A review by andipants
Where Am I Now? True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame by Mara Wilson

5.0

This is a truly excellent collection of writing. Matilda was one of my favorite movies growing up, but Mara Wilson is much more than a child-actor has-been. Here, she writes with candor and wit about her surprisingly down-to-earth childhood, the difficulty of losing her mother at a young age, her struggles with OCD, and the process of growing out of her acting career and finding a niche as a writer in New York. She also touches on friendships and teenage drama, toxic "mean girls", and her own growing feminism. The stories are heartfelt and sometimes hilarious, a mix of celebrity anecdote and coming-of-age memoir, though tilted decidedly toward the latter. The book will appeal to fans of her acting career, but also to anyone who ever felt like a nervous outsider looking for a place to fit in.