by Lauren Graham
Ballantine Books, 2016. 224 pgs. Biography
After years of waiting, fans of Gilmore Girls returned to Stars Hollow when four revival episodes were released on Netflix at the end of November. A few days later, star Lauren Graham released Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between). Graham has written before – her novel Someday, Someday Maybe was a well-reviewed bestseller – but this is her first foray into biographical essays. She offers details from her childhood, her years as an aspiring actress, her life as a TV star, and her struggles as a writer. She also shares the journal she wrote on the set of Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the revival.
I’ve loved Lauren Graham for years now, so my views on the book are probably a little biased. Nevertheless, I have to say that I really enjoyed it. Graham is a clever writer, and the audiobook, which she narrates, is especially fun. I was surprised to discover that Talking as Fast as I Can is entirely clean, apart from a politely-told scene describing the audition where Graham discovered her discomfort with on-stage nudity. That’s a rare find in the world of funny celebrity memoirs.
SGR
1 comment:
I loved listening to Lauren Graham read her book, it was almost like we were having a conversation face to face. I've enjoyed watching her in both Gilmore Girls and Parenthood and was intrigued to find out more about the behind the scenes for both those shows and a bit about her personal life. Although I enjoyed the audio format, I'm also glad I flipped through a copy of the book so I could see the pictures she refers to in the text.
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