From Under the Truck
Josh Brolin, From Under the Truck (HarperCollins, $24)
“From Under the Truck” is Josh Brolin’s jagged, reflective memoir about growing up wild and becoming an artist. Raised on a chaotic Paso Robles ranch by his fearless, self-destructive mother Jane, he navigates wolves, cougars, bar fights, and emotional whiplash while trying to understand love, danger, and loyalty. The book moves non‑linearly through his unconventional childhood, Hollywood breakthrough in films like “The Goonies” and “No Country for Old Men,” and long struggle with addiction, violence, and jail. Ultimately, Brolin shapes these fragmented memories into a raw meditation on grief, fatherhood, sobriety, and the fragile possibility of healing.
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