Brat
An '80s Story
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Andrew McCarthy
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Andrew McCarthy
About this listen
Fans of Patti Smith's Just Kids and Rob Lowe's Stories I Only Tell My Friends will love this beautifully written, entertaining and bracingly honest memoir by an actor, director and author who found his start as a 1980s Hollywood Brat pack member.
Most people know Andrew McCarthy from his roles in movies like Pretty in Pink and St Elmo's Fire, and as a charter member of Hollywood's Brat Pack. That iconic group of ingenues and heart throbs, including Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez and Demi Moore, has come to represent both a genre of film and an era of pop culture.
In Brat, McCarthy focuses his gaze on that singular moment in time and the most defining moments of his youth. The result is a revealing look at coming of age in a maelstrom, reckoning with conflicted ambition, innocence, addiction and expectations of masculinity. New York City of the 1980s is brought to vivid life, from scoring joints in Washington Square Park to skipping school in favour of the dark revival houses of the Village where he fell in love with the movies that would change his life.
Brat is at once an exclusive window into a defining period of pop-culture history and a surprising, intimate story of an outsider caught up in a most unwitting success.
"Wit, wisdom, and a depth of honesty that resonates to your core." (Demi Moore)
"Explores masculinity, success, the dangers of fame, ambition and cigarettes in an elegant and humorous coming of age story." (Candace Bushnell)
"Absorbing, thoughtful, and sometimes painfully honest...a fascinating read." (Jay McInerney)
"A riveting portrait of the artist as a young man." (Publishers Weekly)
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- Jordan
- 05-08-2021
Fascinating !
Any one interested in acting, the 80' or Andrew himself should check this out!
However, I find actor and muso autobios tend to be read with a little to much solemnity. I recommend just speeding it up just a little so it feels a little more conversational.
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- Loretta.
- 23-11-2021
Brat by Andrew McCarthy
I enjoyed this short book thank you Andrew much appreciated and thank you for reading to me
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- Alana
- 20-04-2023
enjoyed this
not as in-depth as others but then his career is not as full as others of his generation in terms of work
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- Anonymous User
- 17-10-2024
Illuminating
Nicely paced insights to the author's earlier life and then movie industry experiences in a decade of change
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- Caroline
- 30-05-2021
IMPRESSIVE
I have been an Andrew McCarthy fan for ever. This is a very enlightening memoir - I loved it. It was made more enjoyable with Andrew's narration. Bravo :-)
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- Victoria
- 30-10-2021
Wonderful!
I have been a fan of Andrew McCarthy for a long time and being able to listen to him talk about his life and career was amazing.
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- Tarin
- 02-02-2022
My first crush
Thank you Andrew it was great to get a insight in to your life. You will always have a piece of my heart ❤️
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- Anonymous User
- 30-10-2022
Andrew McCarty is quite good
As a lover of 80s film, it was great to hear a little of how it was to be on the sets, and the actual interactions between the casts offset. As expected, there is drugs and alcohol, but why should anyone maturing in the 80s be any different, mega celebrity or not. One man's journey is interesting when you have an inkling of the external forces at play. In a world of little focus, I was able to swing easily and out of the familiar timbre of his voice, and finish somewhat satiated.
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- Kindle Customer
- 16-12-2022
Great For Fans
This is a book for fans of Andrew. Wonderfully read but ended very quickly which was a little disappointing
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- Anonymous User
- 17-12-2021
Glad I read it
While this is to a large extent a "professional autobiography", following a path laid out by his development as an artist and his professional calendar, there is a lot about the person in the detail of this book. This book reminds us that human nature doesn't (necessarily) change because of professional success or notoriety.
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