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In the summer of 1974, a fourteen-year-old girl in Dolton, Illinois, had a dream. A dream to become an actress, like her idols Ron Howard and Vicki Lawrence. But it was a long way from the South Side of Chicago to Hollywood, and it didn't help that she'd recently dropped out of the school play, The Ugly Duckling. Or that the Hollywood casting directors she wrote to replied

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But the funny thing is, it all came true. Through a series of Happy Accidents, Jane Lynch created an improbable and hilarious path to success. In those early years, despite her dreams, she was also consumed with anxiety, feeling out of place in both her body and her family. To deal with her worries about her sexuality, she escaped in positive ways such as joining a high school chorus not unlike the one in Glee but also found destructive outlets. She started drinking almost every night her freshman year of high school and developed a mean and judgmental streak that turned her into a real- life Sue Sylvester.

Then, at thirty-one, she started to get her life together. She was finally able to embrace her sexuality, come out to her parents, and quit drinking for good. Soon after, a Frosted Flakes commercial and a chance meeting in a coffee shop led to a role in the Christopher Guest movie Best in Show, which helped her get cast in The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Similar coincidences and chance meetings led to roles in movies starring Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, and even Meryl Streep in 2009's Julie & Julia. Then, of course, came the two lucky accidents that truly changed her life. Getting lost in a hotel led to an introduction to her future wife, Lara. Then, a series she'd signed up for abruptly got canceled, making it possible for her to take the role of Sue Sylvester in Glee, which made her a megastar.

Today, Jane Lynch has finally found the contentment she thought she'd never have. Part comic memoir and part inspirational narrative, this is a book equally for the rabid Glee fan and for anyone who needs a new perspective on life, love, and success.

WITH A FOREWORD BY CAROL BURNETT

Excerpt from Happy Accidents:

If I could go back in time and talk to my twenty-year-old self, the first thing I would say is: "Lose the perm." Secondly I would say: "Relax. Really. Just relax. Don't sweat it."

I can't remember a time when I wasn't anxious and fearful that the parade would pass me by. And I was sure there was someone or something outside of myself with all the answers. I had a driving, anxiety-filled ambition. I wanted to be a working actor so badly. I wanted to belong and feel like I was valued and seen. Well, now I am a working actor, and I guarantee you it's not because I suffered or worried over it.

As I look back, the road to where I am today has been a series of happy accidents I was either smart or stupid enough to take advantage of. I thought I had to have a plan, a strategy. Turns out I just had to be ready and willing to take chances, look at what's right in front of me, and put my heart into everything I do. All that anxiety and fear didn't help, nor did it fuel anything useful. My final piece of advice to twenty-year-old me: Be easy on your sweet self. And don't drink Miller Lite tall boys in the morning.

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Published September 13th 2011 by Voice (first published September 1st 2011)

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Dec 09, 2011 Sean Kennedy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is a breezy read that won't take up much of your time, but it will surprise you with its candour. Jane Lynch takes us through her periods of heavy drinking and an acerbic personality which, although they often worked together to mask the pain of struggling with her sexuality, happened to drive people away. Often in celebrity autobiographies they hide these aspects of their personality, but Lynch embraces it and really makes you think that unless you could have poked at her hard shell you wo...more

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Jan 31, 2012 Kate rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: memoir, nonfiction

When I heard Jane Lynch was writing a book I couldn't of been more excited! I think she's a truly fantastic comedian and brings so much personality to every role I've ever seen her play, so I can't wait to read this book when it comes out.
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I'm really glad I read this book! Out of all the "celebrity memoirs" out there, I must admit that this one has been my favorite so far. I liked how Jane's tone/personality really came through every page from beginning...more

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Dec 05, 2011 jess rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: audiobook-d, ladyish, 2011

Jane Lynch says in this interview that she was inspired to write this book by the It Gets Better project, and it shows. This book delves into some of the darker moments of Jane's life, but also takes the reader to the heights of a strangely successful career. From her struggles with alcoholism, her extended period spent in the closet of self-denial, and dysfunctional romantic relationships that continued well into her adulthood, Jane Lynch delivers the kind of alienated, lonely, disturbing story...more Jane Lynch says in this interview that she was inspired to write this book by the It Gets Better project, and it shows. This book delves into some of the darker moments of Jane's life, but also takes the reader to the heights of a strangely successful career. From her struggles with alcoholism, her extended period spent in the closet of self-denial, and dysfunctional romantic relationships that continued well into her adulthood, Jane Lynch delivers the kind of alienated, lonely, disturbing story we've come to expect from the Gay Childhood and Adolescence. And then, hold onto your hats, because she starts befriending important people, experience career success and working through her personal issues. It's really a peaks and valleys kind of story, but lacks the juicy gossip, personal secrets and insane revelations that make memoirs really great. This book is a sanitized version of the story told from a very happy place. Good for Jane Lynch, but there's a certain depth that's missing here. She literally has nothing bad to say about anyone who is currently in her life.

