A collection of humorous, autobiographical essays from actress and breakout star of Instagram stories, Busy Philipps.
Judy Blume meets Karl Ove Knausgaard meets one brave woman from Arizona. On the page, Philipps' toughness shines through - a rare and feminine ethical code; devoted and blunt. It's a thrill to watch her stumble right up until the very moment she storms the f*cking gates. Also: just as casually addictive as her Instastories but no guilt because it's a book
You guys!!
Busy is a legit writer with a voice as clear as a bell. This book is honest, funny, intimate, and well-observed by a person who has observed some sh*t
To know Busy Philipps is to love Busy Philipps (and follow her on Instagram). And now, it's also to read her
funny, refreshingly candid memoir about Hollywood, motherhood and BFFhood (with her
Dawson's Creek castmate Michelle Williams, of course)
If you think you know Busy from her Instagram stories, you don't know the half of it. This book
delves deeply and candidly into Busy's life in a way that will surprise and delight you. She does not shy away from the darker stories, but
she'll make you laugh (hard) while you read them. You might not even know if the tears or from laughter or sorrow or recognition.
You will see yourself in the book. You can't help it. We are lucky to have Busy's rigorously authentic book (personality) in our lives
Ruler of Instagram and our hearts Busy Philipps brings her
frank humour to the book world
Busy Phillipps's frank and funny memoir highlights why she's our Instagram crush bar none[Explores] the tricky path of growing from a girl into a woman, supporting friends through the hardest of times, grappling with motherhood and keeping things on the funny side.
Busy's a lovely and entertaining voice to spend some quality time withCalling out abuse on set, the expendability of being an actress/woman and the slings and arrows of love, friendships and selfhood,
Philipps lets rip while inspiring readers on how to navigate lifeLike most women, famous or not, bad things have happened to Busy Philipps - as well as
weird stuff,
jawdropping stuff and
heartwarming stuff. Over her 20 years in the industry, she's seen it all, and she's here to share it all in her
candid,
thoughtful and
hilarious book debutCandid,
painful and
extremely wryly funny, this memoir from actor Busy Philipps deals with the heavy (assault, bullying, post-partum depression) and the happy (meeting best friend Michelle Williams, building a career, learning to speak her mind).
All you need to know is Tina Fey is a fan [Busy Philipps is] even more
candid and even more
loveable than in her famous Instagram Stories . . .
hugely refreshing . . . She's a star ascending and everyone loves her for it
[Busy Philipps is] a
charismatic, relatable storyteller . . . the book is
unabashedly honest and personal about everything: motherhood, marriage, family, friendships, anxiety, ageing, Hollywood, and sexual assault
This Will Only Hurt a Little has stopped me in my tracks completely and made me rethink everything
we think we know about shiny, sunny social media stars. Reading it felt like a punch in the guts . . .
Aptly, the cover of Philipps's memoir is Instagram bait: the star wears a Pepto Bismol suit, pussy-bow blouse and gold hoop earrings the size of curtain rings. It is
bold, gutsy, pretty, but with an edge - and has nothing on the
raw impact of the stories . . . Though true to the tenor of her Instagram posts, there are also anecdotes to make you cackle: from the gawky teen years in Arizona, via her early 20s on the febrile sets of teen dramas and on to motherhood catastrophes
As funny as her infamously iconic Instagram Stories, the moments chronicled [in This Will Only Hurt a Little] with her signature wit-from her friendships to 'staging her own surprise wedding, conquering natural childbirth with the help of a
Mad Men-themed hallucination, and more'-
will leave you with a smile on your faceA funny, insightful memoirA freewheeling tour through Busy Philipps's career, relationships and on-and-off-again stardom
Frank and often painful yet
extremely funny, this memoir from actress Busy Philipps
will have you hooked from the first page In the Hollywood actor's
down-to-earth memoir, she writes about the
sexual assault she experienced aged 14, plus the sexism that's still rife in the
film industry. It's
open,
honest, and
utterly wisePerfect for fans of 1990s TV and pop culture in general. Actress Philipps covers her time in shows like Dawson's Creek and Freaks and Geeks, while also talking about growing up, making it in Hollywood and becoming a mum. I listened to it as an audiobook, which Philipps herself read.
Really entertainingBusy Philipps is an American actress. She got her first break on the seminal high school show
Freaks and Geeks, and went on to star in
Dawson's Creek,
ER,
White Chicks,
Cougar Town and
I Feel Pretty. Philipps lives in Los Angeles.