softbeing's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
lots of family red flags even with Mia Farrow. But it gives you a different perspective on the whole industry of entertainment. still a good read.
anothersarahny's review against another edition
2.0
I'm a bit sheephish about admitting I've read this. In my defense, a friend lent this to me when I needed something to read, holding it out to me like the holy trinity (a recent Mia convert). Like my rating indicates, it was just alright but the descriptions of Woody's nap hour w/their children has always stayed with me. Gross, still a fan but G R O S S.
jinjer's review against another edition
4.0
Obviously this was an easy read since I started and finished it in one day. I don't need to explain who Mia Farrow is so I'll just say what I learned from reading her book, that was new information to me. I read the book 3-ish years before I watched Dylan's HBO (?) documentary so I basically knew nothing.
•I did not know she had polio as a child.
•She is a Complete. Idiot. when it comes to men. The whole Frank Sinatra thing!!!
•She adopted way too many kids.
•Two or three of the kids she adopted have committed suicide.
•She said she knew something was happening (Woody sexually abusing Dylan) from the time her daughter was a baby.
•The whole Woody / Soon Yi thing sounds even of a big deal to me after hearing her tell about it. •Soon Yi was 22 when the affair started, she never thought of Woody as a father, she didn't get along with Mia so probably never thought of her as a mother, and Soon Yi and Woody have been together for 26 years now and have two kids.
•I did not know she had polio as a child.
•She is a Complete. Idiot. when it comes to men. The whole Frank Sinatra thing!!!
•She adopted way too many kids.
•Two or three of the kids she adopted have committed suicide.
•She said she knew something was happening (Woody sexually abusing Dylan) from the time her daughter was a baby.
•The whole Woody / Soon Yi thing sounds even of a big deal to me after hearing her tell about it. •Soon Yi was 22 when the affair started, she never thought of Woody as a father, she didn't get along with Mia so probably never thought of her as a mother, and Soon Yi and Woody have been together for 26 years now and have two kids.
p0tat0's review against another edition
5.0
I think this might be the most candid celebrity memoir that I've ever read. Rather than coming off as salacious or attention seeking, Farrow writes as though she's trying to put a very honest lens on her own life in an attempt to arrive at a deeper emotional truth - in many ways more like a diary than a memoir. While I thought I was prepared for the latter chapters about her life with Woody Allen, of course I was not. Seeing his predatory behavior through Farrow's eyes really put the grotesqueness of Allen's actions (with Dylan, Soon-Yi, and really all of Farrow's children) in a new perspective for me.
maryshelleylong's review against another edition
medium-paced
5.0
I read this because Karina Longworth cites it as one of her favorite celebrity memoirs and it doesn’t disappoint. It is beautifully written, deeply felt, and proves that Mia Farrow has lived one of the most eventful lives in all of popular culture. I don’t think she is infallible, but I do think she is interesting as hell.
Where’s the second installment, Mia? I’m ready!!!!
Where’s the second installment, Mia? I’m ready!!!!
vivdavis's review against another edition
2.0
She's a fine writer, sure, but the most interesting (read: salacious) parts were the ones about the emotional masochism that was her relationship with Woody Allen. That dude was/is a hot Freudian mess. I had to put the book down for fear that I would never again be able to enjoy Hannah and her Sisters with a clear conscience.
jenndmitis's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful written memoir of someone who spent her life in service. Profoundly interesting.
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