Guts, Kristen Johnston
Guts, Kristen Johnston
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Guts
The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs of a Giant Disaster

Author: Kristen Johnston

Narrator: Kristen Johnston

Unabridged: 4 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/13/2012


Synopsis

The New York Times bestseller—a harrowing and hysterical memoir by the two-time Emmy Award-winning actress from the hit television show 3rd Rock from the Sun.

“It felt like I was speeding on the Autobahn toward hell, trapped inside a DeLorean with no brakes. And even if I could somehow stop, I’d still be screwed, because there’s no way I’d ever be able to figure out how to open those insane, cocaine-designed doors.”

Actress Kristen Johnston has written her first book, a surprisingly raw and triumphant memoir that is outrageous, moving, sweet, tragic, and heartbreakingly honest. Guts is a true achievement—a memoir that manages to be as frank and revealing as Augusten Burroughs, yet as hilarious and witty as David Sedaris. Johnston takes us on a journey so truthful and relatable, so remarkably fresh, it promises to stay with you for a long, long time.

About Kristen Johnston

Kristen Johnston is an actress, a teacher, and now a celebrated writer. She is one of the founding executive directors of SLAM, and she splits her time between New York City and Los Angeles.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Fabian

Evil ulcers & morphine monsters are the true villains out to get the famous comedian in this, a self-help/inspirational book/cautionary life story hybrid. Kristen Johnson has the congeniality and taste to render her tale incredibly vivid and real; she takes that inimitable home girl attitude about t......more

Goodreads review by Sue

Kristen Johnston is evil, and so are her Guts. I first saw the book in Indigo. Or Chapters. Well, whichever bookstore it is where I go for Starbucks every day. I walk quickly through the books to the escalator, and take the stairway (escalator) to heaven. But then one day, she caught my eye. Well, the......more

Goodreads review by Shannon

I never watched "3rd Rock From the Sun" or saw much of Kristen Johnston's work. But a few years ago she was in an episode of "Sex and the City" in which she played a washed-up party girl who, while completely wasted, tragically falls through a window to her death. I got the sense while reading this......more

I want to say THANK YOU to Johnston for writing this book and making it 'no-holds-barred'. I myself have also lived with a colostomy bag as my entire colon (large intestine) has been surgically removed due to severe Crohn's Disease. This book accurately depicts what a lot of my experience was like,......more