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This Much Is True by Miriam Margolyes

12 reviews

tradepaperback's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Terminal illness, and Dementia

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

I loved this book. I kind of find it ironic that the only reason I read it is because Miriam Margolyes was on Harry Potter and that’s like her least favorite thing she’s done in her career. 
She’s an icon honestly. Living out loud and being herself in every way. This book was full of the dirty filthy stories and innuendos she’s known for but also the real things. She talks about being a Jewish Lesbian and how it has affected her career and life. 
She discusses politics, both of the Hollywood variety and of the world. I feel like I learned so much about the world from this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Cursing, Sexual content, Grief, Misogyny, Sexism, and Classism

Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Islamophobia, and Fatphobia

becausebrenna's review against another edition

funny reflective medium-paced

3.0

Miriam fascinates me. I enjoyed her perspectives on growing up in Oxford, breaking in to acting, and anti-Zionism, but I was equally concerned? by her royalist views, ongoing lack of body positivity (or even body neutrality!) and offhand disregard for a number of encounters that could be construed as sexual assault.  

The audiobook was enjoyable, as Miriam says she has a history of doing audio dramas and narration, so I was able to listen at 1.7 speed and still understand everything. 

However book is quite long, and I think may have been improved with some editing. I do understand that the book covers over 80 years, but some of the tales of acting just turned into Mad Libs, swapping out the project and famous coworkers/friends, and lacked real depth or specifics. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Fatphobia and Sexual assault

Minor: Antisemitism and Death of parent

itsbumley's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, Fatphobia, Infidelity, and Misogyny

catherinedsharp's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.75

I started listening to this as an audiobook to sleep to, but often found myself enthralled and giggling between the sheets!

A funny and very well written text, that is in equal measures informative and endearing. Very interesting to hear all about the life of someone who I’d never particularly thought much about; she has many lessons to teach.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Antisemitism, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

yungblonde's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing

Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, Antisemitism, Classism, Death, Cultural appropriation, Body shaming, Racism, and Sexism

staceyinthesticks's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent, Excrement, and Genocide

starshine1's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Dysphoria, Grief, Homophobia, Sexism, Xenophobia, Death, and Terminal illness

Minor: Classism, Excrement, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Genocide

librariangeorgia's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted slow-paced

3.5

I’ve always thought that Miriam comes across as quite a genuine and funny person with an interesting life that when I saw that she had a memoir, I wanted to read it. 

 

To be completely honest, the thing I was most looking forward to reading about what her experience around the Harry Potter films. I found it quite interesting that she basically treated it like a job, and wasn’t (and isn’t) involved in the fanbase surrounding it - she’s never read the books nor watched the films! 

 

Most of the jobs that she mentioned having, I’d never heard of, but most of them were before my time so not necessarily something I would’ve grown up with. However I still found it interesting to read her perspective on each of them - and the gossip which she does love to dish out! 

 

A couple of things that I didn’t like about this book: 

 

She does a lot of name dropping which did really get on my nerves after the first couple of names - I didn’t care much for those people that she mentioned and didn’t feel like she needed to mention them by name. Especially since she’s reveal a lot of personal information that I’m hoping she got permission from them or their family before publishing this book! 

 

There’s a lot of talk about sex - in the first third of the book, she constantly mentions “sucking off” a load of different men that she came into contact with which got too repetitive that it irritated me. She even goes so far to mention and the end of the book that she loves talking about sex - which is why she spoke so much about it throughout the book. 

 

She mentions having a transgender person as a very close friend, yet when she talked about them she constantly misgendered them and used their deadname - it felt as though she was being completely inconsiderate to how they wished to be seen by others. 

 

Despite the negatives, I found this book to be a really interesting insight into Miriam’s life and I really did enjoy reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Antisemitism, Sexual content, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Cursing, and Adult/minor relationship

librarianlayla's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

3.75

3.5/4 stars.

As usual Miriam aims to shock and delight.

Whilst this book is filled with interesting and at times, outrageous, tales - it didn't quite hit the 5 star mark for me.

Miriam is a fascinating woman who has lived a truly remarkable life, she has touched so many (quite a few physically!) people with her quick wit and cheeky charm. 

However early on in the book she deadnames someone who she says she considered a friend and unfortunately that left a sour note in my mouth. There is also an almost constant theme of sexual molestation by others to her that seems almost celebrated when in quite a few of the cases should be abhorrent. Especially in such incidents when she was a minor.

I do love her journey of authenticity - her passion for the truth. Whatever it may be. And it's something I can relate to immensely.

Overall a wonderful and insightful read, but not for the faint of heart. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Antisemitism, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Sexual assault