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Choose Your Own Autobiography
Choose Your Own Autobiography | Neil Patrick Harris
Tired of memoirs that only tell you what really happened?Sick of deeply personal accounts written in the first person? Seeking an exciting, interactive read that puts the 'u' back in 'aUtobiography'? Then look no further thanNeil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography! In this revolutionary, Joycean experiment in light celebrity narrative, actor/personality/carbon-based life-form Neil Patrick Harris lets you, the reader, live his life. You will be born in New Mexico. You will get your big break at an acting camp. You will get into a bizarre confrontation outside a nightclub with actor Scott Caan. Even better, at each critical juncture of your life you will choose how to proceed. You will decide whether to try out forDoogie Howser, M.D. You will decide whether to spend years struggling with your sexuality. You will decide what kind of caviar you want to eat on board Elton John's yacht.Choose correctly and you'll find fame, fortune, and true love. Choose incorrectly and you'll find misery, heartbreak, and a guest stint on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. All this, plus magic tricks, cocktail recipes, embarrassing pictures from your time as a child actor, and even a closing song. Yes, if you buy one book this year, congratulations on being above the American average, but make that book Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography!
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Kris10H
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Based on this autobiography, NPH is basically exactly who I expected him to be, with maybe a dollop of extra ego. I did enjoy his short but intense roasts of Dustin Diamond (Screech), and Kelsey Grammar, and he definitely has a lot of life experience and imagination to share. Worth the read if you're an NPH fan.

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jdiehr
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This was fun! And unique! And smart!

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jdiehr
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The footnotes in this book are very entertaining!

Jennaree3 Glad we cleared that up 😅 4y
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SleepyDragon
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⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4)

The format ended up being a bit distracting for me. I prefer a more linear history, I guess, and with this format you jump back and forth on the time line alot. Still, it's a very entertaining read, both because NPH is an interesting guy, and also for the fun added elements, such as fictional endings, recipes, cocktails, portions written by friends, magic tricks, secret pages, etc.

#MountTBRChallenge2020
Read for #pridemonth

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Addison_Reads
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It's been a rough few days for me. My favorite Aunt lost her battle with early onset Alzheimer's at only 58 and due to our current pandemic, I can't travel to be with my family right now. 😞

So, I'm going to post some #PayItForward giveaways to cheer myself up. 💚

Just comment below if you'd like this one. US residents only please since my local post office isn't accepting international shipping at this time.

vivastory I'm so sorry to hear about your Aunt 5y
DaveGreen7777 I‘m so sorry about your Aunt! 😢 5y
AmyK1 I‘m so sorry 😞 5y
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Author_Chelsea_Warren_PA I'm so sorry for your loss. 😢 5y
TheAromaofBooks Ohno, not being able to be with your family right now is so hard! I hope that you are all still able to reach out to one another the best you can. ❤ 5y
marleed I‘m sorry. This is such a hard time for families that need to grieve together. My heart breaks for you. 5y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I am not entering the giveaway as I already have the book, but I must express my condolences. What a generous way to honor your aunt. I'm so sorry this pandemic is keeping you away from your family...I feel for you. Sending hugs for way. 💞💗 5y
Addison_Reads Thank you everyone for the kind words. 💚 5y
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MandaMT
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“We were that kid”- Gets me right in the feels. This chapter describes how a Tony opening number comes together. This one is stunning. https://youtu.be/pbQulg8LogY

LiteraryinPA I just watched it. Wow!!!!!! How amazing. 5y
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MandaMT
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This book is a DELIGHT. It‘s light. Funny. Very clever. I was savoring it for a couple months. It‘s great pallet cleanser after reading something heavier or when you need a momentary distraction from, well, *gestures broadly* It‘s easy to dip in and out of. Most chapters can be read individually, though they do string together nicely. (More 👇)

MandaMT I was not an avid NPH fan. I picked this up a few years ago because I love Choose Your Own Adventure books. More broadly, I love a GIMMICK book. This one is chocked full of them. It has the hallmarks of a CYOA- 2nd person, choice in what happens next, and storylines that end in death. BUT WAIT THERE‘S MORE! (edited) 5y
MandaMT It also has cocktail recipes, step by step magic tricks, a crossword puzzle, a recipe for Bolognese sauce and pasta from scratch, notes from other celebrities and fictional characters, and plays with a number of different writing formats. All that AND you may find yourself searching out clips and trailers for the projects written about. So, you know, plenty to do!! 5y
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MandaMT
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I‘ve been savoring this book for a while now. I like NPH as a writer way more than I thought I would. This is one of many passages that made me chuckle.

