Tag: biography
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Book Review: Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton
If you’re a Harry Potter fan, then Tom Felton’s Draco Malfoy is legendary. The character was simultaneously so entertaining while also being infuriating and I felt like whenever he was on screen, you couldn’t help but find him completely enchanting. When I learned that Tom Felton had released a memoir that detailed much of his…
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Book Review: Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, and Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong
Last week, I had a long drive scheduled to visit family and no audiobooks downloaded to my phone. Since I knew I was going to have 5 uninterrupted hours of driving, on top of driving around the city for appointments and errands, I checked out what was immediately available online at my library and found…
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Book Review: I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
With a title like “I’m Glad My Mom Died” Jennette McCurdy’s memoir immediately caught my attention. I knew that it was the story of her childhood with a particular focus on her relationship with her mother and her experience as a child star, but I didn’t anticipate the depth of feeling, emotion, and trauma that…
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Book Review: Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci
I’ve always enjoyed seeing Stanley Tucci act, but his recent forays into food through his series Searching for Italy are what made me fall in love with him. He’s so passionate about his heritage, about food, and about the connections between the two that I found the show not only fascinating and informative but entertaining…
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Book Review: Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson
I don’t read a huge amount of non-fiction anymore, but my husband bought me Furiously Happy for Christmas and I was thrilled. I’d read this book a few years ago and really enjoyed it and my second read through was just as fun. Jenny Lawson writes about really serious, often difficult mental health issues in…
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