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A review by caitlinpfry
Nowhere for Very Long: The Unexpected Road to an Unconventional Life by Brianna Madia
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I have been following Bri on Instagram since 2017 and have read about her highs and her lows and the trolls in between.
I don’t read memoirs to confirm my own perspectives about a person. I read memoirs to put myself into that person’s shoes as much as a person can from a book. While in those shoes I am a witness to the relationships, the feelings, and the conflicts that individual has experienced.
What makes this a 5 star memoir? Brianna is raw - she acknowledges her “tortured artist past” to show that she is growing, learning, healing, and loving instead of choosing to focus on her past persona. A memoir isn’t for the reader, it’s for the writer. This book is a love letter and a forgiveness to herself. Don’t we all deserve to give ourselves that?
I don’t read memoirs to confirm my own perspectives about a person. I read memoirs to put myself into that person’s shoes as much as a person can from a book. While in those shoes I am a witness to the relationships, the feelings, and the conflicts that individual has experienced.
What makes this a 5 star memoir? Brianna is raw - she acknowledges her “tortured artist past” to show that she is growing, learning, healing, and loving instead of choosing to focus on her past persona. A memoir isn’t for the reader, it’s for the writer. This book is a love letter and a forgiveness to herself. Don’t we all deserve to give ourselves that?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment