Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Open Book by Jessica Simpson

16 reviews

haleybre's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Fatphobia, Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

potaylachips's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

I never really like to rate memoirs or nonfiction of this sort because I feel like I’m not supposed to find entertainment in someone sharing their story. But the reason I gave this  book 4 stars is because, towards the middle I completely zoned out. I was here and wasn’t all at the same time. That was the only flaw of the book. Some things could have been left out, I feel, but again it’s not my place to judge someone’s life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Drug abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

clpaige's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Alcohol

Moderate: Misogyny, Medical content, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death

adpittman's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

smoothlikebutter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Great celebrity memoir. She seems honest, human, and kind. Shares some gossip. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, and Car accident

elude's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol

housedesignerking's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

She doesn't delve into what you may initially think she would. For example, she doesn't throw any credence at the rumor that her label forced her to show her belly button for sex appeal, nor does she ever give any validity to the rumor about permanent damage to her singing voice. Maybe the rumors were false. Maybe the rumor about adopting a bad technique for awhile is the one that's true? 🤷 Who knows?! I really don't care, truly. I've heard some of her newest stuff and don't really hear any vocal strain. This is one of the best autobiographies I've ever read! She doesn't really give a play by play of her careers, but rather writes this as if she's recalling her memories to you in an in-person conversation. It's more than charming. It's alluring. She also shows growth and a willingness to laugh at herself,  which is very becoming. Maybe her vocal strain over a decade ago was a cry for help? It could have been because part of this book was about her facing her demons. It's also funny at parts. Especially how she describes the way she sings, LoL. 5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

nataliebootlah's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

2.0

First book club read of the year! 

Considering I only read celebrity memoirs when I really like the celebrity and I couldn’t name a Jessica Simpson song if my life depended on it, I was definitely not the intended audience for this book. Therefore, it wasn’t surprising when I couldn’t connect with it at all.

Jessica laid out her life and the struggle of being in the public’s eye through divorce, addiction, weight gain/loss, and fame. To me it felt forced, like Jessica wanted to resonate with the reader, but not really. If you’re a Jessica Simpson fan or grew up listening to her music, this might be the book for you. For me, I finished it for the sake of book club.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault

emmasbookishself's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Open Book was the perfect title for this book as it was guided by the actual journals Jessica wrote throughout her life, and it’s just like a personal journal with no details spared. 

There’s a rawness and vulnerability that I think most women can relate to. The struggles Jessica shares are real and all too common. 

Don’t underestimate this memoir, there’s far more to it than you may expect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

tanyafrey's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol