FYI - Okay, this book is NOT a memoir, but it is more memoir-like than novel-like. So I am using the memoir review format!!
OVERVIEW
OVERALL REVIEW: 3.5-stars
Writing: 3.5-stars
The writing was very good. I was surprised because I expected an in-depth analysis of this movie to be a tell-all that would have been ghost-written by a National Inquirer writer.
The author wrote a very good book with interviews and lots of annotated research detailed "Notes" in the last 20% of the book. Thankfully, there were NO footnotes to distract me! Impressive!
This was a lot of fun to read!
Character Arc: 3.5-stars
The story begins with Rosalind Wiseman's amazing book which was the basis for the screenplay. Tina Fey adapted this amazing book into a screenplay and was involved in the entire process of the movie from writing to casting to almost everything!
I really enjoyed learning about how Tina Fey's real life was included in the screenplay. From the jokes to hard and difficult stories. It was very interesting.
Memorable: 3.5-stars
It was a memorable memoir because I really loved the movie. Finding out about what happened to make this movie so fantastic was really fun.
Entertaining: 3.0-stars
It was a fun read. The book did get a bit bogged down to me when it was talking about the theater production of Mean Girls as I really was only interested in the movie.
Book cover: 3.5-stars
Cute.
Book title: 3.5-stars
Cute.
Gut feeling: 3.0 stars
I had no clue as to how I would feel about this book. I was very pleasantly surprised!!
Suggestions:
A listing of the characters and who held the part (in the movie and theater production) would have been great!
Recommend
STATISTICS
NetGalley ARC (Advance Reader Copy)
So Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
272 pages
Dey Street Books
Release date of 01/16/2024
INFORMATIONAL LINKS
Happy reading,
Dorothea 💜
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