I Don't Know What You Know Me From

It seems like all I do is flip back and forth between beach reads and celeb memoirs. Our next read is I Don't Know What You Know Me From by Judy Greer.

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Why I Read This Book/How I Heard About It

I absolutely love Judy Greer. I wasn't even aware there was a memoir of hers on the market, but it's been out since 2014, so I guess I am super late to the party.

Basic Summary

From the back of the book:

"You know Judy Greer, right? Maybe from The Wedding Planner, 13 Going on 30, Carrie, Arrested Development, or The Descendants. Yes, you totally recognize her. And, odds are, you already feel like she’s your friend.

In her first book of essays, I Don’t Know What You Know Me From, Greer writes about everything you would hope to hear from your best friend: how a midnight shopping trip to Walgreens can cure all; what it’s like to wake up one day with stepchildren; and how she really feels about fans telling her that she’s prettier in person. Yes, it’s all here—from the hilarious moments to the intimate confessions.

But Judy Greer isn’t just a regular friend—she’s a celebrity friend. Want to know which celebs she’s peed next to? Or what the Academy Awards are actually like? Or which hot actor gave her father a Harley-Davidson? Don’t worry; Greer reveals all of that, too. You’ll love her because, besides being laugh-out-loud funny, she makes us genuinely feel like she’s one of us. Because even though she sometimes has a stylist and a makeup artist, she still wears (and hates!) Spanx. Because even after almost twenty years in Hollywood, she still hasn’t figured everything out—except that you should always wash your face before bed. Always."

First Impressions

This audiobook is narrated by Judy Greer, so that's a good start. Her voice is familiar and just as happy and quirky as the characters she plays in her movies and shows. I've enjoyed Judy Greer since I first saw her in the movie What Women Want a long time ago. That movie has since moved into the category of...problematic, but back when it first came out, I saw Sarah Paulson and Judy Greer as the true stars of that film, even though they both had smaller parts.

Since then, I've seen Judy in all her best known roles, up until her latest turn in the recently-cancelled show Reboot (RIP - super great show - so bummed it was cancelled).

Fun fact: I once saw an ad on Instagram for Judy's brand of women's supplements and I purchased her Wile Perimenopause supplements for women over 40. I'm a sucker for a celeb product. I've tried so many: skin care by J. Lo and Alicia Keys; cosmetics from Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez, Millie Bobbie Brown; and coffee blends from Green Day and Central Perk (from Friends). Instagram ads were made for people like me. But I digress.

Final Thoughts

Judy Greer is funny. Period. This is evident in her random stories detailing how she grew up and ended up in Hollywood. She's a pretty famous actress and she's been in a lot of stuff, but for some reason, she still doesn't rank as A-list. So, she's not to the point yet where she is hiring squads of security or getting mobbed by paparazzi. She's in that comfortable middle celeb territory where she can still live some semblance of a "normal" life. So hearing her viewpoint on Hollywood takes on a hilarious and somewhat voyeuristic tone. It really does feel like your best friend got to go to the Emmys and rushed home to call you and tell you about all the famous people she got to see.

I pretty much flew through this book. It's not a heavy read. Just a bunch of cute anecdotes from a sweetheart of an actress. If you already like Judy Greer, you'll like her just a little bit more after this.

Rating on Goodreads

I rated this book 3 out of 5 stars.

My rating method:

• I rarely rate books 5 stars. I save this for the absolute best books I've read. You know the ones...the ones that you can't get out of your head, even after you've finished them. The ones you think about for weeks afterwards.

• If a book is really, really good, I'll give it 4 stars. If you see a 4-star rating from me, I'd definitely recommend it to you to read.

• If it's just OK, it gets 3 stars. Basically, it means I could take it or leave it. I'd probably read it again because it wasn't terrible. But not like a favorite or anything.

• If I rate it 1 or 2 stars, I would not recommend anyone read it. It either didn't hold my interest or I couldn't relate to the characters/plot.