Andrew Rannells is an actor with roles on Broadway, film and television. I admit I hadn’t known much about him before reading this book, but I was impressed with his candor and humor. Much of the book relates to his career like auditioning for the Book of Mormon. One of my favorite essays is Saigon in the Finger Lakes. He was cast as Chris in Miss Saigon. During his stay in the Finger Lakes he wrote numerous amusing letters to his friend, Zuzanna. The essay is primarily the letters.
Andrew delves into growing up. One question is when do you know you’re an adult: when you have a house, a career, a lover? I found his musings quite relevant. How do any of us know when we’re grown up.
In the context of family, he talks about being an uncle. He never wanted to have children and was startled when his brother and sisters began to produce off-spring. He knew he wouldn’t have children, so he decided to become a good uncle.
I enjoyed his writing style. It is very conversational making you feel like you know the other person. I think the audiobook might be even more enjoy because the author’s style lends itself to the spoken word.
I enjoyed the book and recommend it if you’d like a book that you can enjoy in chapters as a relaxing read.
I received this book from Random House for this review.
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