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In "Choose Your Own Autobiography" Neil Patrick Harris lets us in on his life and the experiences he made. It's not your typical kind of biography - you're the one that has to make important life decisions for him I love the idea behind this, especially because I'm a major fan of novels that explore the possibilities of "what if...?". By combining this with a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure book, I immediately knew that I had to read this eventually. Harris definitely took a different spin on it than I had expected. The life of Neil Patrick Harris, or you in that case, starts at his birth. From deciding whether you want to have a happy childhood or a bad one, to how you plan on engaging in the world of theatre, it's up to you what happens to him in the end. While I did like that the reader is able to take initiative, I didn't like that some paths virtually lead nowhere. If you make the wrong choice (on purpose, because some answers are just ridiculous), the autobiography ends for you. I actually managed to come to an early end three times before I made the right decisions that lead to the actual ending of the book. I'm slightly disappointed that Harris didn't like to let the reader explore alternate universes where his life goes completely into a different direction, because this is essentially what it's advertised as. I understand that this would probably result into a 1200 page book, but still. The novel is illustrated uniquely interesting, there are notes from his partner, childhood pictures and other little things that give the story more authenticity. Harris write absolutely captvitvatingly and if you're making wrong choices the outcome is hilariously exaggerated. I had a good laugh and actually had to pause sometimes, because it was so funny. Rating: ★★★★★ Overall: Do I Recommend? I know that I'm probably going to reread this a couple of times until I have explored every possible reality in his story. It's hilariously written while still exploring Harris' life in an honest manner. I wouldn't only recommend this to fans of his, but to everyone that's in need of a good laugh.