Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

Actor Matthew McConaughey tells the crazy stories of his life along with the lessons and advice of which he’s gleaned.

I originally picked this up for a little inspiration, motivation, or something. From reading the intro, this seemed like a nicer, hippie, “live life the way you want to and fuck society” memoir. I partially got that kind of vibe and was enjoying the stories and advice McConaughey provided.

While this definitely made me think and I enjoyed the read, I don’t remember much of what I enjoyed about it because the last chapter and McConaughey’s social media ruined most positive thoughts that I had of the book. I do still, however, really like the quote that I took a picture of. I will definitely be holding that close to me, no matter what I think of McConaughey’s political beliefs and using his name to push an agenda that I don’t agree with.

I felt that the pandemic and George Floyd stuff was very random and didn’t fit with the rest of the book. It seemed like an attempt for McConaughey to have a relevant voice in a book published in 2020. I’m not saying this to be mean or because I hate celebrities (but I pretty much do), but I didn’t get the vibe of national events affecting McConaughey throughout the entire book, so it felt very random happening with the pandemic and George Floyd’s passing in the last chapter.

And looking at his social media turned me off from his book’s counseling – it was pretty disappointing. I understood from his instagram account that he’s just another actor that they can pay off. His White House speech or press conference (whatever you may call it) was asinine and just like all the other huge, paid celebrities who are advocating for Americans to lose their 2A rights.

I guess I’ll be avoiding those celebrity memoirs for now. Although, I do have Tiffany Haddish’s memoir and I think she’s hilarious so I mat make an exception for that memoir.

Read on.

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