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MandaMT
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It‘s a Chapter One Fun kinda day. Peeked at the first chapter of each of these. Gotta say, I enjoyed the NPH autobiography more than I thought. I‘m not an avid fan, but I like his playful use of the format. It is also a departure from the stuff I usually read. Stuff like, I don‘t know, a book with a relatable female protagonist trying to survive adolescence that makes some pointed social commentary

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Skygoddess1
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I listened to this on audio which was super fun because NPH narrates it himself. There were many times where I was out in public listening to this and found myself laughing out loud. #WinterGames #TheFilthyAnimals #ImpulseRead

MandaMT I‘m reading this now and loving it! The writing IS hilarious. I‘m curious about the audio version. Was there any way to choose which way to go? 5y
Skygoddess1 @MandaMT The way he handled the choose your own way was interesting. Basically he‘d say if you want to do such and such wait a few minutes, or if you want to do this here it is. So I got to hear both of the options back to back. Surprisingly, it worked 5y
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Mamafoshay
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What us wrong with me? Why didn't decide to read three books at once???? And I'm about to start a 4th!

Reading..
NPHs Autobiography on Audio....HILARIOUS!

Our House for my local book club

Verity by Colleen Hoover because it free on kindle unlimited and I wanna read it before my subscription ends

About to start After You because it almost up at the library.

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LibLib
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I think Neil is a fun guy and I really loved listening to how he describes the love and awe of his wonderful family, but overall this book was so-so for me. Perhaps it was because I listened via audiobook, but sometimes it was hard for me to follow what was his reality vs. the "alternate" biography.
#audiobook #julyread #comedy

cswaingiggles In paper format this book is wonderful, but I had to quickly learn to keep the page I came from because sometimes it just says “return to story” or something similar without telling you where you came from. 5y
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LibLib
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When it's too bright to read your paperback, it's nice to have a good audio option to soak up that sun. #audiobook #funny #junelisten

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Caffeinated_Reader
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#56 and I am so excited for this adventure. I love him so much.

xxjenadanxx I can‘t wait to read this one. 5y
Caffeinated_Reader @xxjenadanxx oh it was an epic adventure! I love his relationship with David. If a man put that much effort into a birthday for me I would die happy lol NPH is hilarious and now I totally want to rewatch HIMYM 😂 definitely worth the read 💜 5y
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kgriffith
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My Super Top-Secret Read™️ just inspired me to watch the 2013 Tony Awards opening, so now I‘m just over here crying, for fun. In case you would also like to enjoy one of the greatest moments in awards show history: https://youtu.be/4SQfsBsMFls

Chrissyreadit I love this. I‘m watching it now and my daughter calls over “mom are you watching the 2014 Tonys?” Nope 2013...🤣 we are theatre geeks. 5y
kgriffith @Chrissyreadit Ha! So close 😏 5y
Itchyfeetreader @chrissyreadit both brilliant shows 5y
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ablachly Hello you rang? 5y
kgriffith @ablachly No, that was the 2012 opening. 😝 5y
kgriffith @ablachly (which I also watched last night — that‘s why it took 15 minutes longer to finish the book) 5y
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Michollio
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A really entertaining biography set in an interesting way. The 2nd person POV took some getting used to, but NPH played with it in fun ways.

#BookishBingo: New-to-you author
#Pop19: "Choose your own adventure" book
#ISpy: Thrift store find

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jessberk13
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Cool premise for a book, but I wasn‘t as into it as I thought I would be. I love NPH, but this fell short for me.

#popsugarreadingchallenge #chooseyourownadventure

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jessberk13
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Picked this up from the library for the “choose your own adventure” prompt in the #popsugarreadingchallenge - and so far it‘s really great. Gotta love NPH!

This is my first CYOA book though, so I do have a question - and it might be a silly one - how do I know that I‘ve finished the book?????

bookandcat When you've read every page! What I did when I read this was mark the forks and when I got an end I backed up one step to get the other endings then backed up 2, etc. But with this one...definitely flip through when you think you're done and look at *every* page. Such a great book! And there aren't too too many forks. 6y
bookandcat (and I mark the forks with my finger as I read, I didn't get post its or anything formal lol 6y
Soubhiville I loved this one! Such a fun book! 6y
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SleepyDragon
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Went to Dollar Tree this morning for some Halloween decor and preK workbooks, was momentarily disgusted (see previous post) but redeemed and salvaged the trip by finding a signed copy of a book on my TBR! The dust jacket had some unknown gunk on it, which I easily removed with the miracle that is baby wipes. What a find for only $1!

AmyG Wow. Amazing find! 6y
Mccall0113 Epic! 6y
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SkeletonKey
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Currently listening to! Not sure how this is going to work on audiobook, haha.

#nph #memoir

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Victoriahoperose
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This was a book that was really great for pure entertainment. It was laugh out loud funny and if you like NPH, you will love this book.

