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Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up by Selma Blair

7 reviews

teacupsandfirereads's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

I'll be honest, I haven't watched anything Selma Blair has been in, but I still wanted to pick this up for the learning about MS. I will say it didn't cover this as much as I thought or hoped it would. While the writing is real and raw, I felt lost in the story and the timelines. It portrays many ups and downs in her life; ways she was enabled, but also how she progressed through the various decisions she made and their consequences. While I love when a memoir is read by the author, Selma showed many emotions throughout, that while you would hope it would add to the story, I found it distracting. What I enjoyed most was the reflection throughout the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cursing, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

kris7878's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Pregnancy

Minor: Death, Toxic relationship, Dementia, and Death of parent

paigicus's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

thebookishtriangle's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

A solid decades spanning memoir that explores grief, health, assault, and addiction amongst other things. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

katieconklin's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

I knew almost nothing about Selma Blair before reading this book-- I just thought she was a cool and chic it-girl of the early 2000s. But man, she is pretty weird. Her honesty in this book is incredible, major content warnings in this one. Listening to the audiobook was a bit jarring due to the sheer amount of times she cried while reading it (it felt like at least once a chapter, typically more). I did find the book very interesting, but since I'm not a huge fan of hers it didn't have a lasting impact on me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Body shaming

zehrrz's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Eating disorder

pagelikebooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Originally posted on Library Journal on 5/20/22.

Thanks LJ for the advanced copy!

"Actress Blair (Cruel Intentions; Legally Blonde) candidly recounts the events of her life with refreshing honesty. She tells of her struggle with alcohol addiction, the love and loss she has endured, and reflects on her multiple sclerosis diagnosis. Never far from the foreground is Blair’s relationship with her mother. She approaches this complicated relationship with love, admiration, and the 20/20 vision only hindsight can bring. The stories Blair recalls are hilarious and heart-wrenching in equal measure. In one moment, she discusses biting Seth MacFarlane on the hand, and in the next, she brings readers to tears while talking about her experiences with grief. Blair writes in blunt, witty prose, making this book hard to put down. Fans of her film work will love the behind-the-scenes look at some of her various Hollywood roles.

VERDICT This memoir is witty, funny, heartbreaking, and beautifully written. This book will be loved by fans of Blair’s work and of her MS advocacy."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent