Little Miss Little Compton was exactly the hilarious break I needed. I received the ebook and then also bought the Audible version as well. I went back and forth between both. While the book is super funny on its own, the audiobook is AMAZING! Arden Myrin is a natural storyteller and her expressive delivery had me completely captivated. I have to say that I was looking for places to drive just so I could listen to the book. I actually looked forward to school pickups so I could sit with my coffee and listen while I waited. Then I would get home and start reading the physical book. 

I’ve already recommended this book to multiple people. If you use reading as an escape, if you want to laugh out loud, if you want to be swept along with hilarious, unbelievable stories - this is the book for you. I HIGHLY recommend you listen to the audiobook if you can, although I’m actually headed to the bookstore today to buy the physical book too. Yes, it’s that funny. 

The stories in this book are really unique and quite hilarious but there are also some sweet, emotional moments that really surprised and touched me. I really didn't know about Arden Myrin before reading this book but her style of humor and her attitude toward life really hooked me and I will definitely look into her work. I cannot tell you how many times I googled something from this book ("Arden Myrin's mom", "Arden Myrin's childhood photo", "Arden Myrin's dad", "Arden Myrin on IMDB"). 

Little Miss Little Compton is the perfect escape from everyday stresses and anxiety. Add this to your TBR!

Thank you to NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review.

You know her. You’ve seen her in MadTV, Working, Shameless, Friends, Grey’s Anatomy, Key and Peele, Insatiable, and The Goldbergs, as well as countless other television shows and movies. She’s that girl, the one you recognize but maybe don’t remember exactly where from. You may not remember her name (Arden Myrin). But you should definitely remember her book, Little Miss Little Compton. 

Arden was raised in Little Compton, Rhode Island, as part of the wackiest family you’ve ever heard of. It’s not a surprise she grew up to star in sitcoms. Her childhood could have been a sitcom. Between her parents getting married on a dare, her father aging bologna sandwiches on top of the refrigerator, her brother being addicted to telescopes, and her own predilection for stripping as an elementary school aged kid, all that’s missing is the live studio audience and three cameras. 

Little Miss Little Compton follows Arden’s life from childhood through college, from her early days using stand-up comedy to try to break into Hollywood up to her present life of actor, writer, and host of the popular Bachelor superfan podcast , Will You Accept This Rose? 

Arden has no compunction to exposing her heartbreaks and mistakes, but what really shines through in these stories is her spunk, her willingness and courage to pivot when things don’t work out, and her inimitable spirit. I have no trouble believing that she went out and made all of her dreams (and some of her nightmares) come true. She’s just that kind of woman. 

She’s the kind of woman who lets her friends talk her into cliff diving to have it turn into an embarrassing bathroom emergency. She’s the kind of woman who lives in Zach Galifianakis’ closet during tv’s pilot season to try to get a part on a new television series. She’s the kind of woman who breaks an intimate female body part while doing the Worm. 

But she’s also the kind of woman who adopts a kitten with thumbs. She’s the kind of woman who is afraid of stand-up but does it anyway, night after night, as a step towards what she wants. She’s the kind of woman who picks herself up after a disappointment and tries again. She’s the kind of woman whose IMDb page goes on and on with her accomplishments. She’s the kind of woman who will never be a drip. 

I picked up Arden Myrin’s book for some funny stories and insider dirt on Hollywood. And those things are there. But more than that, I found a book of positive encouragement and a strong, happy, generous example of a woman who made her own way to Hollywood and found success. Little Miss Little Compton would be a great gift for anyone with aspirations toward comedy fame, but it’s also just a great story of a woman determined to follow her bliss. 

Little Miss Little Compton is an inspiration, a call to action, a love letter to family, a collection of great stories, and a true joy to read. 

Egalleys for Little Miss Little Compton were provided by Perseus Books, Running Press, through NetGalley, with many thanks.

i really enjoyed getting to know Ms. Myrin through this book, it was an entertaining read with fun stories and I had a great time reading this.

Even though I’d never heard of Arden Myrin, I requested this book because the description made the book seem fun and interesting regardless. However, I did not finish this book. While I’m sure the book will be enjoyable for fans of Arden, the story did not keep my attention.

A sweet and relatively quick read from a comedian I had come to see and enjoy on several shows. Ardens relationship with her mother is the thread throughout and holds the books together in a lovely way.

Publish Date: September 29th 2020

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Arden Myrin’s story is told in a heartfelt and hilarious way from her determination to lose her virginity to the time she kicked Monica Geller in the face. She finds the levity in all situations and her section talking about when she lost her mom was especially meaningful while still maintaining the levity. I highly recommend this book! 

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I have always enjoyed watching Arden on screen.  She looks like a person everyone wants to be friends with.  I enjoyed reading about her unconventional upbringing.    Everyone's story is different and we need to be kinder and more understanding.
I can't wait to see what She does next!

I've long wanted to be Arden Myrin's friend. From her days on MadTV to her old blog where she would write about a stuffed animal, I've been a fan for awhile. I was delighted to read her memoir, Little Miss Little Compton.

