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sparksofcuriosity's review against another edition
emotional
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4.0
benix's review against another edition
4.0
Equal parts heartbreaking and humorous.
Jenny Pentland has lived a life that breaks my heart. Although she seems in a good place now, so many times I wanted to just hug the teenager she was and hope someone would just listen to her.
She doesn't seem bitter or angry with her parents but the PTSD has to be real. What they did to her, I would find unforgivable. Her mother's shot at fame was truly at the expense of her family. I'm not placing blame - the opportunities her mom had were enormous and the expense was huge as well. A choice that didn't have a good outcome either way.
It does underscore how the children of the famous don't live a blessed life.
Jenny did a good job of telling the story of her life without much bitterness and I don't know how she feels about her mother now. It was a good read but left me sad for any child that has to go through what she did.
Jenny Pentland has lived a life that breaks my heart. Although she seems in a good place now, so many times I wanted to just hug the teenager she was and hope someone would just listen to her.
She doesn't seem bitter or angry with her parents but the PTSD has to be real. What they did to her, I would find unforgivable. Her mother's shot at fame was truly at the expense of her family. I'm not placing blame - the opportunities her mom had were enormous and the expense was huge as well. A choice that didn't have a good outcome either way.
It does underscore how the children of the famous don't live a blessed life.
Jenny did a good job of telling the story of her life without much bitterness and I don't know how she feels about her mother now. It was a good read but left me sad for any child that has to go through what she did.
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5.0
I didn't watch Roseanne growing up so I don't have a good background of how iconic that show was at the time, however, I absolutely loved this book. Jenny Pentland's childhood was truly such a ride and her take on all of the crazy antics she was put through was such an interesting viewpoint. This book would be great for anyone trying to come to terms with childhood trauma and PTSD resulting from the childhood trauma.
I really appreciated her take on how everyone treated her about her weight and her losing weight because of anxiety, resulting in everyone complimenting her for losing weight, meant a lot to me because I've been through the same journey.
This audiobook is narrated by the author which is my favorite in an audiobook.
Thank you to HarperAudio for a copy of this audiobook!
I really appreciated her take on how everyone treated her about her weight and her losing weight because of anxiety, resulting in everyone complimenting her for losing weight, meant a lot to me because I've been through the same journey.
This audiobook is narrated by the author which is my favorite in an audiobook.
Thank you to HarperAudio for a copy of this audiobook!
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