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Julia Fox is an amazing storyteller. The whole book feels like a conversation with your friend over drinks. The details are sometimes a little murky and you wish you could ask a clarifying question, but it’s still captivating. It’s so so sad but Julia’s humor makes it possible to keep reading.
It does freak me out that she named her son Valentino when her dominatrix name was Valentina.
It does freak me out that she named her son Valentino when her dominatrix name was Valentina.
This book is for the messy girls, those who are unafraid to read about vomit in hair and questionable morals.
It's not your typical memoir filled with epiphanies and reflections, and that's not because Julia Fox lacks self-awareness. Instead, it's refreshingly raw, honest, and true to the moment. She doesn't gloss over much with hindsight reflection. In some ways, I appreciate those elements in a memoir, but what I truly enjoyed was witnessing her life from a place of knowledge and occasional naivety that felt authentic to those moments. Hindsight is 20/20, and I'm not particularly impressed by celebrities spoon-feeding us their profound reflections and personal growth. It's easy to look back and spot your past mistakes. That's why I admired Julia's approach; there are no cringe-worthy platitudes here.
Of course, much of her life isn't relatable, at least not in its entirety. Yet, there are elements that many of us may have experienced — the slow realisation that a friend secretly wants you to fail, the realisation as a child that adults don’t have all the answers, the beginnings of an abusive relationship and the teenage naivety making you think it's just love.
Above all, I admire her honesty. It's one thing to be open and raw about the situations in which you were wronged, and even that can be difficult or shameful. But there's something to be said for not shying away from the times when she was the one cast in a bad light, doing things of questionable character. However, it was never in a way that made me see her as a bad person, just someone doing whatever they could to survive.
Her honesty holds even more weight now that she's famous and successful. She could easily pretend she didn't have this past, like so many celebrities before her have done, not even staying true to the things that made them notorious.
It's not your typical memoir filled with epiphanies and reflections, and that's not because Julia Fox lacks self-awareness. Instead, it's refreshingly raw, honest, and true to the moment. She doesn't gloss over much with hindsight reflection. In some ways, I appreciate those elements in a memoir, but what I truly enjoyed was witnessing her life from a place of knowledge and occasional naivety that felt authentic to those moments. Hindsight is 20/20, and I'm not particularly impressed by celebrities spoon-feeding us their profound reflections and personal growth. It's easy to look back and spot your past mistakes. That's why I admired Julia's approach; there are no cringe-worthy platitudes here.
Of course, much of her life isn't relatable, at least not in its entirety. Yet, there are elements that many of us may have experienced — the slow realisation that a friend secretly wants you to fail, the realisation as a child that adults don’t have all the answers, the beginnings of an abusive relationship and the teenage naivety making you think it's just love.
Above all, I admire her honesty. It's one thing to be open and raw about the situations in which you were wronged, and even that can be difficult or shameful. But there's something to be said for not shying away from the times when she was the one cast in a bad light, doing things of questionable character. However, it was never in a way that made me see her as a bad person, just someone doing whatever they could to survive.
Her honesty holds even more weight now that she's famous and successful. She could easily pretend she didn't have this past, like so many celebrities before her have done, not even staying true to the things that made them notorious.
would recommend this!! Very entertaining and interesting read and it was especially cool listening to the audiobook since Julia Fox reads it herself
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This is the standard all memoirs will be held to. A brilliantly funny, honest, and clear portrait of a unique life. Julia’s voice is that of your old friend telling you about her wild adventures over coffee. It’s so precise in its perspective. This book is as fun as it is shocking, and manages to endear its audience while still starkly portraying a young woman being “bad” and learning from her mistakes, learning from addiction, learning from parenthood, learning from stardom, and coming through it all stronger.