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A review by doragt
Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir by Ina Garten by Ina Garten
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
I’ve never followed Ina closely, but thought it sounded like an entertaining book. On the whole, it was, but I thought it was inconsistently structured and paced.
The big events and lessons along the way were interspersed with smaller, mundane episodes that sometimes felt like filler.
She seemed very honest about her high and low points, but there were moments where she came too close to either bragging or self-pity.
All of that said, there were parts that made me laugh out loud. And there were some very moving and thoughtful parts, especially at the end where 1)she talks about never fully overcoming the cruelty and lack of support from her parents, and 2) talks about Oprah and Lesley Stahl calling her out for attributing her success to luck and not to talent and hard work.
The big events and lessons along the way were interspersed with smaller, mundane episodes that sometimes felt like filler.
She seemed very honest about her high and low points, but there were moments where she came too close to either bragging or self-pity.
All of that said, there were parts that made me laugh out loud. And there were some very moving and thoughtful parts, especially at the end where 1)she talks about never fully overcoming the cruelty and lack of support from her parents, and 2) talks about Oprah and Lesley Stahl calling her out for attributing her success to luck and not to talent and hard work.