Greenlights

I absolutely LOVED this. Couldn’t put it down, took it on all my walks, and gobbled it up in just a couple of days. It felt a little random (before reading this, I thought McConaughey was handsome, but I could have taken or left him otherwise). This was just so much fun to listen to. At times, it was soothing and relaxing, at times it was weird (with all those wet dream stories), and at times it was laugh-out-loud funny. McConaughey is unabashedly himself and takes us from childhood to the present, from funny family stories to his first acting job, to fame in romantic comedies. And then, walking away from romcoms to do more serious acting. Meeting his wife, having babies, and getting married. In between, there are plenty of life lessons and advice. This is honestly wonderful, and I’ve been recommending it to absolutely everyone. I chose to listen to it (which is great, as McConaughey narrates it and a new “Afterward” is included), but the print version contains photographs.