Greenlights

Author: Matthew McConaughey

One-sentence summary:  McConaughey takes us back into his childhood and through his movie-making years in this memoir about things he’s learned in life.

B.A.D. Girls Book Rating:  7

Our favorite thing about it: The book was interesting with lots of new info about Matthew that we enjoyed.

Our least favorite thing about it:  It was kind of self-congratulatory and we didn’t always relate to the way he and his dad “worked things out.”

Main Topics of Discussion: We talked about McConaughey’s movies and which ones we had seen or not. We talked about his different upbringing and relationship with his dad/parents. We discussed his “insights” and how his career progressed. Overall, it was a good book to listen to and entertaining, but not particularly meaningful to most of us. The tone and writing style were off-putting sometimes. And we rolled our eyes a lot. Superfans will probably enjoy it more! And listening to the audiobook is definitely the way to go.

Our favorite quote: “Life is our resume. It is our story to tell, and the choices we make write the chapters. Can we live in a way where we look forward to looking back?”

Notes:  We selected this book as a joint pick for our January trip to the lake house for Rachel’s 40^th birthday and to take the place of our cancelled cruise. Most of us listened to the audiobook because McConaughey read it himself, which was neat.

Memorable Meeting Moments: This was our first time to go to the lake in winter. We liked it. ;) So much great hang time. We watched the entire Bridgerton series (again, for most of us). And a couple of other movies. 

What We Ate:  Chili, chocolate FONDUE (a big winner), tamales, and LOTS of popcorn.