I really wanted to like this book because I like Ellie Kemper so much as an actress. There were good, laugh out loud moments but there were also stories that just felt like filler. It's unfortunate because I really think she could be a good writer. Maybe next time.

My Squirrel Days was a nice collection of essays on life, showbiz, relationships, pink pants, bridesmaids, and much more. The stories about the early days of UCB were nice. I enjoyed Ellie's writing style, although I had difficulty with the footnotes. At one point there is a joke pertaining to The Office, and the punchline is in the footnote at the end of the chapter, making it kind of choppy.

Fun and entertaining read. Had some good laugh out loud moments. Ellie seems like a genuine person and I feel like her stories put that across. Thank you netgalley for an arc in exchange for my honest opinion.

I was pleasantly surprised by this collection of essays! Kemper has a strong voice and a conversational tone that makes you feel like you've been reading a funny email from a friend. Although the essays sometimes felt disconnected from each other, I still enjoyed reading them and I would recommend this book to a friend,

I received an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I was skeptical of this book when I received it - it seems like every quirky, funny actress is writing a book of essays these days, and they start to blend together. But Ellie Kemper proved me wrong - and I'm glad she did! Each story was funny and engaging, and I feel like she did a great job of including stories from both pre- and post-fame. She's a wonderful storyteller and after reading this, I want her to be my new best friend. I would definitely recommend this book!

Thank you NetGalley and Ellie Kemper for an advance copy of this super funny book!

I love Ellie Kemper. From "The Office" to "Bridesmaids" to "Kimmy Schmidt"...she's just so funny. This book didn't disappoint; I loved it. I can't wait to see what she does next.

While I do love a scandalous Hollywood tell-all memoir, I appreciated the wholesome, funny stories in Ellie Kemper's "My Squirrel Days." It also made me wonder if Tina Fey used everything about Ms, Kemper to create Kimmy Schmidt, because her positive outlook on everything seemed too close to Kimmy's to be a coincidence. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it. It felt like reading the stories and musings of a close (and unashamedly nerdy) friend.

This book was funny and easy to read. It wasn't super funny and I never HAHAHAHAHA'd out loud, but I did appreciate her voice and tone. I liked the pictures and I wished there were more.

If you are a fan of Ellie Kemper, you will enjoy this book. It made me want to watch Tooken Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt season 3.

Thank you to NetGalley and Scribner for an advance copy of this book.

I love Ellie Kemper and have enjoyed following her career. Her new book was fun, light read, with plenty of moments that made me laugh.

I found that it felt a bit unfinished, however. I would have liked more behind-the-scenes stories from the sets of her shows, and I was disappointed at the lack of Jon Hamm! (Jon Hamm was Kemper's drama teacher in high school, and they now appear together on Kimmy Schmidt, so I was hoping there'd be some discussion of that.)

I really enjoyed this book of essays from Ellie Kemper. I have loved watching her on The Office, Bridesmaids, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. She is funny and I feel like she is down to earth. Thanks for the ARC and I know people will love it.

Ellie Kemper is bringing her sense of comedy to the written word. She is best known for her work in The Office and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Her typical role is that of a wide-eyed cheerful young woman with extreme innocence. While some of that is true in Ellie Kemper, her new book My Squirrel Days exhibits a more complete picture of the young actress, including the time she threw a fit at brunch when she thought her promised lentils were not in the dish she was about to eat. Sometimes awkward, but always hilarious, Kemper discussed her rejection from SNL, her work with the amazing Tina Fey, and a childhood that involved the squirrel population of her backyard ala Sigourney Weaver in Gorillas in the Mist. 

Kemper is occasionally laugh out loud funny when describing her life and acting roles, as well as her marriage and the initial awkward friendship that started their relationship.  She divides the book into sections, each detailing a role she's played in life and acting. The funniest sections discuss her time being a bridesmaid while filming the comedy Bridesmaids, her completely hands off approach to her wedding, and the initial panic state of a first time mom. 

My Squirrel Days is highly entertaining, and another great book following in the foots steps of actresses turned authors like Anna Kendrick and Kemper's fellow Office alum Mindy Kaling. 