If you have never known someone who struggled with their sexual orientation through their adolescence and young adulthood, Jane's struggles might be enlighten you, but if you've had (or been) a self-loathing, drunk, gay friend, this will seem overwrought.

Regardless, this is a quick and easy read. Jane Lynch is a funny person. I appreciated that Jane delineated between her gender presentation and sexual orientation, exploring the ways that masculinity is constructed in contemporary media through her own experiences and career. Although she does not use academic theories and jargon to explore these issues, she mentions multiple times how many roles she has landed that were written for men and how she got those roles with her hard-ass, arrogant, over-confident faux bravado (fauxvado! that should be a word.). She questions why being confident and self-assured are masculine traits, and what it takes to "make it" as a funny lady. Her failures to get (and keep) the girl are kind of awkward and painful, but hey, we've all been there.

I struggled with how many stars to give this book -- I like Jane, and this is a perfectly fine book, but it's really just "okay" to me. 2.5 stars. (less)

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Nov 04, 2012 Erin rated it 1 of 5 stars

I’ve moved cities and so am doing all the usual sorts of new city things: buying plants, biking the major routes, joining book clubs. I found a book club on Wednesday, they met on Saturday, and so I put down the interminable Storm of Swords (no, my blogging hiatus has not been caused by depression or misery, but rather the result of GRRMartin not being able to write a concise plot) in order to pick up Jane Lynch’s totally terrible memoir, Happy Accidents.

What a waste of a day of reading. To thin...more I’ve moved cities and so am doing all the usual sorts of new city things: buying plants, biking the major routes, joining book clubs. I found a book club on Wednesday, they met on Saturday, and so I put down the interminable Storm of Swords (no, my blogging hiatus has not been caused by depression or misery, but rather the result of GRRMartin not being able to write a concise plot) in order to pick up Jane Lynch’s totally terrible memoir, Happy Accidents.

What a waste of a day of reading. To think I might have been two hundred pages closer to done Storm of Swords. Or I might have mopped my floors, or written thank you letters, or stare vacantly into space. I can’t even begin to catalogue the ways this book fails. Well, that’s not true, I can, and I will. So here you go: While memoirs are inevitably narcissistic this one achieves a spectacular level of naval gazing, borne, I suspect, from the author’s occasionally observed (and then hastily dismissed) self-doubt and insecurity. Contributing to this reader’s annoyance with the narcissism is the dull account of a life. I’m not one to demand that memoirs only be written by extraordinary people, or by those for whom life has been exciting, challenging or unique; but I do expect a memoir to demonstrate some enthusiasm for the life being described, some general sense that it is worth me reading about. That there ought to be some kind of moral isn’t what I mean, more that there should be a anchoring question, much less mundane than: am I loveable? Or perhaps, just as mundane as that but then explicitly asked and curiously examined.

I’m going to stop before I rant too long about the prosaic language, the lack (get this!) of character development and the annoying tendency to assume that the author is the only person for whom life has been Difficult. I’ll just say that I’m not going to be returning to this particular book club. Even though all the other members found it terrible, I can’t find myself trusting another one of their recommendations. This book exacts too high a price in trying to find friends.(less)

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Sep 26, 2012 Shana rated it 3 of 5 stars

My husband and I have a standing Tuesday evening Glee date. It was something he fought at first, but I managed to hook him with the Britney Spears episode (don’t ask). Part of what eventually helped turn him into a Gleek was the character of Coach Sylvester, played by the wonderful Jane Lynch. Her comedic timing, growls, and hilariously rude one liners kept us in laughter each week. So when I saw that she was coming out with a memoir, I knew I had to read it.

Lately, it seems that many of TV and...more

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Aug 08, 2012 Joanna rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, non-fiction, this-book-has-a-lesbian-in-it

For a celebrity memoir, Jane Lynch has actually written a pretty good book. It stands out from the glut of these types of books by having substantial content - for really trying to tell you something about the author and her life - and for not shrinking from any part of her not-so-famous past.

