Talking As Fast As I Can

It took me far too many years to get on the Gilmore Girls train, but once I finally did, boy did I become an instant fan for life. As such, I was extremely excited to read Lauren Graham's new memoir, Talking as Fast as I can. I have also read Someday,Someday Maybe which was flawless.

There are so many (wonderful) things I want to say about her book that it's difficult to pinpoint exactly where to begin. Graham's prose has an effortless, familiar feel to it. Like the soft voice of a friend over a casual cup of coffee. It's obvious she's a writer, and an extremely talented one at that.

One of the things I was worried about before I started reading was that it might only focus on her life as it related to Gilmore Girls. While that would have still been a thoroughly enjoyable read, fans (at least fans like me) read memoirs to learn about the real person and their real life. In learning about their lives, we feel as though we've left the world of fandom and entered the world of friendship. And Graham's memoir delivers a perfect blend of personal and professional to us.

Talking as Fast as I can contains two large chapters where Graham recaps the actual filming experience of Gilmore Girls. The first, positioned near the beginning of the book, covers the original series, and the last, positioned near the end of the book, covers the revival. The remainder of the book follows Graham throughout her life from childhood to present. We learn a little about her family, about her upbringing and education, and, of course, about how she became the actress we love today. She's witty, inspirational, and utterly entertaining.

But it's more than just a simple sharing of random moments of her life. You can tell that each story, each chapter, each word has been chosen with care and caution. It's neither too short nor too long; it is just perfect. I have to say after this all I really want to do is watch Parenthood and I just might do that.

If you're looking for Lauren to talk about her work on Gilmore Girls, it's a single chapter in this book, that isn't terribly in depth. There is a bit more on Lauren's work for “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.” 

This is a light autobiography, and I got the sense Lauren is a private person in general. That being said, the book is a fast, easy, funny read, and it really shows how blurred the line between Lauren and Lorelai is.