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Tell Me Everything by Minka Kelly

17 reviews

cozy_soul_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

Wow this was so impactful heartbreaking, and intense. Minka's life, her story and her heart was such a beautiful and intense experience. Robin was a light at the end of the experience. Minka's journey from being a child in such an unstable space and her teen years going into her adult life. Learning how she went into her medical and then her acting career left me mind blown and emotional. My heart went out to Minka throughout her entire life, now in my 20's I related to her uncertainty about adulthood and the joy of independence. But also redefining love. Minka's complex relationship with her mom, friends, men, and most importantly herself was so intense and layered. When she started going into nursing and acting my heart glowed for her. 

🌙 Lines That Stayed With Me 🌙
"It was as if none of that ever happened. What mattered was now."

"Senstive people will change the world. The rest don't give a damn."

"She never judged me. But saw me and loved me. And I felt it."

"You were quiet. I could take you anywhere."

"I loved nothing more than a beautiful girl who could kick your ass."

"Even though we thought we were following a different path than our parents. We are unknowingly following their path the whole time"

"Ever the fearless little girl."

"I didn't understand. Parents sounded interchangeable."

"How does a 9 year old learn to parent herself? She figures it out."

"Alas, it's taken my years to see there's a downside too."

"I respected him out of fear. I learned these lessons fast."

🚨 Check trigger warnings prior to reading: Domestic Violence, child neglect, drug use, discussion of cancer and passing of a parent, detailed descriptions of medical surgeries

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

booksonmain's review against another edition

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

4.0

I enjoyed watching minka on Friday Night lights, so it was fascinating to learn more about her. I had no idea that her childhood was so tumultuous. This was not an easy book to listen to, but I definitely felt it was worth it. Minka does an excellent job at excavating her past and presenting it in a coherent and emotional manner. This was so much more than just a timeline of her childhood trauma, it was also clearly a journey of healing. I am a very nosy person and I enjoy getting to learn the inner workings of other people. This book was a fascinating and eye-opening read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

hail_archangel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Infidelity and Trafficking

jakirby's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

jhessongbrown's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

rnorthie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad

NR memoirs.

I really did enjoy the audiobook of this one! I think in general it leaves less up for interpretation with the author’s voice. Definitely check content warnings. Not much about behind the scenes when she got her break as I expected but still is a powerful story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

itsashleigh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative sad fast-paced

5.0

If you're looking for FNL fluff and stories about actors, this is not it. Minka's story truly blew me away and I admire how raw and honest she was. Her childhood was nothing I expected to hear about and I am so proud of her resilience. Bravo!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Drug use

ashpalmer's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

amberlfaris's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

llax11's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Miscarriage