It might help that Jane Lynch went through a lot of her life as a normal working actress before catapulting to household name status in her late 40s. This means that she is far enough along on her personal...more

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Feb 14, 2012 M added it

I think that everyone loves Jane Lynch. Well everyone that's watched anything she is in that is. But really its hard not to know who Jane Lynch is these days. It seems like she is in almost everything these days. I first saw Jane Lynch with out having any idea who she was in Talladega Knights: The Balled of Ricky Bobby. My mom absolutely loves that movie and I always thought the mom in it (played by Jane Lynch) was a great character. I also loved her character in Julie and Julia, which incidenta...more

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Jan 06, 2012 Julie rated it 4 of 5 stars

So a bout of insomnia last night had me lying there, and rather than stare at the ceiling I picked up this book. I had only grabbed from the library yesterday, but when flicking through it it had made me smile.

I didn't really expect to enjoy it - but I did. Jane Lynchs memoir was quite sweet in fact. A childhood growing up she always knew she was different, and finally as a teenage was able to realise that she might be a Lesbian, but don't worry the books not all about that.

For years she struggl...more

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Dec 12, 2011 Sheila DeChantal rated it 4 of 5 stars

At fourteen years old, Jane Lynch had a dream of becoming an actress. She started sending out letters which, when anyone bothered to reply were kind rejections or advice giving such as, "get some professional training and look us up in five years or so..."

Jane however did not give up and as her book is titles, by a series of Happy Accidents, her dreams eventually did come true. Jane's story however is not without hardships. Jane suffered from anxiety and a lack of self-worth. She felt unsure of...more

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Oct 15, 2011 Kathleen Hagen added it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011-audio-books, 2011-nonfiction

Happy Accidents, by Jane Lynch, Narrated by Jane Lynch, with a Forward writeen by, and narrated by Carol Burnett. Produced by Harper Audio, Downloaded from audible.com.

Jane Lynch knew from her teenage years on that she wanted to be an actress. She sent letters to all the agents she could find listed, but they all told her that professional acting experience was needed for her to make it. Her mother, a no-nonsense midwesterner, kept telling her that she could act in plays if she wanted to, but sh...more Happy Accidents, by Jane Lynch, Narrated by Jane Lynch, with a Forward writeen by, and narrated by Carol Burnett. Produced by Harper Audio, Downloaded from audible.com.

Jane Lynch knew from her teenage years on that she wanted to be an actress. She sent letters to all the agents she could find listed, but they all told her that professional acting experience was needed for her to make it. Her mother, a no-nonsense midwesterner, kept telling her that she could act in plays if she wanted to, but should have another profession just in case it didn’t work out-a skill such as typing, for example. Through a series of happy accidents, Jane Lynch created an improbable - and hilarious - path to success. In those early years, despite her dreams, she was also consumed with anxiety, feeling out of place in both her body and her family. To deal with her worries about her sexuality, she escaped in positive ways - such as joining a high-school chorus not unlike the one in Glee - but also found destructive outlets. She started drinking almost every night during
her freshman year of high school and developed a mean and judgmental streak that turned her into a real-life Sue Sylvester. Then, at 31, she started to
get her life together. She was finally able to embrace her sexuality, come out to her parents, and quit drinking for good. Soon after, a Frosted Flakes
commercial and a chance meeting in a coffee shop led to a role in the Christopher Guest movie Best in Show, which helped her to get cast in The 40-Year-Old
Virgin. Similar coincidences and chance meetings led to roles in movies starring Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, and even Meryl Streep in 2009's Julie & Julia.
Then, of course, came the two lucky accidents that truly changed her life. Getting lost in a hotel led to an introduction to her future wife, Lara. And
then a series she'd signed up for abruptly got canceled, making it possible for her to take the role of Sue Sylvester in Glee, which made her a megastar. Jane Lynch is a wonderful narrator for her own story. Despite the problems she had to encounter and solve in her life, this is a feel-good book.
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Sep 23, 2011 Katie rated it 3 of 5 stars

I love Jane Lynch and knew I would want to read this book as soon as I heard it existed. As expected, it was an interesting and quick read--if you like her, I think you'll find her life story to date interesting. I'll always remember just being completely struck by her screen presence and her natural talent at dry humor from the very first time I saw her, which was I think in "Best in Show". That was such a great movie, chock full of talented and hilarious actors, yet she still stood out to me.

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Feb 05, 2012 Lillian rated it 3 of 5 stars

Expectations: A book that would have me laughing aloud without pause.
Reality: The only time I laughed was when she listed her favorite Sue Sylvester quotations.

