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# Read # Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame by Mara Wilson ↠ eBook or Kindle ePUB. Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame They also illuminate universal struggles, like navigating love and loss, and figuring out who you are and where you belong. Tackling everything from what she learned about sex on the set of Melrose Place, to discovering in adolescence that she was no longer “cute” enough for Hollywood, these essays chart her journey from accidental fame to relative (but happy) obscurity. Candid, insightful, moving, and hilarious, Where Am I Now? introduces Mara Wilso
| Title | : | Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.17 (557 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0143128221 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-18 |
| Language | : | English |
Doubtfire, Miracle on 34th Street, and Matilda. A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, she regularly appears at live storytelling and comedy shows, including her own, What Are You Afraid Of?. She lives in New York City. A voice actor on the podcast Welcome to Night Vale, she will guest star on upcoming episodes of Broad City and BoJack Horseman<
I love this book. The writing in this book is captivating while the stories are relatable. Even though she was raised with more privilege than most, you don't get the feeling she holds it over you. Instead, her middle and high school stories could be anybody's experience. Best of all, unlike how I felt about Lena Dunham's memoir, Mara Wilson's essays don't try too hard or seek to lecture and caution the reader; they seek to exist.I will defin. Mara Wilson is bae Lisaand Of course when I saw that Mara had a book coming out I had to pre-order it. Loved her in Matilda and while I hadn't really followed her career very much after that, I did enjoy the few times she'd cameo in Nostalgia Chick's videos or when Nostalgia Critic would talk about her. Every now and then something she'd put on twitter would end up on my Tumblr dashboard, so of course I loved whatever she said because she'd always hit. Gwen said Refreshing and Relatable. Mara Wilson's way with words has yet to disappoint, both on twitter and in this wonderful collection of essays. She's poignant, funny, charming, awkward, and possesses a unique ability to really describe the way that her brain works. The chapter detailing her struggle with OCD was both uplifting and eye opening, as someone who deals with a different disorder I empathized greatly with a lot of her feelings about it. She's bee
They also illuminate universal struggles, like navigating love and loss, and figuring out who you are and where you belong. Tackling everything from what she learned about sex on the set of Melrose Place, to discovering in adolescence that she was no longer “cute” enough for Hollywood, these essays chart her journey from accidental fame to relative (but happy) obscurity. Candid, insightful, moving, and hilarious, Where Am I Now? introduces Mara Wilson as a brilliant new chronicler of the experience that is growing up female.. Doubtfire, Mara Wilson has always felt a little young and out of place: as the only kid on a film set full of adults, the first daughter in a house full of boys, a Valley girl in New York and a neurotic in California, and a grown-up the world still remembers as a little girl. “Growing up, I wanted to be Mara Wilson. Where Am I Now? is a delight.” —Ilana Glazer, cocreator and star of Broad City“Genuine and authentic, funny and heartbreaking.” —Jenny Lawson, author of Let's Pretend This Never
Where Am I Now? is a delight.” —Ilana Glazer, co-creator and star of Broad City“Genuine and authentic, funny and heartbreaking, Where Am I Now? is a book that reminds you that no matter how unique your life is, some things bind us all together.” —Jenny Lawson, author of Furiously Happy and Let’s Pretend this Never Happened “Former child star Mara Wilson has grown up to be a moving, funny, and thoughtful storyteller. Where Am I Now? is more than just another Hollywood memoir; it is a truly refreshing coming-of-age story." —Library Journal"A heartfelt portrait Mara Wilson has experienced a great many highs as well as lows in her young life, and she shares them all with honesty, humor, and humility." —Publishers Weekly"A coming-of-age story that is not only entertaining, but also wise. A readably candid, sharp memoir." —Kirkus Reviews<
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