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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
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- I didn’t know much about Madison Beer’s life story before reading this. However, I do like her music and I was curious about her memoir.
- I really enjoyed reading this book because I got to know Madison on a personal level. I can understand her music and lyrics more after learning everything she’s endured. After reading it, I feel like Madison Beer has become a close friend.
- I could connect with her story about mental health. That made this book all the more realistic and meaningful. There are so many quotes that resonate with me.
- I loved that she included journal prompts based on the topic of mental health she was discussing. It’s so thoughtful of her to share her journey with the reader and encourage them to open up. I actually stopped reading and did some of them.
- The cover is simple and beautiful.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment
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I appreciate Madison’s vulnerability, and it’s nice to get an insight into her life and what it’s been like for her. It takes a great deal of strength to talk about the things that she did.
In saying that, the book did feel a bit repetitive and i wasn’t a fan of the structure. There is absolutely something here, and i think you can walk away from this book and learn a thing or two, but i would’ve liked to see a lot of this memoir fleshed out a bit more. I do think this will be helpful for younger girls/ kids, especially in navigating things like social media and mental health. I also will say, i think if i hadn’t have listened to the audio book i don’t know how much motivation i would’ve had to finish it because of the repetitiveness. S/o to Madison though, this was cool
In saying that, the book did feel a bit repetitive and i wasn’t a fan of the structure. There is absolutely something here, and i think you can walk away from this book and learn a thing or two, but i would’ve liked to see a lot of this memoir fleshed out a bit more. I do think this will be helpful for younger girls/ kids, especially in navigating things like social media and mental health. I also will say, i think if i hadn’t have listened to the audio book i don’t know how much motivation i would’ve had to finish it because of the repetitiveness. S/o to Madison though, this was cool
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madison, i love you so much and i am so proud of you for opening up and sharing your past experiences and trauma with us all. you are a light in the dark. this really helped me think about my own self worth as well, she’s so very well spoken and knew what she wanted to say and achieve.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Self harm
Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship
Yeah I got clickbaited. "Discovered at twelve years old, Madison Beer was one of the first artists to have her entire life documented online." This line in the description really pulled me in. I didn't/don't know who Madison Beer is and had never consciously listened to her music before today, but the premise of modern celebrities having their entire lives documented online intrigued me. I was hoping for something beyond surface level insights about how difficult and dangerous it is to grow up in a social media era. While Madison's experiences are on a bit of a higher scale than the average person, the advice she gave and feelings she shared are ones I've heard echoed before when discussing this very topic. The writing wasn't bad but it also didn't have any special qualities. The stories told were in basically chronological order but they felt disconnected, there wasn't a clear narrative tying the essays together. I felt that the essays relied on showing more than telling and the final essay leaves on the advice "everything happens for a reason". A very underwhelming memoir overall (especially since my expectations were definitely higher than they should have been).