If you know me well enough, you would come to realize that I love to read. I've been doing it since I was a little older than 2, and in almost every home video where I could speak, my head was in a book. Reading became my escape from the world that I sometimes don't know how to make sense of. With a book, I get to experience a new perspective and become a part of someone else's life. Usually, I read fiction, but this break, I read two autobiographies of some of my favorite actresses: Anna Kendrick and Lauren Graham.
Personally, I am the biggest fan of Anna Kendrick, and so when I found out she wrote a book about her life so far, I knew I had to read it. Some people I know think that it's a bit too early in her career to be writing a book about herself, but it doesn't just touch on her "Pitch Perfect" days. She also channels her blunt wittiness and gives insight on her personal life, involving relationships and auditions, and moving to LA after spending time in New York on Broadway. I loved the tone she took in writing out her story; it was very conversational and friendly towards the reader, which made it much more interesting to read than if it were more "here is what I did, straightforward." She talked a lot about the movies she did prior to Pitch Perfect, some of which I had watched in the past and the rest that I plan to watch soon in the future. No part of the book was boring or off-putting, but some days, I didn't really feel up to reading a book that was very sarcastic and full of blunt humor. It's a style that I like only when I'm in a happy, alert mood. If you liked her in "Pitch Perfect" and are interested in reading more on her life, then I would highly recommend you pick up Scrappy Little Nobody so you can learn more on the other movies and shows she has done, as well as get a laugh in from her childhood and (trying to enter) adulthood stories.
Lauren Graham is a lesser known actress as far as I'm concerned. She has done quite a few shows, but she is most known for Parenthood, and the absolute best TV show of all time, Gilmore Girls. She played my favorite character on the show, Lorelai Gilmore, and in the book, she goes a lot into how the part really spoke to her and how much she enjoyed playing it. If I'm honest, I picked up this book so I could read more about the drama behind Gilmore Girls, but I also was curious about what else she'd done in her life. She started off as a theater actress in her school shows, something that I didn't know about her. She talked a bit about the summer theater program she auditioned for, and how she didn't really expect anything from it, but then eventually got in and was very successful with it. This part of the book kind of inspired me because she just went for what she wanted and then it worked out, which of course is lucky. Her book was also full of sarcastic humor, along with some stupid jokes. She went into how exciting it was when she found out that Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life was happening, and how she would be able to reprise the role that she loved the most. I personally didn't love the revival but it was very interesting to read about how different things were without a crucial cast member around, and how bittersweet it was to be saying goodbye to Stars Hollow. Lauren also wrote a book called Someday, Someday, Maybe which was loosely based on her life. I have not yet gotten the chance to read it, but I am very interested in picking it up someday (someday, maybe). Overall, if you have seen Gilmore Girls or Parenthood, or any other Lauren Graham shows and movies, and find her as interesting a character as I do, you should read Talking as Fast as I Can, to get to know more about her.
