4.5 stars.

I did NOT expect to like this as much as I did. Part humor, part philosophy, Greenlights is an interesting memoir that caught me terribly off guard. McConaughey is humble and honest in a way that surprised me. He has often felt cocky to me in his acting, but his book revealed something different. There are life lessons in this memoir that I would never expected to have come from a Hollywood A-lister...especially not one known most for things like his portrayal of stoner Wooderson in Dazed and Confused and being arrested for playing bongos loudly in the nude.

Listening to the audiobook is 100% the way to go. His delivery is flawless and the warm, throaty cadence of his voice is ridiculously soothing. The narrative is constructed in small vignettes that follow his life and his career with blatant realism and introspective commentary. He is at once funny and sage. There are some absolutely crazy moments, as one would expect from aforementioned bongo player, but there are also a lot of journeys. McConaughey is a fantastic storyteller and this is well worth the read.