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emtobiasz
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Thanks for the giveaway, Laura! Love these adventure books and love the idea. I‘d choose a gift card so I can really #chooseyourowngiveaway!

cobwebmoth Thanks for entering!☺ 6y
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DiruVamp
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What a cute idea! I loved these books growing up! Thank you to @cobwebmoth for hosting this awesome giveaway! I choose the box of goodies ☺️ #chooseyourowngiveaway

cobwebmoth Thanks for entering! 6y
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Redjewel_7734
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What an amazing giveaway idea @cobwebmoth 😍

My #chooseyourowngiveaway would be the books from Book Dispository. I can never have too may books 📚

cobwebmoth Thanks for entering! 6y
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Read4life
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Super idea. Thank you for hosting. My #chooseyourowngiveaway choice would be the goodies!

cobwebmoth Thanks for entering! 6y
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JTRobertson
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The audiobook on this fun because Neil read it, but the adventure choosing mechanic was lost in audio formet. Not a complaint, just an observation.

Overall I enjoyed this book. Neil is cool and the book is funny and heart-warming. I found the sections on his growing up and between Doogie and the present most interesting. He gets a little self-indulgent toward the end, but that's typical of Hollywood memoir. If you like Neil, it's a good read.

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Bookmarkie
Mehso-so

I'm a big memoir fan. This is my first audio autobiography that I've completed. NPH is an entertaining fella but this kind of fell flat for me. Perhaps 7 hours of one person's life is a lot?

VanChocStrawberry @Bookmarkie I feel that way about most memoirs, honestly. 7y
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Bookmarkie
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The loss is that the audiobook takes away a bit from the choose-your-own-adventure style of this memoir. The win is that NPH reads it to you. I've got housework to do. #readharder2018

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GondorGirl
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While some of the novelty of the 'choose your own autobiography' are lost in the audio book, it's totally worth it to hear NPH tell the story of his life and career. I adore this book so hard! ❤

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AngieAvers
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I had high hopes for this book since I love memoirs. I didn't love it though. Oh, the writing style is fine; creative even. It's the shallowness of NPH in his earlier life though. Fine, maybe he needn't have regrets. You'd think he would comment on growth though. He does appear to be a different, wiser person today. He didn't reflect on anything with any depth as to what exactly has made him stronger or kinder or wiser. It fell flat for me.

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heikemarie
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#giveawayrealtalk @Liberty doing this made me realize it‘s been a minute since I picked up a nonfiction book! I listened to this, which was a weird format, but I am a sucker for a memoir or autobiography read by the author.

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Stolen off my husband‘s shelf. I don‘t read a lot of humorous books. The books I buy for him are typically comedians, so I know he‘ll enjoy them. #Humorous #SpookyOctober

Laughterhp @RadicalReader Oh boy.. I don‘t know if I want to supply him with jokes! 😹 7y
RadicalReader @Laughterhp always good to have material in hand to share with others because there‘s never a bad time to share a jolly joke 7y
Lisaw13 Thanks @RadicalReader - added that to my Xmas List! 7y
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Lauren_reading
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I laughed at this audiobook so much! Between the made up stories, the magic tricks and his hating on certain famous people this book was just so funny! #audiobook #nph

Crystalblu Wasn't it fun?! My husband is now obsessed with staying at the Cinderella castle! 7y
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almalania
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This was such a great listen; witty, fun, and heartfelt. I laughed, I cried, I basked in the passion and love that NPH has for his family, work, and life in general. I highly recommend listening to this on audio!

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MidnightBookGirl
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Enjoying some early morning quiet with a cup of coffee and a great book. #vacationreading

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MidnightBookGirl
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At the beach! More interested in beach reading than dolphin wrangling though!

Jess7 😂 7y
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MidnightBookGirl
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I've been meaning to read this forever, so I'm taking it to the beach with me tomorrow. #CurrentlyReading

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GypsyKat
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I absolutely loved this! I'm so happy that I decided to get this as the audio version, because N.P.H.'s delivery, as always, was snappy and hilarious. This made me laugh out loud. Seriously. Like, a lot! It also had me in tears a couple of times. I'll probably listen to it again at some point, that's how much I loved it. ❤️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️ This is the second book I've finished for the #24in48 #Readathon On to the next! @24in48

MisterWhitaker Is it legitimately a choose your own adventure style? 7y
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GypsyKat
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My cousin/BFF (or, Main Bitch, as we affectionately call each other) who lives down the street from me, texted to tell me she's having an impromptu get together at her appointment (which coincidentally, used to be my apartment). So I'm taking a break from the #24in48 #Readathon to go be social for a little bit, and play cards against humanity with some of my favorite people. 😊📚🎧 ⏱More reading later! @24in48