Full of hilarious stories about growing up with parents who were married on a dare, Arden also is able to be honest about her difficult relationship with her father and her closeness with her mother. I'm not exaggerating when I say that I cried at the end, because Arden's grief pool and lessons were exactly what I needed.

This is a fun, quick read for anyone - not just fans of any of Arden's zany characters.

Thanks to netGalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I knew precious little about Arden Myrin going into this book other than enjoying the majority of her work on 'MadTV'. I did thoroughly enjoy this memoir -- she came across as charming, sweet, gleefully odd, and super relatable. Overall, however, I felt like this felt more like an emotional love letter to her recently departed mother (and rightfully so) than a true memoir. (The humor was silly and wicked but I most enjoyed the endearingly-sweet serious moments like her brief recounting of a #MeToo moment and her time spent with her mother.) I was most surprised that there were only two references to 'MadTV' and they were in passing. Perhaps there was something I was missing, but overall -- I walked away from this memoir finding Arden charming, warm and sweet, even if the memoir was a bit uneven.

I enjoyed this book.  I would recommend it to others and I would like to read more from this author in the future.

Tried to get this one in my hands after watching Insatiable because Arden Myrin is so funny! I enjoyed the book for a memoir and I'm sure anyone else into celebrity autobiographies will enjoy it as well.

I did not finish this book. The woman is unknown to me as I'm not from the UK. However, the vibe around the book caught my attention. Sadly it didn't catch my attention enough. Some parts felt a bit boring to me. 
I think it can be fun for fans, but outsiders not so much.

I used to watch Arden Myrin when she sat at the roundtable on E!'s Chelsea Lately, and now I listen to her weekly on her hilarious podcast, Will You Accept This Rose? I have always found her to be completely genuine and relatable, so finally learning more about her family and life in her memoir was a total delight. 

Her stories (and accompanying photos) are funny and real, and unlike other celeb memoirs that have actually made me dislike the person, this book makes me want to hang out with Arden even more. 

While there are people out there who (sadly) might not be familiar with Myrin or her comedic contributions to television and podcasting, I think those that are will thoroughly love this collection of stories from her life.

DNF @ 28% 
I really wanted to like this book, but I just couldn't get into it. I really like Arden in tv shows so I thought I'd really enjoy this.  I found this book to be really crass, but not in a funny way more of an uncomfortable way.

I sadly could not get into the book,  I was about 20-30 pages in and I couldn't understand why people enjoyed this so much.

I discovered this book after hearing Arden speak on a podcast and this book lives up to the hype! It’s a great celebration of love and stories!

Thank you netgalley and Running Press Book publishers for the ARC of this book!
 3.75 stars! I love a memoir and this one did not disappoint! I only know Arden from watching Chelsea Lately, but I really enjoyed her stories and getting to know her even more! I do wish the book would have had a little more about her professional work like being on Chelsea Lately, but that’s a minor complaint.  Overall I loved the stories she shared and even found myself laughing!

I had never heard of Arden Myrin before reading this book, so you don't have to be a fan of her to enjoy this book. This book was quirky and interesting and funny and I really enjoyed it.

I requested this book because I had become a fan of Myrin's through her Bachelor podcast "Will you Accept this Rose". Don't judge-it's hysterical! Myrin and her comedian friends sit around and joke about The Bachelor. Anyway, enough about the podcast-it's immaterial to whether you will enjoy the book, trust me.
This book is a laugh-out-loud and then wipe your tears away memoir told by Myrin in essay format. Here we learn about her unusual upbringing in the tiny town of Little Compton, Rhode Island. Her parents married on a dare...she was allowed to sleep in and go to school when she felt like it....her dad lived off cake and ran around in his drawers. She uses her comedy to take us through her childhood and the beginning of her career. After the book was done, I wanted to reach out to her and hug her and also to talk to her like she was my BFF. Great, funny authorial voice.
Thanks to NetGalley and Perseus Books, Running Press for the ARC in return for my honest review.

Allow me to confess that I had never heard of Arden Myrin. So, why did I read Little Miss Little Compton? The cover grabbed me, honestly. It looks like she’s been waiting on you to start the best party ever! And you’d be nuts to say “no.”
And while we’re talking nuts, Myrin announces straight out of the gate that her arrival on the planet is the product of not one, but two hasty decisions. Parents who married on a dare and grandparents who eloped 24 hours after meeting.
Myrin’s almost improbable life begins in Little Compton, Rhode Island. Then there’s college and Chicago where she finds her fit in life at the ImprovOlympic. Serious comedy work led to her big break on an NBC sitcom, and took her to Los Angeles where she had to sort out how to be a grown up with no clue how to start.
Arden Myrin certainly seems aware of exactly how extraordinary her life has been, and I think she’s figured it out rather well so far. As heartening as it is exhilarating, Little Miss Little Compton is an enthralling read. Oh, and do save it for places where you can actually laugh out loud.