3 stars
Going into this, I didn’t really know much about Busy Philipps. I’m not really a person who avidly follows celebrities’ lives, despite how many memoirs I find myself reading. I’ve seen her in Freaks and Geeksand White Chicks so when I saw the audiobook at the library, I figured it was worth a read. I wasn’t really aware of her Instagram fame so it was interesting to hear about that.
Overall, the book was good. It was way heavier than I was expecting. So many celebrity memoirs are nice and fluffy and kind of gloss over the really dark stuff. This one does not shy away from those times, some of which is hard to hear. I think having Philipps herself reading the audiobook was difficult at times, because she understandably starts breaking up as she reads and you can hear the tears in her voice. This is very powerful, but not always exactly what people are looking for so I think it’s good to know going in so people aren’t expecting a light read.
Despite the drama and sometimes absolutely horrible events recounted, the book ends on a very positive note. Plus, Philipps does an amazing joke changing her voice and accent for other “characters”, which was very entertaining. There is plenty of celebrity name-dropping and drama, but overall I enjoyed the book and thought she made some very good points about parenthood, physical appearance, weight, and relationships.