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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
One of my favorites
I first read this book when I was a teenager, I loved it then. I recently decided to read it again after ten years, and appreciate the messages even more as an adult. So very inspiring!
I first read this book when I was a teenager, I loved it then. I recently decided to read it again after ten years, and appreciate the messages even more as an adult. So very inspiring!
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Couldn't put this book down, it's unbelievable this was someone's life!
1. cardiff was mentioned. so that's fun. also, it's nice to read about people and events in san diego, but it was kind of strange to hear about the "ghettos" of san diego. normal heights? north park? that was some speedy gentrification, yo.
2. with her constantly reiterating how various "systems" (foster care, etc.) let her down, i figured she was foreshadowing a leap into practicing the kind of law where she might play a role in changing those systems. instead, she just went for prestige. i can't say i blame her, it was just a little counterintuitive.
3. the relapses got a little tedious. i get that she's a recovering addict, but it was irritating. sue me.
2. with her constantly reiterating how various "systems" (foster care, etc.) let her down, i figured she was foreshadowing a leap into practicing the kind of law where she might play a role in changing those systems. instead, she just went for prestige. i can't say i blame her, it was just a little counterintuitive.
3. the relapses got a little tedious. i get that she's a recovering addict, but it was irritating. sue me.
Wow, what a story....what a life Cupcake Brown has lead...this is an absolutely heart-wrenching story of a child abandoned and abused. What's unbelievable is seeing how much more of the story there was left when it was already so dark. How much worse could it get? Seriously, she gets to her bottom. What I loved was that this memoir brings its reader along for the gritty ride, both to the bottom and how she arrives at being able to tell her story. Highly recommended.
I did find this book quite interesting and to be an amazing story. However, I found it went on a little long and did not enjoy it near the end.
I liked the overall story of Cupcake and her story to recovery and getting into Law school and passing the bar exam. For me the book was too repetitive and dragged on longer than it should of. Too much time on her doing drugs over and over again. I wanted to know more on her recovery and sobriety which wasn’t until the end of the book. The book could of been shorter instead of 400 plus pages it could of been shorter to 200 pages and still gave all the details on her life, addiction and sobriety.
Listened to this one entirely on audio. Unbelievable! Such a horrible childhood and young adulthood! It was hard to listen to, but also hard not to - waiting for it to turn around. Child sex abuse, physical abuse, mental abuse, drug use, gang activity, abortions, abortions, abortions, etc. etc. etc. Most of the book details the horror that was her life (and apparently, it's the life of a whole lot of people, growing up in the hood and perpetuating that lifestyle - amazing that she got out). She had intervention from caring people who encouraged her along the way to getting her law degree! But she hit rock bottom and was eating out of a dumpster before she agreed to go for help. A true miracle that she broke with the bad company that were her so-called friends and stayed sober. That takes some kind of spirit, some kind of strength! She found faith along the way to getting sober. I don't think it's possible to do this without faith. There is so much profanity, so many horrible things happening (starting when she was only 11), that this book is not for everyone. I am so glad it's over.