A review by withbdp
The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing by Lara Love Hardin

5.0

I really went into this book not knowing what to expect. However, from the very first chapter, I was hooked and needed to know how the story ends. Being a child of a parent who lives with addiction, it really helped me have a sense of understanding for those who struggle. I also found the commentary on the legal and justice system jarring and upsetting. The way the system in many ways forces people into a cycle of prison/ jail is just inhumane. Also shedding light on the discrimination and systemic racism in sentencing and prison rates on marginalized individuals versus the white perpetrators is highlighted in this memoir.