\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cI\u003eWe'd all love to stop eating\u003cBR\u003ethe poisonous parts of our wildness.\u003c/I\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver wondered what it's like to be a celebrated Hollywood actor from the age of eleven? With insightful, no BS, cards-on-the-table poetry that is quite serious yet has fun with metaphor, imagery, and language itself, author Amber Tamblyn gives readers a backstage pass to the show inside her mind. Whether she's describing real life info-gathering for a new prime time TV drama (\"Role Research\") or addressing the crossroads of public perception and private life (\"Fell Off\"), Amber Tamblyn reveals questions, answers, and more in \u003cI\u003eBang Ditto\u003c/I\u003e, wielding metaphors mercilessly in a wry and talented voice.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u0026ldquo;Tamblyn\u0026rsquo;s witty personal accounts and surprisingly lyrical observations go way above the scripted bullsh*t spouted by most of her peers.\u0026rdquo;\u0026mdash;\u003cI\u003eThe Onion A.V. Club\u003c/I\u003e\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u0026ldquo;Punchy, spiky, and flush with a young writer's love of language, the collection often deglamourizes the acting business. A great find...\u0026rdquo;\u0026mdash;\u003cB\u003eBarbara Hoffert\u003c/B\u003e, \u003cI\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c/I\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cB\u003eAmber Tamblyn\u003c/B\u003e is an Emmy and Golden Globe Award\u0026ndash;nominated actor and poet. She came to fame on the soap opera \u003cI\u003eGeneral Hospital\u003c/I\u003e followed by starring roles on the television series \u003cI\u003eJoan of Arcadia \u003c/I\u003eand \u003cI\u003eThe Unusuals\u003c/I\u003e. She has branched out into film roles, appearing in \u003cI\u003eThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants\u003c/I\u003e and many other films. Winner of a Borders Choice Award for Breakout Writing, the author currently resides in New York.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e