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Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin
Official Book Club Selection A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin
Author: Kathy Griffin
ISBN-13: 9780345518514
ISBN-10: 0345518519
Publication Date: 9/29/2009
Pages: 304
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 97 ratings
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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11 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

isitfriday avatar reviewed Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin on + 170 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 11
i am a huge kathy griffin fan. a long time viewer of the d list, been to the laugh factory, kodak theater, have her dvd. could not wait to read her book but i was not blown away by it. i dont know what i expected, but it was just okay. still a fan. just struggled through the book at times. the whole woz chapter went on way too long and was quite boring, needed some narration from kathy to make sense of it all. glad i read it but would not rave about it.
SuzanneB avatar reviewed Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin on
Helpful Score: 4
Hysterically funny, acerbic, no-holds-barred.... Kathy Griffin lets it ALL hang out in this candid and surprisingly touching memoir. Refreshingly, Griffin does not need to tell about her past drug or alcohol abuse, because there wasn't any. Instead, she shares her relentless, decades-long struggle to succeed in show biz and reveals some of the casualties she left in her wake. Could not stop reading once I started. Loved it.
dazeerae avatar reviewed Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin on + 55 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
If you like Kathy's stand-up comedy and her show "Life on the D List," then you'll love this book. As usual, Kathy is hilarious, no-holds barred, but somehow manages to get into personal and dark areas while keeping the overall tone of the book funny. I think I've seen and heard everything that Kathy has done, but I never felt like the book was repeating her stand-up or TV show. There are a few familiar stories in the book, but she retells and adds details to make them fresh.

My 2 favorite chapters...one on her brother, a substance abuser and child molester, whose actions caused a serious rift in the family; the other is the chapter on Kathy's brief relationship with Steve Wozniak, which consisted mainly of emails between the two. I came away from the book realizing that Kathy Griffin is extremely driven and she has worked very hard to become a success.
reviewed Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This book has all the gossip Hollywood groupies could ever hope for. A couple of sections had me laughing out loud, and it is typical Kathy Griffin. If you are offended by curse words and some pretty weird sexual situations, do not bother. I enjoyed it thoroughly
yumalibrarian avatar reviewed Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin on
Helpful Score: 2
I always love Kathy, she's super funny, and though I knew a lot of this info from watching her show, the things she shared about her childhood and what happened in her marriage were just so sad. I love her even more!
reviewed Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin on + 7 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Kathy Griffin loves to dish it out and we love to hear it. Thankfully in this book she gets personal and we still love to hear it. It proves how hard Kathy works and has worked to just get on the "D" list. Her tales of her youth, family, and early years in Hollywood are fantastic. I laughed so hard. And though some times may have been hard for her she is having the last laugh now.
How sappy am I?
reneea1031 avatar reviewed Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin on
Helpful Score: 1
If you love Kathy Griffin you will love this book. It's full of hilarious stories written the same way she tells her stand-up.
reviewed Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin on
I loved this book! It's so much like her comedy that it's a really quick read. Definitely get a copy if you find her funny.
Cabanachat avatar reviewed Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin on + 7 more book reviews
Hysterical. Intelligent. Insightful.
penjingparrot avatar reviewed Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin on + 12 more book reviews
I laughed out-loud a lot while reading this book. Loved the insights into Kathy's life, from the child she was to the woman she is!
reviewed Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin on + 3 more book reviews
Funny, well-written, believable memoir. Never watched her show, but after this, I will give it a try.