Scrappy Little Nobody

This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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Unlike some of the celebrity memoirs I've read this year (and yeah, there's been a lot of them – I'm not sure why), this is a pretty straight-forward one. Roughly chronological, it covers Kendrick's life and career from childhood to the last year or two. What separates this is Kendrick's voice – it is so strong, so funny (I almost wish I'd gone for the audiobook version – narrated by the author – instead for her literal, not just authorial, voice), so brutal.

Thankfully, she saves most of her mockery for herself, so she comes across as charmingly self-deprecatory and insecure.

I'm not sure what to say about this, without resorting to a very long list of quotations that will be too long, and yet not long enough.

I chuckled often, I enjoyed the look at her life and strange childhood; the behind-the-scenes anecdotes about some of her films and award-shows; the present-day social awkwardness. I may not have much to say, but it's only because my brain isn't firing right tonight (it seems), not because the book doesn't deserve it.

If you're a fan of Kendrick's, you'll enjoy this. If you wouldn't call yourself a fan, but have enjoyed some of her work, you'll probably enjoy this. If you don't know anything about her, you still might like this (and get a list of movies to go look into).