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The Half of It by Madison Beer

17 reviews

444lex444ndr444's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Addiction

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Eating disorder

leleread's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

wow. i went into this book a bit confused as to why at age 24 madison managed to write a memoir already. but man.. did she have a lot on her plate. there was so much i did not expect to be unveiled in this, including a couple of incredibly uplifting messages laced with her past experiences. madison is incredibly grounded and mature for her age and i can’t help but be so proud of her for using those traumatic experiences that may hold someone like me down for ages and soar to a new and better self. i expected this to be a lot about her, and while it was, this also made me think a lot about myself and my self worth. she put a lot of things in perspective that had me spiraling in a new (and positive) way. i want to say even more about this but all i can think of is wow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Addiction

Moderate: Body shaming and Bullying

Minor: Mental illness and Sexual assault

joey1914's review

emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual assault, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

fairylara's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

i love madison so much so this was very interesting to read, even though at some points it felt a little repetitive or surface level. i still did like the book alot and even balled my eyes out at some point, so its a solid 3/5 for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Minor: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Eating disorder

erilynne's review

hopeful reflective fast-paced

2.75

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. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

savannahrb's review

challenging dark informative reflective sad fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

lbhreads's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

3.0

although short , this is a vulnerable memoir (including journal prompts and answers to fan questions) touching on madison’s rather unique experience of navigating childhood fame, growing up under the eyes of millions online, and dealing with mental health struggles. i’ve seen a few reviews which say they wish there was more depth here, but madison is only 24 and has a lot of life left to live, so we can’t really expect wealths of wisdom, and i don’t think that’s her intention anyway. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment