Scrappy little nobody

KnitAFett reviewed Scrappy little nobody by Anna Kendrick

Audiobook is great!

4 stars

If you can, listen to the audiobook for this one. It really feels like you're just sitting in a room with Anna while she's telling you about her life. I'm always wary of celebrities reading their own books due to so many reading like a monotonous professor at a 4am class. This is not like that at all.

Before Into the Woods, I had no idea that Anna had been on Broadway, so I learned a lot about her life and the starting of her career at a young age. She weaves her humor through the book along with some serious topics/moments and it works very well. There's a surprisingly great balance between the two so you don't feel like she's just trying to make a funny book or trying to make you pity her.

Overall this is one of the first biographies by a comedian that I actually truly …

If you can, listen to the audiobook for this one. It really feels like you're just sitting in a room with Anna while she's telling you about her life. I'm always wary of celebrities reading their own books due to so many reading like a monotonous professor at a 4am class. This is not like that at all.

Before Into the Woods, I had no idea that Anna had been on Broadway, so I learned a lot about her life and the starting of her career at a young age. She weaves her humor through the book along with some serious topics/moments and it works very well. There's a surprisingly great balance between the two so you don't feel like she's just trying to make a funny book or trying to make you pity her.

Overall this is one of the first biographies by a comedian that I actually truly enjoyed.

instantiate reviewed Scrappy little nobody by Anna Kendrick

Awesome book, lots of behind the scenes info

5 stars

This was a fun and interesting read. I loved the engaging informal tone. If you're a fan of this actress you should definitely read this book

Avarla reviewed Scrappy little nobody by Anna Kendrick

Review of 'Scrappy little nobody' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Scrappy Little Nobody is a collection of stories, of sorts. There isn't necessarily a red thread through the book but more a "oh, I just remembered, I absolutely have to tell you this" vibe. I read the audio book, or more correctly, the author read it to me. I love books read by the author, as there is finally closure about the "what did the author want to tell us?"-question. She just told you!
I actually love (celebrity) memoirs best if I have no idea, who that person is supposed to be, and it worked wonderfully, again. I have seen Into the Woods and I loved it, but other than that I had no idea who Anna Kendrick was. I loved her writing, it was really funny and down to earth. All in all an entertaining look into the life of an almost normal twenty-something. I guess.

pithypants reviewed Scrappy little nobody by Anna Kendrick

Review of 'Scrappy little nobody' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I'll be honest - I couldn't pick Anna Kendrick out from a crowd. After listening to this book, I had to go to IMDB to figure out what characters she had played in the movies she mentioned - and I'd just seen The Accountant. (This isn't a knock on her for being unmemorable - I think it's more that she's a chameleon who does a good job becoming the role instead of being a one-trick pony who makes it about herself.)

Anyway - I share that to explain that I headed into this with zero context or expectations. And I walked away a fan. She has a strong voice. It's funny and candid - and she swears well, which is always a plus. This was the book I was hoping for when I read Amy Schumer's "Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo" - it was well organized/structured, well told, engaging, …

I'll be honest - I couldn't pick Anna Kendrick out from a crowd. After listening to this book, I had to go to IMDB to figure out what characters she had played in the movies she mentioned - and I'd just seen The Accountant. (This isn't a knock on her for being unmemorable - I think it's more that she's a chameleon who does a good job becoming the role instead of being a one-trick pony who makes it about herself.)

Anyway - I share that to explain that I headed into this with zero context or expectations. And I walked away a fan. She has a strong voice. It's funny and candid - and she swears well, which is always a plus. This was the book I was hoping for when I read Amy Schumer's "Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo" - it was well organized/structured, well told, engaging, and funny.

Heather reviewed Scrappy little nobody by Anna Kendrick

Review of 'Scrappy little nobody' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I'm not a big fan of celebrity memoirs. I'm also not a big fan of memoirs written by people in their 20s. So why would I listen to this audiobook?

I took a chance on it because I figured that Anna Kendrick's public persona is funny so maybe the book would be too. I was right.

This isn't a straight biography. Her life isn't told in strict chronological order. This is more a series of stories that illustrates different points in her life. I hadn't realized that she was in a Broadway musical as a kid. She talks about her life in California before she could get a job. You find out what changes when you get famous and what doesn't. This book also has the best book group discussion questions ever.

If you want a fun, short book about the ups and downs of show business with a large …

I'm not a big fan of celebrity memoirs. I'm also not a big fan of memoirs written by people in their 20s. So why would I listen to this audiobook?

I took a chance on it because I figured that Anna Kendrick's public persona is funny so maybe the book would be too. I was right.

This isn't a straight biography. Her life isn't told in strict chronological order. This is more a series of stories that illustrates different points in her life. I hadn't realized that she was in a Broadway musical as a kid. She talks about her life in California before she could get a job. You find out what changes when you get famous and what doesn't. This book also has the best book group discussion questions ever.

If you want a fun, short book about the ups and downs of show business with a large dose of anxiety thrown in, this is the book for you.This review was originally posted on Based On A True Story