Absolutely loved it! She is amazing and the way she tells her story is fun and so relatable.

Not for me.

3.5/5

First thought: this woman is a friggan baddie. She overcame a lot and is super open about her mental/physical health struggles. I really related to some of the insecurities she mentioned, and the struggles to really support and love herself. Talking about her abortion when she was a teenager was chilling and listening to her talk about all the sleaze bags in Hollywood (cough cough, James Franco) and producers who called her fat (negatively even though she was…..below average weight???) was infuriating. I appreciate her candidness.

Second thought: she’s not fully my type of human. She’s not always funny and she sort of gives off a pretentious, condescending vibe, which I don’t like. We all love Freaks & Geeks but like, come on - you’re not Meryl Streep, you know? But as I write that I feel like I’m exactly the type of bitch she writes about so…….do with that what you will.

4/ I rarely read celebrity memoirs, but this one was up there with Molly Shannon's memoir "Hello Molly!" for me... a good mix of humor and real life drama. Well written and fully in Busy's voice. The pre-fame essays were my favorite, the teenage section has some especially brave stories that will resonate with many who struggled during that turbulent time of life. I admire the authenticity, even when its ugly.

I feel like you either love Busy Philipps or you hate her. I love her and I find her to be quite funny and refreshingly honest. I picked this book up because I am a fan of her acting AND her social media, and I knew that I'd be in for a good read. I was. Philipps gives us her life story but with a side of some hot Hollywood tea, and who doesn't appreciate that?

This one surprised me. She’s likable, hilarious, and it was really intriguing. I also really appreciated her honesty and openness about discussing sexual assault in a way a lot of people still are not. Really recommend.

I read this book the year it came out and I wish more memoirs were as honest as this one. I think because we're the same age, I can relate to a lot of things she went through as a teenager, because I was also going through the same things. The 90's was a wild time to be a teenager and I loved that her point of view, mirrors what I believe in. If you love truly honest people and books, you have to read this.

This was...okay? Philipp’s memoir reads part stream-of-consciousness, part Instagram story, transcribed. You can definitely hear her voice through the style (even in print). It mostly feels like Busy Philipps polished her diary entries and tried to include as many details, as quickly as possible, about important moments in her life that defined her career and personality. The fast pace may not be for everyone, but it made for a quick read.

I just finished a Cougar Town rewatch and figured this would be a good time to finally listen to this audiobook. Mostly enjoyed it! I liked hearing her call all the famous actors- even her friends - pretentious d-bags, and was surprised that she got as real as she did wrt her teen years. But some of the emotional ups and downs felt kind of like, I have depression and anxiety too but GIRL get it together. But she is known for being kind of a lot, so, on brand I guess.

I really enjoyed hearing Philipps’ voice so clearly. I also want even more than before for the women of Hollywood to burn the old system to the ground. Network executives are clearly the worst.

And I hope the second edition fixes the various typos (missing words, a couple of badly edited sentences) that snuck in, especially in the last chapters.