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This Will Only Hurt a Little by Busy Philipps

January 25, 2019 by Caitlin_D Leave a Comment

Busy’s career has mostly flown under my radar. I was 11 when Freaks and Geeks premiered so I didn’t watch it until it came on Netflix years later; I’ve also never seen a single episode of Dawson’s Creek or Cougar Town, her other big roles.  I had no idea she was on ER because I stopped watching around the time Grey’s Anatomy came out and that was before Busy had her arc. I essentially know Busy as “Michelle William’s best friend” which is probably not how she wants to be remembered. One […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Busy Philipps, This Will Only Hurt a Little

Caitlin_D's CBR11 Review No:5 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: Busy Philipps, This Will Only Hurt a Little ·
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I wanted so much more from this one

This Will Only Hurt a Little by Busy Philipps

January 9, 2019 by badkittyuno 1 Comment

This book starts out so well — Busy has put up with a lot of shit during her years in Hollywood (I mean…James Franco alone…) and she pulls no punches calling out the hypocrisy and misogyny she has seen and fought. “Men love a woman who laughs at the joke, especially if the joke is at her expense. “She’s so cool. She just gets it.” Her happier stories are great reads, too — her triumphs and behind the scenes joys. But something starts to sort […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Busy Philipps

badkittyuno's CBR11 Review No:3 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: Busy Philipps ·
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