Scrappy Little Nobody
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4.7 • 59 Ratings
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- £6.99
Publisher Description
A collection of humorous autobiographical essays by the Academy Award-nominated actress and star of Up in the Air and Pitch Perfect.
I’m excited to publish my first book, and because I get uncomfortable when people have high expectations, I'd like to use this opportunity to showcase my ineptitude, pettiness, and the frequency with which I embarrass myself. And while many of my female inspirations who have become authors are incredibly well-educated and accomplished comedy writers, I'm very, very funny on Twitter, according to Buzzfeed and my mom, so I feel like this is a great idea. Quick question: are run-on sentences still frowned upon? Wait, is ending a sentence with a preposition still frowned upon? I mean, upon frowned? Dammit! Anna Kendrick
Anna Kendrick’s autobiographical collection of essays amusingly recounts memorable moments throughout her life, from her middle-class upbringing in New England to the blockbuster movies that have made her one of Hollywood’s most popular actresses today. Expanding upon the witty and ironic dispatches for which she is known, Anna Kendrick’s essays offer her one-of-a-kind commentary on the absurdities she’s experienced on her way to and from the heart of pop culture.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
It takes serious guts to write about yourself without redacting or sugarcoating the not-as-great parts. So we admire Anna Kendrick that much more after reading Scrappy Little Nobody, her account of her “origin story” as a child actor and her often choppy transition into adult life. Kendrick’s a great writer with a dry sense of humour and hard-won insights about staying rooted. Her memoir reminded us that feeling like an outsider is in many ways a tremendous gift.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this snarky collection of personal essays, actress Kendrick recounts her early years as a theater-loving kid from Portland, Maine, who became a Hollywood "It Girl." Since Kendrick is only 31, much of her reminiscing is concentrated on her not-so-distant childhood, beginning with her first role, at age six, in a community production of Annie. Unlike many child stars, Kendrick had a fairly normal childhood: she went to school, where she was the uncool kid (few people at home were impressed when she tried bragging about going to Sundance Film Festival). She details her desire to be in a period piece and how she got her wish with 2014's In the Woods, telling an amusingly self-deprecating anecdote about costumes. Style is a theme, but not in the usual way of so many Hollywood memoirs. Most adult actors don't detail how they could shop at the kids' section of stores like L.L. Bean (let alone be caught dead at L.L. Bean) or admit that they don't adore fashion, but in many ways Kendrick is a refreshing outlier. When she gives advice, such as how not to make eye contact with the press during film junkets, she displays real wit and comic timing on the page.
Customer Reviews
FABULOUS
Amazing!! Such an incredible book.
Amazing
Anna Kendrick is one of my favourite actresses, her honesty and funny personality really came through in this book. I learnt a lot about her and the chapter about her Grandmother showed that she is a normal and emotional human like everyone else! A fabulous read. Thank you Anna for sharing all those stories and memories with me!
scrappy little kendrick
i haven't even read it yet but it's written by the goddess which is anna kendrick so i automatically love it