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. The book was published on October 9, 2018 and received mostly positive reviews.

Synopsis

The book is a series of essays about Ellie Kemper's life. It includes tales of her childhood in

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and stories of her acting career. All the chapter headings are the names of roles Kemper has played during her acting career ("Redhead", "Receptionist", "Slob", "Starlet"). The title of the book comes from a story from Kemper's childhood about trying to befriend

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in her backyard after watching the film ''

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''.

Reception

The book received mostly positive reviews. Publishers Weekly called it "a fun, breezy, and enjoyable volume." Noor Brara noted that though the book contains many humorous stories, at its heart it is a book about hard work.

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* 2018 non-fiction books Charles Scribner's Sons books American autobiographies Comedy books American memoirs Show business memoirs {{memoir-stub