She's "celebrity adjacent"--not prime paparazzi meat, but more along the lines of "How do I know you?" Lisa Ann Walter is a veteran of show business, having managed within it to carve out a career and a life despite being (by Hollywood standards) somewhere around an 8 among 10s, looks-wise. She took on the huge challenge of making a living in standup comedy, not hospitable territory for women then or now. Challenging Hollywood, she found her way into a succession of TV and film acting and production roles. She has succeeded because she is a 20 in terms of salty wit, humor, brains, and determination.
While struggling, and having her share of satisfaction and fun along with the pain and depression, Lisa has also been watching what is going on and thinking about it. She has drawn some conclusions, or at least formulated some questions, and is sharing them with us. For example, why do women, and not just in Hollywood, let themselves be drawn into the killing, and ultimately unwinnable, competition to be supremely young and beautiful, and size 2 (max)? Can one overcome body-self-hatred and exult in becoming the very best version of oneself? How much artifice (e.g., surgery) is self-defeating? How can one wear hair extensions without slowly going bald? Must I wear acrylic nails? Is a voluptuous ass a good or bad thing?
This sassy, sometimes outrageous, sometimes sad, but mostly funny book will tell you a lot about Hollywood and the entertainment biz that you had no idea of, give you close-up views of some big and small figures in that world, and discuss some beauty interventions that you have never even known were available. Along the way, she drops observations on growing up as a half-Sicilian, East Coast suburbanite and even provides some tangy household hints drawn from her heritage and experience, including what is, more than a recipe, a disquisition (to be read in a Brooklyn accent) on making Southern Italian tomato gravy and incorporated meats. She leaves braciola for a more advanced course in the future. May it come soon!
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When I read this book I felt that she was talking about my life only with me it was my low self-esteem because I am not pretty, in fact, I don't even hit the top 5 in looks. That has been my life I have come to accept it. I felt like I understood what she was going through, and I was moved to tears when she talked about how she felt when people would call her fat or when she was going through rough relationships. Just knowing she had a lot of positive people behind to help her through was great she still has those people. But this book has some great anecdotes and life lessons we all can relate to and follow I like it I will read it again BTW she is absolutely stunning
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When I read this book I felt that she was talking about my life only with me it was my low self-esteem because I am not pretty, in fact, I don't even hit the top 5 in looks. That has been my life I have come to accept it. I felt like I understood what she was going through, and I was moved to tears when she talked about how she felt when people would call her fat or when she was going through rough relationships. Just knowing she had a lot of positive people behind to help her through was great she still has those people. But this book has some great anecdotes and life lessons we all can relate to and follow I like it I will read it again BTW she is absolutely stunning
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she had a sitcom (short lived) I enjoyed it. and of course because she is hot
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