I was initially bothered by the lack of funny, but I pressed on. Soon, I felt meagerly captivated by Jane's struggles. Though I wasn't 100% enthralled in the beginning, I stuck around because I've always been curious about how one gets to be so successful (which is not without incident, as it happens). I like advice from wise owls, so tha...more

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Dec 13, 2012 Christine rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: biography-memoir

Funny and insightful. I listened to the audiobook, which is read by the author. I enjoyed hearing the book in Jane Lynch's own voice. Her reading brought liveliness and humor to the book that I might not have picked up by reading the print version.

In the first part of the book, she talks about her drive to become an actor and the insecurities that dogged her and drove her to drink. She also talks with fondness and heartbreaking honesty about her closest relationships with friends and family. I...more

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Sep 24, 2011 Cherylann rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: memoirs

I listened to Happy Accidents because Jane Lynch narrated the book. I'm certainly glad I chose the audiobook. I really appreciate the candor with which Lynch discusses here childhood, college years, and early adulthood. There were times when I laughed out loud as Lynch was narrating events from her childhood. I'm sure other drivers thought I was a bit nuts. However, by the time the book moved into Lynch's adulthood, and the elements of her career that she's most known for (Best in Show, A Mighty...more

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Jan 21, 2012 Marie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: nonfiction, memoirs, women

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I've long been a Jane Lynch fan, since I first saw her in "Best in Show," and of course who doesn't love Sue Sylvester on "Glee"?

Lynch talks about her growing-up years in a happy suburban Illinois family. She had a reasonably happy childhood, although she never really felt like she fit in with her Catholic, traditional family. She also started drinking at a very early age, with her parents' knowledge. One of the places she felt she really fit in was in ch...more

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Jan 08, 2012 Ashlee Tidwell rated it 5 of 5 stars

I'm not one to dive into the lives of celebrities. I don't read people magazine, and I don't care that "so-and-so" just had a baby in Hollywood. That being said however, I've always been drawn to a few actors/actresses that I would certainly read about, if given the chance, and Jane Lynch is no exception to my small little list. Coming from such a funny and lively soul, going on her journey of turmoil and heartache was at times, painful. In a small, I'm-not-important way, I could relate to many...more

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Nov 29, 2011 Geri rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011

I have to be honest and say the only reason I picked up this book is because
I know Jane's cousin, Dr. K. Lynch. Dr. Lynch is a recently retired
English teacher of 30 plus years in both the private and public High
School sectors of the Chicago Suburbs. Personally, I'd have to agree with Dr. Lynch that
the reason Jane is where she is today...isn't a happy accident. Jane Lynch worked her butt off for years in the industry and her hard work paid off...period! Kudos to Jane for her years of
hard work and...more

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Nov 19, 2012 Sara rated it 2 of 5 stars

I received this book as part of the ticket price to see Jane Lynch speak at Dominican College last fall (2011). She was a delightful speaker and I hoped that same sense of humor would come out in her book. It's really not a funny book, but I enjoyed the first half which is, more or less, a testimonial of her struggles with her sexual identity and alcohol abuse. I don't remember why I put it down for about a year. It's possible that I was bored with the chronological list of her career successes...more

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Nov 08, 2011 Katie Fitzgerald rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult-books, published-2010s

If you're planning to read this book because you think it will be laugh-out-loud funny, like Bossypants, you might be disappointed. But even though it wasn't what I expected, Happy Accidents was still a really enjoyable book. In her own words, with some help from a friend named in the acknowledgements, Jane Lynch takes us through years of anxiety, alienation, self-doubt, alcoholism, and living in the closet, and shows how, over time, she learned not to "be afraid of the shadow" and to use her da...more

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Dec 31, 2012 K.B. rated it 4 of 5 stars

I bought this book expecting something totally different. I think because I've seen Jane play such strong characters on TV or in movies, I didn't expect her to seem to have such a soft inside. Maybe soft isn't the right word. She is not afraid to talk about the not-so-great periods of her life, her mistakes, her vulnerabilities. And it made her so much more real to me. I could relate better than I thought I would.

