As they say: the proof is in the pudding. In addition to being a New York Times #1 bestseller, The Guardian named it one of the best books of 2020. And the marketplace seems to agree with that sentiment. Secondly, I can say, with full confidence, that someone who had no idea who Matthew was (or maybe just had a cursory knowledge of him) would gobble up this book like a homemade desert. First of all, you need to work on your impression of me. I know what you’re thinking- well, you probably just liked it so much because you’re a fan of Matthew McConaughey. But, being a tried and true Matthew loyalist (I still love you, Rust Cohle), I wasn’t going to pass on the chance to check it out. Celebrity memoirs are seldom well-executed-they often serve as little more than a printed-and-bound laundry list of the person’s accomplishments and good deeds. When I heard, though, that Matthew was releasing a memoir? I cringed. From the classic pieces of film and television he’s graced our culture with, his inexorable humanitarian efforts through his Just Keep Livin Foundation, and his larger-than-life, quirkily charming persona, Matthew is a true “one-of-one.” He’s a slice of Americana that cannot-and will not-ever be replicated. It’s impossible not to love Matthew McConaughey.
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