Today’s 31 Day March Blog Challenge prompt is to talk about the last book I read.  The last book I read was Guts:  The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs  by Kristen Johnston.  Yes, that Kristen Johnston from  that odd alien television show from the 90′s, 3rd Rock from the Sun.

I picked up this book on a whim, while perusing the shelves at a local book sale.  I thought the image on the cover was interesting and I enjoy a occassional memoir, so I picked it up.  I am not a Kristen Johnson fan, although I remember her cameo on Sex and the City as an aging party girl, and I was not a 3rd Rock from the Sun fan (at all), but the reviews looked positive and I needed a book to read for my trip to Europe.

Originally, I thought the “Guts” reference in the title referenced one’s bravery and fearlessness, but actually it was about your guts, as in intestines.  In Kristen’s case, her guts exploded as a result of a long history of drug and alcohol abuse which landed her in a London hospital, recovering from something she never should have survived.

The book is a story of recovery and awakening.  Riveting at times, Kristen’s writes about her addiction from a very honest place and then makes fun of her experiences in a way only a comedic actress can.  I read the book in about three sittings and found myself very engaged and interested in the book’s outcome and its characters.

While I normally do not review books on Giggles, Gobbles and Gulps, I will say I really enjoyed this book.  It was a different type of book for me – I don’t normally read memoirs from recovering drug addicts, but in this case the book worked for me.

Kristen Johnson’s Guts…is GGG approved and it was the last book I read.  This completes my 31 Day March Blog Challenge post for the day.

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