Guts: The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs of a Giant Disaster
The New York Times bestseller—a harrowing and hysterical memoir by the two-time Emmy Award-winning actress from the hit television show 3rd Rock from the Sun. “It felt like I was speeding on the Autobahn toward hell, trapped inside a DeLorean with no brakes. And even if I could somehow stop, I’d...
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The New York Times bestseller—a harrowing and hysterical memoir by the two-time Emmy Award-winning actress from the hit television show 3rd Rock from the Sun. “It felt like I was speeding on the Autobahn toward hell, trapped inside a DeLorean with no brakes. And even if I could somehow stop, I’d still be screwed, because there’s no way I’d ever be able to figure out how to open those insane, cocaine-designed doors.” Actress Kristen Johnston has written her first book, a surprisingly raw and triumphant memoir that is outrageous, moving, sweet, tragic, and heartbreakingly honest. Guts is a true achievement—a memoir that manages to be as frank and revealing as Augusten Burroughs, yet as hilarious and witty as David Sedaris. Johnston takes us on a journey so truthful and relatable, so remarkably fresh, it promises to stay with you for a long, long time.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781451635072 (1451635060)
ASIN: 1451635060
Publish date: January 22nd 2013
Publisher: Gallery Books
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
I enjoy celebrity bios if I have an affinity for the celeb's work (or I guess, I want to hate read) and if the celebrity has a voice in their writing. This scores on both points. I loved watching Johnston in 3rd Rock from the Sun and she has a distinctive narrative voice. It's a pretty standard addi...
I enjoy celebrity bios if I have an affinity for the celeb's work (or I guess, I want to hate read) and if the celebrity has a voice in their writing. This scores on both points. I loved watching Johnston in 3rd Rock from the Sun and she has a distinctive narrative voice. It's a pretty standard addi...
I loved Kristen on 3rd Rock, and another reviewer reminded me of her guest shot on Sex and the City which seemed to parallel the actress's private life. Guts is not really a memoir, but an account of Johnson's addictions to alcohol and prescription meds, which nearly killed her. The writing is inten...
This was probably the best biography (auto or otherwise) I have read to date. Kristen openly discusses her addictions without skimping on the details that may put her in a bad light. All in all, after the reading the book you have to wonder how Kristen is even still alive today after her stomach lit...