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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
this was way more heartbreaking than i expected, wowee. proof that you have no idea what someone’s going through
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I had such high hopes for this book. Ever since Jennette McCurdy’s memoir came out, I’ve been so excited to read more autobiographies of stars I grew up with. Unfortunately, it felt very surface level most of the time and lacking depth and detail. I love the message that everyone needs to be kinder to each other, but it was hard to really dive into Madison’s story. I was hoping for more detail into her experiences, but most of the descriptions were brief with a reflection at the end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt
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Enlightening read! I needed this book! Helped me so much with tools to fight the mental battles with anxiety and the bully in my mind.
Thankful for her sharing a piece of herself.
Thankful for her sharing a piece of herself.
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emotional
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Love Madison, however I was expecting more, expecting her to dive in deeper. It seemed a bit repetitive to me. I do love that she touches on mental health and her personal struggles. I had high hopes for this book and although it is good it just wasn’t what I was expecting from Madison. I feel like this book had a lot of potential but it was lacking.
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emotional
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Madison is a beautiful soul with an important story, but (predictably) I do feel as though this publication is a little premature. She has much to share that is valuable, but I think her experiences have not had enough time to mellow; that her perspective on them is still a little too fresh, too self-conscious. I suppose this is the inevitable problem of twenty- and thirty-somethings writing memoirs--never mind if that person has been so recently crucified by the general public. This would ultimately be a more memorable and impactful story if the experiences she shares here were also entrenched in many subsequent years of experience and reflection. Even still, Madison handles the subject matter with much grace and honesty, and I see why she was compelled to write about it at this point of her life.
I'll look forward to another, more 'filled out' memoir when (hopefully!) she publishes again several years from now.
I'll look forward to another, more 'filled out' memoir when (hopefully!) she publishes again several years from now.
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emotional
hopeful
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sad
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