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julia_jojo17's review
4.5
Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy
jennygutz22's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Alcoholism
Minor: Sexual assault
kelly_e's review against another edition
3.5
Author: Pamela Anderson
Genre: Memoir
Rating: 3.50
Pub Date: January 31, 2023
T H R E E • W O R D S
Condensed • Sobering • Enjoyable
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Growing up on Vancouver Island, the daughter of young, wild, and unprepared parents, Pamela Anderson’s childhood was not easy, but it allowed her to create her own world. Discovered in the stands of a football game, she was immediately rocket launched into fame, becoming Playboy’s favorite cover girl and an emblem of Hollywood glamour and sexuality.
From the cover of magazines and tv/movie sets to the beaches of Malibu and whirlwind romances, she often found herself tabloid fodder. In Love, Pamela the actress, activist, and once infamous Playboy Playmate alternates between storytelling and her own original poetry, in order to reclaim the narrative of her own life by showcasing her love of art and literature and her devotion to her children and the causes she cares about most.
💭 T H O U G H T S
I enjoy listening to celebrity memoirs from time to time, so when I saw Pamela Anderson (a fellow Canadian) was releasing one this year, I put a hold on the audiobook at the library. While I certainly cannot call myself a fan, I am aware of Pamela's career and tumultuous image, so I was intrigued what her story would reveal.
Love, Pamela covers her childhood growing up on Vancouver Island, how she got her start, her Playboy era, her time on Baywatch, her marriages, and her dedication to being a mother and activist. Besides her childhood, which I knew very little about going in, this memoir didn't cover a whole lot of ground beyond what I already knew. In fact, it felt like she was providing a condensed summary of the details of her life. There isn't a whole lot of depth or emotion to the storytelling. In fact, certain things seemed glossed over altogether.
The audio narration is done by Pamela herself, and it certainly felt like she was reading her story to me as opposed to narrating her own life story. It's a quick listen at just over 5 hours so it shouldn't come as a surprise that she doesn't dive deep into the intricacies of her life.
Love, Pamela was okay, but it definitely left me wanting more. I appreciated some of her poetry interspersed throughout, and the fact she states that she wrote this herself, as I never knew she was a writer. Worth a listen, but not sure I'd pick up the actual book to read.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• audiobook fans
• readers who've followed her career
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"There is so much need in the world for understanding."
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Child abuse
Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Miscarriage, Violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Pregnancy
siebensommer's review against another edition
5.0
conflicted feelings are to be examined closely
Graphic: Sexism and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Addiction, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Pregnancy
Minor: Animal cruelty
sarahhaydon's review
5.0
Minor: Drug use, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
mari1532's review
4.5
Anderson was witty and honest as she detailed her journey to stardom. I found her insights about the Playboy house fascinating. I also was unaware of how exactly she started her journey as a Playmate and eventually to actress. The details she shared were both entertaining and helped inform me as an outsider to how Anderson approached her career.
I also enjoyed how she discussed her various relationships and marriages with self-reflective frankness. Also, hearing her perspective on (the truth of) the sex tape scandal highlights how the news media, especially in the 2000s, sought to destroy women.
If Anderson ever starts a book club I will definitely sign up because she has such eclectic and exciting books that she's read and I really liked how she would discuss an event from her life and then relate it to something she read. It made the book feel more conversational in nature.
The only thing I was not 100% sold on in the book was the poetry. It wasn't bad poetry I just did not like the switching between poetry and prose at times.
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Sexual content
missjmart's review
5.0
Her story starts at childhood and talks about all the craziness up to her performance in New York as Roxie in Cabaret. And I feel like it’s really an insight into a woman people never really got to know.
She describes her life events as both a diary and as poetry blending the two styles. It’s well written and full of background on the events I saw on TV or in magazines.
I really enjoyed this.
Minor: Drug use, Medical content, Cancer, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Rape, Alcoholism, Car accident, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Suicide
mo_za11's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Vomit, Addiction, Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Stalking
lulubeth's review
3.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Stalking
Minor: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Drug use
rainbowjawn's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Animal cruelty
Minor: Miscarriage and Toxic relationship