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cherrytangz 's review for:
The Half of It
by Madison Beer
i don’t know where to find the words. i’ve always had an admiration for madison beer and so when i saw she was releasing a memoir, i knew i was going to read it. i’d heard she had bpd and her openness with her mental health and her struggles with it so i knew this book was potentially going to be written about similar things. my god, i’ve never cried so much at a book. it is so incredibly vulnerable and scary to put all of those thoughts out into the world, but i’m so grateful she did. i’ve been struggling with depression for two years and currently in a stage of healing, and i started this book amidst a lot of back and forth of my own journey and going in and out of depressive episodes, and i felt so uncomfortable at how much her words were what i was feeling that i had to stop reading it for a few weeks. never have i ever felt so seen, every single chapter felt like a mirror of myself voicing her thoughts and feelings and all of the hardships she’s faced. i truly think this book could make anyone with mental health issues sob endlessly, it’s an uphill battle and not many people understand it and to put it into words so flawlessly that it makes me weep at home in bed is commendable, there’s been so many times where i’ve tried to explain how miserable and how stuck i was and never once have i felt it’s been understood, this felt like a hug from a friend who was truly hearing me and listening. it also has reassured me a lot in my fears of depression and it lingering over me for the entirety of my life, when she said it feels like a life sentence, i literally yelped into a crying session. alongside all of the familiarity her feelings have brought me, seeing madisons ability to cope and come out the other side happier, healthier and with a lot of insight on where she wants to be in life makes me feel truly hopeful for the future, to see someone in similar circumstances feel like things are going right for them is truly inspiring to someone like me who’s experiencing the worst of it in real time. i was always a fan before but this has truly made me a fan for life and i will always support this woman. also just remembered the positive spin on sensitivity also hit close to home as someone who’s been called sensitive in the most belittling ways my entire adolescent, i’m slowly learning to accept and see the beauty in having such a sensitive soul in a world full of brutality and seeing someone i look up to have the same sensitivity and be able to use it for beautiful pieces of artwork and songs that are timeless makes it feel even more of a bonus trait in my personality. so much love for you madison <3