I admire Jane's determination so much. I'm glad she wrote this book because I got a...more

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Dec 28, 2012 Anthony Maroon rated it 4 of 5 stars

So my absolute love for Jane Lynch may cloud my judgement and therefore make me review this book in a slightly bias way. With that said, Jane Lynch has achieved a quite moving and truthful reliving of significant events in her life. I've read a lot of criticism on her lack of character development and it's not adhering to a memoir and what not. My response to this is for everyone to ... just get over it. The story is told vividly and takes us on the journey of self acceptance and personal strugg...more

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Jun 12, 2012 Monica Williams rated it 4 of 5 stars

I know Jane Lynch from her work on Glee. Sorry hipsters, those Christopher Guest movies are kind of lost on me. It's rare that I read a book and I can almost hear the authors voice reading it in my head. (Also I usually shun audio-books so this was at times very odd.) Then again I usually don't see the author on TV for 3 seasons of one of my favorite shows. Sorry Tina Fey, you are hilarious, but never seen an episode of 30 Rock and I only have faint memories of your Palin impersonations on SNL a...more

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Oct 14, 2011 Lauren rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adult-nf

I don't know why I kept listening to this but I did and it was ok but in some ways not really that interesting. I really like Jane as an actor. I think her childhood story was more interesting than her work story. I love Glee and enjoyed the more personal details about the cast and the writers. But still...besides a long time of being lonely, Jane had a uneventful life with many early successes. Not that interesting but I like her voice and she kept me listening in spite of thinking many times,...more

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Sep 26, 2011 Alex Crookshanks rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: wishlist

What a wonderful read (as read to me by my personal friend, Jane Lynch).

I love to read, but I've recently rediscovered audible and the luxury it provides me to be able to "read" a book while working throughout the day. And it's much safer to "read" an audiobook while driving than reading an actual book while driving. Although I have performed the later with great ease and skill at much protest to my friends and family.

Back to the book. You simply MUST have Jane read it to you. It's a book about...more

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Sep 16, 2011 Michelle Wegner rated it 4 of 5 stars

I have been following Jane Lynch's career for some time now, considering SHE GREW UP ONE BLOCK AWAY FROM MY HOUSE IN DOLTON, ILL! She actually gave her street address in this book from when she lived in Dolton, and I realized that I must have delivered newspapers to her house and went begging for Christmas paper girl tips there as well. We also attended the same elementary, jr. high, and high school. It was fascinating to hear about our little corner of the world from her perspective. All of my...more

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Oct 24, 2011 Blane rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, audio-book, memoir

SPOILERS INCLUDED!!! The first 2/3 of 'Happy Accidents' was just another ho-hum celebrity biography...growing up, discovering acting/theater, realizing one is different (i.e., queer), rehash of professional career, etc. I nearly gave up on it. Had Lynch stayed on this track, I would have been pressed to give the book 2 stars. However, the final 1/3, when she recounts her meeting her future wife & the issues they faced with adopted children vis-a-vis Florida's discriminatory and bigoted ban o...more

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Sep 15, 2012 Mónica rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I had been meaning to read Happy Accidents for a while now, and although I am not one to listen to audiobooks instead of reading the print books, I'm happy that's what I did in this case. This 7-hour-long audiobook was the perfect companion during an 11-hour card drive, and by book's end I felt that Jane and I had bonded (we're besties now, so I will only refer to her by her first name).

Having Jane read the book herself made me feel as though she were in the car with me, sitting in the passenge...more

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Oct 26, 2011 Michelle added it

Jane Lynch is one of my favorite actresses in Hollywood right now. I fell in love with her during the movie Best in Show and have watched her star rocket upward ever since then. She is a bit like a female version of Ron Howard’s brother, in that she has been in almost everything, but she is always excellent at whatever role she is portraying. However, behind the sarcasm and silliness is someone who has struggled with feelings of inadequacy and unworthiness her entire life.

On the surface, Jane h...more

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Jan 18, 2013 Jaclyn Kendall rated it 4 of 5 stars

I listened to this audiobook and loved it! Lynch reads the book herself, and I learned a lot about her interesting life. She is a great story teller. One of the things I took away from this book is that Lynch is a bit of a diva. I would never have guessed that given what I've seen from her public appearances, but until just recently she was still throwing tantrums on set and talking down to everyone who did not have the theatrical education and resume that she has. I think her success with Glee...more

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Jan 18, 2013 Pixie Fair rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Pixie by: Barnes & Noble

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Why Did I Read This Book: The second book in what was to be my "Cheap Reads" theme, I found the eBook on sale. I LOVE me some Glee, and I love the way Jane plays Sue Sylvester, so I decided it was worth well more than the selling price, and hopped on that bargain.

Why Did I Give This Book 4/5 Stars: Jane Lynch is an honest woman, and a hilarious comic. While her story was touching and easy to relate to, it was sometimes hard to see the humor in it. Don't get me wrong though, I truly enjoyed this...more

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