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I had no idea Minka Kelly had written a book until a few weeks ago when Youtube randomly suggested me a video where she was talking about her book and I decided to watch it. The book is still pretty new tho,it was published back in May this year.
I loved her back in Friday Night Lights, she was so beautiful and her character was dating Taylor Kitsch, one of my big crushes, I had no idea they actually dated in real life too. When the show ended, I stopped following her career, dunno why. After watching that video, I kinda started remembering when I watched FNL and felt like giving it a chance. I didn't expect anything, especially not for it to kit me this hard.
I didn't read the book tho, as I did with the Jessica Simpson's Open Book, I binge listened to the audiobook. It was so good, I listened to the almost 9 hour long audio in just 3 days.
In this book, Minka shares her story being raised by a single mom who used to work as a stripper and dealt with addictions. How they always struggled with money and never felt she had a home. She also talks about love, loss and how she got to the point where she is now. There is so much I didn't know about her. It's weird how sometimes we just think of actors as the characters they play on TV and never really imagine what they go through in their real life.
This book became a little more personal to me when she started talking about her mom getting sick. She died of stomach cancer, and the way she narrated part of it, felt so close to the things we went through when my dad got sick. It made me remember the whole thing, from getting the diagnosis, to losing him. It was hard and it made me cry a lot, I'm not gonna lie. It's still a very sensitive topic.
I really believe she poured her heart and soul in this book. It is very raw, very real and having her narrating it makes it even better. Defo a 10 / 10.
I don't know if these type of autobiographies are your cup of tea but, if they are, I totes recommend this one.
