Guts
The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs of a Giant Disaster
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Guts
Narrated by:
Kristen Johnston
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Kristen Johnston
About this listen
"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."
The two-time Emmy Award-winning actress has written her first book, a surprisingly raw and triumphant memoir that is outrageous, moving, sweet, tragic, and heartbreakingly honest. Guts is a true triumph - a memoir that manages to be as frank and revealing as Augusten Burroughs, yet as hilarious and witty as David Sedaris.
With Guts, Johnston takes us on a journey so truthful and relatable, so remarkably fresh, it promises to stay with the listener for a long, long time.
©2012 Kristen Johnston (P)2012 Simon & SchusterListeners also enjoyed...
Ok, so the book: The foreword is a bit over dramatic so just plough through it. It does a lot of direct talk AT the reader about how we're all addicted etc. If it's pissing you off skip to 10:55 when Chapter 1 really starts. Or in fact skip to chapter 2 which is when the actual autobiography starts and the direct talking to the listener stops somewhat.
You'll then get an hour and a bit of her being bullied in school for being too tall and too weird looking. This was sad but an interesting part of how her character was shaped. Then she gets the 3rd Rock role and we skip over to after 3rd Rock when she's landed a role in a London play. Her stomach is messed up by years of drug use and splits or something one day so she ends up in hospital.
We then get 1.5-2 hours of hospital time and recovery, infection, more hospital time. Not super exciting. Then half an hour of sobering up and half an hour of epilogue about her struggles where she says the idea for a book came about because of financial troubles.
I hope my Audible credit helps her money woes but I didn't find anything unique or super interesting here. I sympathise with her and as a 3rd Rock fan I was captivated enough to see it through to the end but then the book being ~4 hours long helped with that. I don't normally read books about addiction and such so maybe this is the usual style they are written in? I don't know.
I will say the narration was good and very emotive especially since it was done by the author.
No 3rd Rock stories
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Outstanding
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raw and guts-y
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A great story that hits your core and your funny bone!!
The best kind of raw!!
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Funny frank,and honest
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