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Brat: An 80’s Story

Brat: An 80’s Story


by Andrew McCarthy


⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5



Andrew McCarthy’s memoir about his rise to fame in the 80’s along side the Bat Pack that ended up enveloping him was a fascinating tale of the life of an actor in that time.


Andrew starts his story in his youth and describes how he finds his passion for the craft of acting in school and follows as he attends college in NYC to continue to his big stage break and then on to his break onto the silver screen in Class and then onto the height of his acting career in the 80’s.


I easily fell into the story that Andrew weaved through his easy writing style that felt like he was retelling his story to a friend. The behind the scenes snapshots and tidbits were a lot of fun. I really enjoyed reading about this timeframe from Andrew’s perspective as he tried to maneuver himself while dealing with his alcoholism and his mental health issues.


This was a great memoir about a slice of history that is dear to me. I grew up in the early 90’s watching the Brat Pack movies being replayed on the Saturday and Sunday tv matinee . These were not the stories of my youth, but the stories my youthful self idolized.


I give a big thanks to Andrew McCarthy for sharing his struggles and successes during this time. I can imagine that the road an actor travels not is much different, but I this there were still many lessons to be gained from his story.




Brat: An 80’s Story by Andrew McCarthy was released May 18th, 2021.


Thanks so much to Grand Central Publishing for gifting me with my review copy. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.


 

 

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