This Will Only Hurt a Little

A hilarious, heartfelt, and refreshingly honest memoir and New York Times bestseller by the beloved comedic actress known for her roles on Freaks and Geeks, Dawson's Creek, and Cougar Town who has become "the breakout star of Instagram stories...Imagine I Love Lucy mixed with a modern lifestyle guru" (The New Yorker).

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Average rating: 8.23

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KatieKaz
Sep 20, 2023
8/10 stars
IYKYK. It's Busy. If you like her, read it. If you don't, don't. In my best Busy voice "Like fucking duh!" But seriously. I became more interested in reading this after listening to her podcast during Covid. There's a part of her that's relatable; anxiety, big feelings, not being seen, not feeling enough, overthinking. The reckless 90s youth, the unforgiving early adulthood of the 2000s. But she's a badass. There's no doubt. And she has a story t...read more
happeninheidi
Jul 05, 2023
8/10 stars
First of all, this book is a super quick listen. Busy did a great job narrating it. Secondly, let me make sure that everyone knows I am not a Busy Phillips stan. I mean, I have no issue with her, but I haven’t been a hardcore busy fan ever.

Now that my disclaimers are out of the way, I enjoyed this book far more than I expected. Busy really is a sparkly person and I definitely felt/ understood all her overthinking of people and her desperate need...read more

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