A unique memoir from a talented actress and a remarkable woman. Thank you for the opportunity to review this book.

I enjoy memoirs, especially those of people I think I would enjoy knowing in person. Emmy Award-winning actress Sharon Gless is no exception. She speaks her mind! She lays it all out in this tell-all: her lavish childhood, her hardworking young life and the rewards of a good life. I never watched her famous show, Cagney and Lacey, but maybe now I'll go back and give it a try.

If you enjoy memoirs, you won't be disappointed. Sharon is honest and relatable. Highly recommended.

I was gifted this advance copy by NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.

Fun book. Love her.

Thanks to author, publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book. While I got the book for free, it had no bearing on the rating I gave it.

This memoir by Sharon Gless was an absolute pleasure to read! I recently saw her interviewed on CBS Sunday Morning and was so intrigued by her reflections on her life, that I knew I wanted to read her book. I was not disappointed! I grew up watching her on Cagney and Lacey and although I did not watch it every week, I remember enjoying her and Tyne Daley's portrayals of strong women. Ms. Gless shares her ups and downs in her life and her career - and her candor and honesty make this a compelling read. I now want to go watch her in some of her other roles (her descriptions of scenes with some of her co-stars are priceless!). This is a must read for movie and tv fans!

I highly recommend this book.

I grew up watching Sharon Gless on tv. I have loved every character I’ve seen her play so when I saw this book I knew it was a must read. I loved seeing Ms. Gless is exactly what I hoped for and more. Ms. Gless is a natural storyteller. My only problem with this book is that it ended! I want to sit over a sweet tea and just listen to her tell story after story. Wonderful.

As a reader, I love a good memoir. If I can feel the writer and hear their voice as I read their words then I know I am in for a treat. ‘Apparently There We’re Complaints’ is such a book. Many of us fell in love with Christine Cagney and now we have been given the chance to fall in love with Sharon Gless.
Born into a prominent family (her grandfather was a successful attorney to the likes of Louis B. Mayer and Cecil B. DeMille) she was free spirited and in her words ‘expressive and rambunctious’. She wanted to be loved and wanted to please while being true to herself.
Eventually, her love of the movies led her to becoming an actress in her late twenties and getting a ten year contract with Universal Studios (the last of its kind). Her roles were often terrifying but also challenging.
Her personal battles with weight, depression and alcohol addiction throughout her life are told openly and honestly as are her relationships inside and outside of Hollywood. Sharon’s truth and wonderful humor shines on the page. Her writing is conversational and expressed so beautifully that I felt as if I traveled her journey by her side. I laughed, cried and cheered with this wonderful woman who feels to be a friend.
Sharon can add gifted writer to her resume. This is the perfect memoir and to an avid reader like myself, one of the best reads of 2021!
My thanks to NetGalley, Simon & Schuster and of course, Sharon Gless for an ARC in exchange for an honest book review.

Thanks to Simon and Schuster and Netgalley for sharing Sharon Gless’ autobiography. I didn’t even know I was interested in her life until I read it. It was great. She’s a good storyteller and name dropper, and pretty self critical as well. I was most fascinated by her wealthy Hollywood family background, as I had no ide I would recommend this for fans of her work or anyone who enjoys memoirs.

Humorous!

Ms. Gless has had an eventful life and stellar career. I enjoy her wit and heart.

I voluntarily read an advanced copy.

I love a good show biz memoir, especially when the author waits until later in life to write it.

Sharon Gless, best known for her multiple Emmy-winning performance in Cagney and Lacey, was born into a prominent Los Angeles family--her grandfather was a powerful entertainment attorney who hobnobbed with such luminaries as Cecil B. DeMille and Louis B. Mayer. She says she was "rambunctious and expressive" from an early age and was obsessed with movies but didn't decide on an acting career until late in her twenties. She didn't fit the usual starlet mold but nevertheless scored a 10-year contract from Universal and has the distinction of being the very last contract player in Hollywood.

In her memoir, which she says took her 8 years to write from contract to publication, she frankly discusses her ongoing battles with alcoholism, depression, and her weight, her many romantic relationships, her encounters with a host of celebrities you will recognize, her closest friends and family, and her many professional successes (and failures). What I particularly enjoyed was the refreshing transparency and humor with which Gless narrates her life--warts and all. I felt like I came to know her better and appreciate her more as I read this entertaining book.

My thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for allowing me to read and honestly review this book.

I enjoy reading celebrity memoirs. I watched Cagney and Lacey as as kid. I gravitated to Gless’ character since she seemed cool, hip, and sauve. It was interesting to read about her life preceding the show and what she has been up to since it aired. She has pulled reckless stunts and had personal issues. She gets her pot shots in, but hey it’s her book.