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read_y_picker's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
Moderate: Drug use, Medical content, and Grief
elizabethtrue's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Drug use, Medical content, and Death of parent
maryellen's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Racial slurs, and Medical content
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault
ninahuynh's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Abortion
nc_unknown_user's review against another edition
4.25
Like many others have stated in reviews, the audio version comes off more like a podcast which feels more organic and intimate. Likely offering more insight than the written book. Many celebrity memoirs seem to pick and choose the parts of their stories that are shared and the light in which they are presented. Leslie seemed to lay her story out from start to finish with complete authenticity and vulnerability. She fully owns her story, even down to the not so legal or embarrassing parts. There’s a lot to be admired about how she carries herself and her views on life. She has had quite an interesting life and I appreciate her willingness to share it with the world.
I did find the format a bit hard to follow at times as she seemed to jump from topic to topic often and the timelines were a bit all over the place. This becomes part of her charm over time and you grow fond of it by the end. She even had me sticking around as she read the credits! She has a larger than life personality and owns it in every way. I loved learning about her background and all the pieces that lead her to where she is now. Her story was often heartbreaking but to hear her thought process in how she handled these hard times and kept a positive outlook throughout it all, it was inspiring in ways I hadn’t anticipated going in. I didn’t know much about her background prior to picking this book up, but I have always enjoyed watching her on television. The sample of the book drew me in by how much her bathroom gymnastics stunt had me laughing in that short clip, so I knew there had to be even more funny moments in the nearly 17 hours of audio. I was pleasantly surprised by not only the thorough retelling of her life stories, but how much passion and emotion she put into each and every one. I know many parts had to be very hard for her to revisit, but she bared it all in this book. I love that she isn’t afraid to be vulnerable and isn’t ashamed of letting the world see even the not so glamorous parts.
I have a lot of respect and admiration for Leslie and I’m so glad I stuck it out to finish this book when I had started to reconsider my choice in the beginning. Now here I am writing a review that bounced around just as much as her audiobook so I have no room to talk! She must have rubbed off on me some during our 16.5 hours spent together, haha. I hope her confidence, positivity, and authenticity rubbed off some as well! She made many points to pass on these life lessons to the readers/ listeners and I felt a lot of it resonated with me.
Anyway, long story not so short… check this one out if you love celebrity memoirs! Be prepared for a different (but dare I say better?) format than others. Once you get used to that part, you’ll find Leslie to be like a friend you’ve never met and look forward to hearing more of her story. You’ll likely laugh and maybe even cry along with her throughout the journey.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Cursing
Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Medical content
Minor: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
honeybeewitched87's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, and Toxic friendship
niklit's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Sexism, and Medical content
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
Minor: Drug abuse
livruther's review against another edition
3.5
i liked the inside info about snl. i didnt love the hemorrhoid chapter
Graphic: Cursing, Racism, and Medical content
Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Grief
Minor: Slavery and Abortion
readingwithgoose's review against another edition
Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Abortion, and Pandemic/Epidemic
javafenn's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and Alcohol