A much-needed laugh
5 out of 5 stars
When I saw that Anna had a book coming out I quickly checked to see if it was going to be Audible and I was relieved. I love listening to memoirs read by the author. Especially if the author is an actor or a comedian. There is something there in the audiobook that you can’t get from reading it.
Scrappy Little Nobody was no different. Anna’s narration really made this book in my opinion. I’m sure that reading it on your own you could have enjoyed it just as much — but hearing her actual reactions to things she wrote on top of hearing her tell you stories that were funny and sometimes embarrassing really put this book over the top.
I started this book on a day where I wasn’t having a good morning (are there such a thing as a good morning?) And within the first few minutes of my drive I was already laughing and smiling like an idiot during my commute. The rest of the book kept me smiling and laughing.
Anna’s story was really well thought out and I’m glad (and a little amazed) that she was able to get as much intimacy onto the page and into the audiobook.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who needs a good laugh, especially if you like a slightly cynical and real celebrity.
Book Description:
Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick
Narrator: Anna Kendrick
Length: 6 hrs
Published by Simon & Schuster Audio on November 15, 2016
Genres: Comedy, Memoir
Pages: 304
Format: Audiobook
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Even before she made a name for herself on the silver screen starring in films like Pitch Perfect, Up in the Air, Twilight, and Into the Woods, Anna Kendrick was unusually small, weird, and “10 percent defiant.”
At the ripe age of thirteen, she had already resolved to “keep the crazy inside my head where it belonged. Forever. But here’s the thing about crazy: It. Wants. Out.” In Scrappy Little Nobody, she invites readers inside her brain, sharing extraordinary and charmingly ordinary stories with candor and winningly wry observations.
With her razor-sharp wit, Anna recounts the absurdities she’s experienced on her way to and from the heart of pop culture as only she can—from her unusual path to the performing arts (Vanilla Ice and baggy neon pants may have played a role) to her double life as a middle-school student who also starred on Broadway to her initial “dating experiments” (including only liking boys who didn’t like her back) to reviewing a binder full of butt doubles to her struggle to live like an adult woman instead of a perpetual “man-child.”
Enter Anna’s world and follow her rise from “scrappy little nobody” to somebody who dazzles on the stage, the screen, and now the page—with an electric, singular voice, at once familiar and surprising, sharp and sweet, funny and serious (well, not that serious).
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Love Anna Kendrick!! I’m not a fan of memoirs or non fiction in general but I’ve been thinking of reading this as she is such fun!
I really enjoy a good memoir, but only if they are funny. I listen to a lot of stand-up comedy – so most of those are really funny. This was really enjoyable though. Anna’s dry comedic wit really had me dying on my drives into work.