My Squirrel Days is available October 9th.

I like Ellie Kemper. She seems like a nice, fun person. But as far as her storytelling goes, I feel like not enough of the things she's experience in life are all that interesting. That sounds mean, I'm sorry. For me, I don't find improv that interesting, and she did a lot of that before becoming an actress. I didn't know that about her. I also thought her story about the times she's been to Europe & Japan a little dry. There were definitely some funny parts throughout the book and I want to check out Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and even rewatch The Office. I did like that it wasn't full of language and she didn't feel the need to talk about her 'first time'. I liked that there were pictures, but there could've been more. People like pictures. But I hated the footnotes, because I just hate footnotes.

Adorable actress / comedienne Ellie Klemper's book about this, that and the other, funny, honest and quirky.

This was...fine. It was entertaining, but a lot of the time I felt like Kemper was trying to hard to come off as cutesy and quirky and it didn't feel very authentic to me. Which might just be a New Englander having trouble relating to a Midwesterner, but it was a bit much for me. I also felt like the transitions between chapters / the organization of the book wasn't super tight.

This book made me laugh out loud several times. People may say "lol" often, but I mean it. I would have little fits of giggles while reading this book. Maybe because I was imagining Kimmy Schmidt reading it aloud. I've read two other books by funny actresses within the past year, Yes Please and Bossypants. I enjoyed all three, but Kemper's book was my favorite. I found her writing witty and fun. I read this book very quickly. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.

I love memoirs by comedians, and Ellie Kemper's did not disappoint. Ellie comes across in her book exactly as you think she would if you are a fan of her work-smart, sweet, and wet-your-pants hilarious. Her book is funny enough to hold it's own against other popular memoirs (except Tina Fey's-nobody can beat her book).

I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion.

Celebrity memoirs are my favorite guilty pleasure and I think Ellie Kemper is delightful. I knew I'd love this book before I read it. Kemper writes about her midwestern upbringing and transition to Hollywood stardom in her signature upbeat, ditsy voice. There are stories about her time at The Office, the early days of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and a few stories about her family. And Gary Coleman. She also talks quite a bit about her improv days, dropping lots of names that are probably pretty impressive, if you're into that. I think I'd enjoy this even more in audiobook form, since Kemper is an experienced performer.

If you like Kemper's signature style and celebrity memoirs are your thing, you'll enjoy this.

Thank you to NetGalley and Scribner books for an advance read of this book. I've had Ellie Kemper on my "dinner" list for awhile. You know the people you'd invite to a delightful dinner if only you could? This book did not disappoint. I love a good humor book, but sometimes they go over the top, or worse, the "voice" that's great on TV or other mediums just doesn't do well in written form. Ellie is just as funny and adorable and dare I say, nice, as she appears on screen. I laughed out loud more than once, and oddly, recognized myself in her attempt at taming a squirrel. (spoiler alert: both of our ventures failed.) I was going to give this a four, but really as humor/essay type books go, this deserves a 5.

Ever since "Bossypants" by Tina Fey was published and became a bestseller, it seemed to start a trend of comedic actors receiving book deals to write a book of essays, something which Ellie Kemper acknowledges in the first essay of her own book of essays, "My Squirrel Days." Divided in chapters that represent a part of her identity or personas that had an influence on (for example, Actress, Redhead, Bridesmaid, the titular Squirrel), Kemper writes with a clear sense of self that gives readers a glimpse into the actress that plays their favorite upbeat and quirky characters on TV and in movies.

Each essay is self-aware and has delightfully awkward humor sprinkled throughout stories of self-discovery and embracing characteristics that make you unique. In addition to being an actor, Kemper is also an accomplished writer who has written for the New York Times and Esquire, so it's no surprise that she was more than capable to write a concise collection of essays. If you liked the aforementioned "Bossypants", you'll be a fan of "My Squirrel Days."

I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you for this early copy!

I would recommend this to anyone who loves a well-written memoir. I tend to not read non fiction but love checking out memoirs from my favorite actors.