memoir of an amazing career (so far)
👍🏻 Recommend audiobook
Book cover for Anthony Rapp’s Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical RENT
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📖 Without You by Anthony Rapp
American actor
💭 Great POV of origins of RENT, audiobook entertaining and well-performed, repetitive, parent’s death very drawn out, depicts graphic sex
👍🏻 Recommend audiobook
Book cover for Michelle Zauner’s Crying in H Mart
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📖 Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
(American musician)
💭 Raw, unassuming, endearing, good explanations of Korean parts, enjoy focus on food, dislike excusing past abuse thru grief, want more about her life & not just her mother’s
👍🏻 Recommend
Book cover for Jennifer Grey’s Out of the Corner
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📖 Out of the Corner by Jennifer Grey
(American actress)
💭 Surprising, a wild ride, witty, endearing, vital insight into someone who's severely misunderstood, overall triumphant life
👍🏻 Recommend audiobook
Book cover for Chrissy Metz’s This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today
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📖 This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today by Chrissy Metz
American actress & singer
💭 Heart-wrenching, infuriating parts, interesting insider TV journey, some good and bad advice
👍🏻 Recommend audiobook
Book cover for Billy Porter’s Unprotected showing Billy Porter in a black and white striped suit
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📖 Unprotected by Billy Porter
American actor, singer, director, composer, & playwright
💭 Raw, introspective, revealing, clear messages, everyone can learn something from Billy Porter
👍🏻 Recommend audiobook
Book cover for Dulce Sloan’s Hello Friends! Stories of Dating, Destiny, and Day Jobs showing Dulce Sloan in a blue dress talking on the phone
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📖 Hello, Friends! Stories of Dating, Destiny & Day Jobs by Dulce Sloan
(American stand-up comedian and actress)
💭 Funny stories, interesting journey, honest and light-hearted
👍🏻 Recommend audiobook
Book cover for Elie Wiesel’s Night
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📖 Night by Elie Wiesel
(Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor)
💭 Heartbreaking, vivid, haunting
👍🏻 REQUIRED READING FOR ALL
Book cover for Terry Crews’ Tough: My Journey to True Power
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📖 Tough: My Journey to True Power by Terry Crews
(American actor, TV host, former athlete)
💭 Roller coaster ride, honest and informative, hopeful, lost me with focus on tithing
👍🏻 recommend audiobook
Book cover for Dave Grohl’s The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
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📖 The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music - Dave Grohl
(American musician)
💭 Super namedrop-y, many irrelevant tangents, boring at times
👎🏻 pass
Book cover for Lauren Graham’s Have I Told You This Already? Stories I Don’t Want To Forget To Remember
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📖 Have I Told You This Already? Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember by Lauren Graham
actress, writer
💭 Funny, witty, insightful. Love her stories about show business and NYC
👍🏻 Recommend audiobook
Book cover for I Feel Bad About My Neck, And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron.
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📖 I Feel Bad About My Neck, And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron
(US journalist, writer, filmmaker)
💭 Could not relate at all to her gripes or stories, out of touch
👎🏻 pass
