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Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up by Selma Blair

6 reviews

acresofclams's review

hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

paigicus's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

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

katieconklin's review against another edition

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

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

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Body shaming

zehrrz's review

challenging emotional funny medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

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: Sexual assault and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Death of parent