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Talking as Fast as I Can
- From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between
- Narrated by: Lauren Graham
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
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Summary
A New York Times best seller
Winner of the GoodReads Choice Awards 2017 for Humour
In this collection of personal essays, the beloved star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood reveals stories about life, love, and working as a woman in Hollywood along with behind-the-scenes dispatches from the set of the new Gilmore Girls, where she plays the fast-talking Lorelai Gilmore once again.
In Talking as Fast as I Can, Lauren Graham hits 'pause' for a moment and looks back on her life, sharing laugh-out-loud stories about growing up, starting out as an actress, and, years later, sitting in her trailer on the Parenthood set and asking herself, 'Did you, um, make it?' She opens up about the challenges of being single in Hollywood ('Strangers were worried about me; that's how long I was single!'), the time she was asked to audition her butt for a role, and her experience being a judge on Project Runway ('It's like I had a fashion-induced blackout').
In 'What It Was Like, Part One', Graham sits down for an epic Gilmore Girls marathon and reflects on being cast as the fast-talking Lorelai Gilmore. The essay 'What It Was Like, Part Two' reveals how it felt to pick up the role again nine years later and what doing so has meant to her.
Some more things you will learn about Lauren: she once tried to go vegan just to bond with Ellen DeGeneres; she's aware that meeting guys at awards shows has its pitfalls ('If you're meeting someone for the first time after three hours of hair, makeup, and styling, you've already set the bar too high'); and she's a card-carrying REI shopper ('My bungee cords now earn points!').
Including photos and excerpts from the diary Graham kept during the filming of the recent Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, this book is like a cosy night in, catching up with your best friend, laughing and swapping stories, and - of course - talking as fast as you can.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
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- Maddie
- 26-01-17
So incredibly special
What made the experience of listening to Talking as Fast as I Can the most enjoyable?
There are so many things that made listening to this book enjoyable. I would have to say Lauren's reading is a massive factor, and the level of detail she goes into in all of the right places. If you love Gilmore Girls, you HAVE to listen to this book.
What other book might you compare Talking as Fast as I Can to, and why?
I couldn't compare this book to any other biography/non-fiction. Lauren should have her own genre. It's funny, emotional, interesting and beautiful.
What does Lauren Graham bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Lauren's delivery of her own jokes and asides is superb, and yes, she really does talk fast! But in a good, excited way; the way that we have all come to love through Lorelai. I don't think anything beats hearing a writer read their own story, because they understand it more than anyone else, it brings emotion to the book.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
When Lauren talks about filming "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life", I cried almost every time she said she cried. It was so moving, but don't listen when you're driving - you won't be able to see for the tears, and you might "move" into a wall.
Any additional comments?
I love Lauren Graham.
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- ruth
- 19-12-16
Listening as much as I can!
I absolutely loved Lauren Graham's New Book!
They way it was read to the context in it made my listening even more enjoyable.
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- Ayeasha Cindy
- 14-11-18
Absolutely loved!
I've been a Gilmore Girls fan since I was a child and this was the best book to listen to. Lauren is so witty and wonderful.
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- Kelly Bennett
- 29-04-21
As satisfying as a cup of Luke's coffee
With Lauren Graham reading her own words, it feels like Lauren/Lorelei merge. Engaging, heartfelt, warm story and delivery! Keep writing Lauren.
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- Steph
- 09-02-17
Listen at time + 1/2 speed
A joy - Exactly what you'd expect from Lauren
Listen at time and a half speed - It feels more real
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- Maria Carter-Swinburne
- 14-03-17
Simply amazing
As an avid fan of Gilmore Girls and Lauren Graham I was incredibly excited to listen to Graham narrate such an important book.
I listened to it solely on the train and I feel the need to apologise to the fellow passengers who looked at me strangely when I was laughing uncontrollably and who (hopefully) did not notice me tear up during the last few chapters.
I adore this book. Graham is funny, sensitive and intelligent and this is all conveyed in her reading.
I challenge anyone who listens not to laugh at her anicdotes of acting and adulting.
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- Mylene Heemstra
- 06-02-24
Love her
So happy she wrote this. Love her. The end, yes, hmmm!!! Thankful and nice to hear her voice again
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- R. A
- 11-09-24
A genuinely nice person
As a huge Gilmore Girls fan, I just loved listening to Lauren/Lorelai’s voice and hearing her story.
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- Tori
- 19-10-19
A fun and fabulous book.
I really enjoyed this audio book and Lauren Graham's narration. I was full of details of the Gilmore Girls behind the scenes and the actresses own humour was shining through. I highly recommend you give it a listen.
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- Jake Stacey
- 23-09-19
Funny, and Inspirational
She is so funny and, Interesting, I was captivated from the first sentence. The book had me laughing and the way she carries a story is mesmerising. a truly inspiring woman, and so interesting to hear her story. But did anyone else feel like that wasn't the end....
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