VanChocStrawberry You have a great amount of time logged already! Have fun! 7y
Lmstraubie Enjoy! 7y
GypsyKat @VanChocStrawberry @Lmstraubie It was fun! I laughed so much my stomach hurt! 😄 7y
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Lmstraubie @GypsyKat That is truly the best kind of laughter! 😊 7y
GypsyKat @Lmstraubie It is! 😁 7y
kspenmoll Such a fun card game! Great break! 7y
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GypsyKat
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I'm spending part of the #24in48 #Readathon doing some #AudioBaking 👍🎧 Made some delicious sausage biscuits. Next I'll either make a crab dip, or some salmon for dinner. Gotta love audio books for multitasking! 😉

ReadingEnvy Yum! Good idea. I should do some #audiobaking this afternoon! 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Looks so good!!! 7y
Ms_T Yummers! 😋 7y
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JazzFeathers Sausage busquits? Sounds good 😀 l baked shortbread and cookies today 7y
Lmstraubie Oh, Yum!!!! 7y
GypsyKat @JazzFeathers Ohh, that sounds good too! 7y
Linear Forever got rich had wounded her cook more than I would anything else. I think I would live the exact same way I do know I would just have somebody coming to my house and cook for me 7y
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GypsyKat
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Starting this audiobook and continuing the #24in48 #Readathon 😊📚🎧 @24in48

Soubhiville I love this book!!! 7y
rockpools My mind is boggling... 7y
monkeygirlsmama I should add this to my weekend's stack. We shall see. 7y
Crystalblu Such a great listen! 7y
GypsyKat @Soubhiville @RachelO @monkeygirlsmama @Crystalblu It's so fantastic! I'm SO happy I got this as an audio book! 😂 7y
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monkeygirlsmama
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Tagged book is my pic for the #jubilantjuly #catchup #Style prompt because I think Neil Patrick Harris always has awesome style, whether it's on tv (like on How I Met Your Mother) or in real life. I can't wait to finally bump this book up my TBR pile from where it's been stashed away in the dark. 🙂Second book is my current read and goes for today's prompt despite being rather NOT #Cheerful. 😝

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aprilbapryll
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So good, even (especially?) in audio. You wouldn't think so and you'd be wrong.

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katedensen
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I was a very lucky girl who overheard the woman ahead of me in the line to meet @EloisaJames (who is LOVELY, so looking forward to drinks with her later) say that she was tired and going home and wasn't going to use her ticket to the Neil Patrick Harris signing. BRB, dead. #BEA17

JenP I gave mine away for the same reason. I would have given it to you if I known but I am glad you got to see him (edited for typo) (edited) 7y
BibliophileMomma Love him! 7y
Books88 Someone bring her some smelling salts! I would be freaking out too. 7y
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Zelma Awesome! 7y
katedensen @JenP Ahhhhhhh. I was such a nervous wreck. I said, "I think you're amazing." And he said, "Oh, thank you," then I said "Crap, you probably hear that all the time." I'm so cool/collected. @Tiffy_Reads He. Is. So. Charming. @AJBowers I didn't get smelling salts, but I did get several glasses of white sangria after! @Zelma ? 7y
melbeautyandbooks So jealous and happy for you! 😊 7y
Dragon Sound fabulous! 👍 7y
katedensen @melbeautyandbooks Thank you!! @Dragon It was, but I'm exhausted! 7y
MyNamesParadise Whoa!! So cool! 7y
britt_brooke 😍😍😍 7y
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elleinadarat
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Great. NPH is delightful as always.

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BookswithTea
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I am loving this so much right from the start, when he begins by saying that his first job was in a bookstore, where he discovered (and loved) the Choose Your Own Adventure series. 🎧❤️📚😊

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JPeterson
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When you go into a grocery store after a midweek happy hour, and find this gem. #winning #humpday #chooseyourownadventure #chooseyourownautobiography

And yes, I was also tempted by the Crakenstein 😂

MaryAnn1 NPH can do nothing wrong. 💕 8y
lauren.lerner I got a copy of this months ago but have gotten to it yet. Looking forward to hearing what you think of it! 8y
lauren.lerner I feel like I should mention I bought it at Costco and also it might have been a few years ago not a few months 🙈 8y
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Soubhiville This book is so much fun to read! 8y
Gayan I've had it forever and I really need to read it. 8y
JPeterson @MaryAnn1 No, he can't! 😍 @lauren.lerner Haha! I'm the same way with buying books. 😂 @Soubhiville Good! I flipped through a few pages, and it looks hilarious. @Gayan I want to start it soon, but I can see myself taking a few months to actually start it. 🙈 8y
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KtheBookwyrm
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Finished this up on my way to school. The very last bit, about his amazing 40th birthday and getting to experience Disney world with his two year old twin kids was quite possibly my favorite part of this whole thing.