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Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty Audiobook
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From Academy Award winner and bestselling author Diane Keaton comes a candid, hilarious, and deeply affecting look at beauty, aging, and the importance of staying true to yourself—no matter what anyone else thinks.
Diane Keaton has spent a lifetime coloring outside the lines of the conventional notion of beauty. In Let’s Just Say It Wasn’t Pretty, she shares the wisdom she’s accumulated through the years as a mother, daughter, actress, artist, and international style icon. This is a book only Diane Keaton could write—a smart and funny chronicle of the ups and downs of living and working in a world obsessed with beauty.
In her one-of-a-kind voice, Keaton offers up a message of empowerment for anyone who’s ever dreamed of kicking back against the “should”s and “supposed to”s that undermine our pursuit of beauty in all its forms. From a mortifying encounter with a makeup artist who tells her she needs to get her eyes fixed to an awkward excursion to Victoria’s Secret with her teenage daughter, Keaton shares funny and not-so-funny moments from her life in and out of the public eye.
For Diane Keaton, being beautiful starts with being true to who you are, and in this book she also offers self-knowing commentary on the bold personal choices she’s made through the years: the wide-brimmed hats, outrageous shoes, and all-weather turtlenecks that have made her an inspiration to anyone who cherishes truly individual style—and catnip to paparazzi worldwide. She recounts her experiences with the many men in her life—including Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, and Sam Shepard—shows how our ideals of beauty change as we age, and explains why a life well lived may be the most beautiful thing of all.
Wryly observant and as fiercely original as Diane Keaton herself, Let’s Just Say It Wasn’t Pretty is a head-turner of a book that holds up a mirror to our beauty obsessions—and encourages us to like what we see.
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"As always Diane Keaton is a remarkable storyteller with a great story to tell. Just love this book"
— Cheryl (5 out of 5 stars)
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‘Keaton sticks to her guns and keeps it totally honest. And it is beyond refreshing.”
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“As disarming and personable as the actress herself.”
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“Wise, witty, thoughtful, uplifting, the truth, unvarnished—and very funny.”
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“The audiobook is read by Keaton, and…hearing her words delivered in her own quirky, exuberant voice increases the intimacy and charm of the book…The picture that develops [is] of an unconventional life lived by a truly unique woman.”
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“The veteran actress covers the many aspects of female beauty with a still-youthful voice that is as familiar, lyrical, and charmingly awkward as that of her on-screen persona.”
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“Actress Diane Keaton narrates her eccentric series of reflections on beauty trends in today’s and yesterday’s worlds…Her intonation accurately and appropriately reflects both her quirky personality and her varied commentary on beauty—its presence, absence, and changing definitions.”
— AudioFile
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A New York Times bestseller
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An NPR bestseller
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A Chicago Tribune bestseller
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One of Barnes & Noble's Biggest Books of the Month
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A Publishers Weekly bestseller
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An iTunes Top Seller
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A #1 Amazon Bestseller
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About Diane Keaton
Diane Keaton (1946–2025) was an award-winning actress and New York Times bestselling author. She wrote Then Again, which was named one of the ten best books of the year by the New York Times, People, and Vogue. Her memoir about acting and fashion, Let’s Just Say It Wasn’t Pretty, won even more accolates. She starred in some of the most memorable movies of the past forty years, including the Godfather trilogy, Annie Hall, Manhattan, Reds, Baby Boom, The First Wives Club, and Something’s Gotta Give. Her many awards include the Academy Award, the BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards.