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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
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inspiring
fast-paced
Interesting read - covers misogyny and mental health issues.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual harassment
beautiful book, beautifully written! i have never read an autobiography before but grace recommended me this one and i’m SO glad she did!
i didn’t know half of the stuff about allen’s life and she writes so frankly about her experiences i was almost shocked by the transparency of it all. i’m not a particularly hardcore fan of her music or anything but i just thought this was wonderful :)
i didn’t know half of the stuff about allen’s life and she writes so frankly about her experiences i was almost shocked by the transparency of it all. i’m not a particularly hardcore fan of her music or anything but i just thought this was wonderful :)
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3,5/5. Listened to as audiobook.
A good listen but not an easy one because it can sometimes ring a bell all too clearly for female readers in its overarching theme of sexism. It can therefore be on the verge of depressing but it’s relevant for its acute description of such pertinent issues, also including;
Motherhood, relationship and marriage, mental illness, and the destructive character of fame in a male dominated world.
A good listen but not an easy one because it can sometimes ring a bell all too clearly for female readers in its overarching theme of sexism. It can therefore be on the verge of depressing but it’s relevant for its acute description of such pertinent issues, also including;
Motherhood, relationship and marriage, mental illness, and the destructive character of fame in a male dominated world.
Everything you could ever ask for from a celebrity tell all: honesty, brutal self reflection, and some well deserved call outs.
I listened to the audiobook of this read by Allen herself. It's really the best way to get everything from the story.
I listened to the audiobook of this read by Allen herself. It's really the best way to get everything from the story.
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As far as celebrity memoirs go you really get your moneys worth here. I believe if your going to write a tell all memoir you might as well tell the truth and nothing but the truth and this is what Lily Allen does. Her life is a series of big fuck ups and she owns them all, she is a straight shooter and doesn’t mess about with anything that tries to sell a pretty picture. You get real. There is much to feel sad for Lily and she wears all her vulnerabilities on her sleeve it’s hard to feel any criticism. She’s brave and her story adds to the narrative of empowering women to speak up and not feel ashamed. Taking back the power from men, the fakes, the users and the media who have taken so much from her already. Standing up to the haters and owning her story. Gotta love a woman strong enough to do that.
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I thought listening to the audiobook would be like listening to a podcast interview. But, instead, it was boring. I hesitate to use the word monotonous but, that is kinda what it was. Maybe I've grown and don't love celeb memoirs anymore because they're all kinda monotonous, in the same way. It was rote, and followed the average script. Maybe part of it, too, is that she's what, in her 30s, writing a memoir? It smacks of cash grabbing, to me. Although she has led an interesting life. Childhood wound, drug use, catastrophic sex life, vascillations on and off the wagon, choosing better and worse partners. I like Lily Allen. This felt a bit like, how they always say, don't meet your heroes. One thing I didn't know about her was all the stalking from her crazy fan(s) .
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I didn’t love the way that this was structured but it was an incredibly open and poignant celebrity memoir. I loved Lily Allen’s first album but haven’t listened to anything newer and that will be changing. Definitely go with the audiobook for this one!