niamhdee's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Dysphoria
jcstokes95's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Checked out the audiobook of this after a guest host on By the Book said this was her favorite celebrity self-improvement/memoir book. I was surprised at how hard she went to bat for it, but now I am a convert. If you are someone who loves brutal honesty, this is the celeb memoir for you. I've read a few similar books, and find that the celebs spend 80 percent of the time obfuscating what the real gossip is. Jessica Simpson did not do that. She is here to tell you that she was a drunk, that she really does say dumb shit sometimes, and that she has a major addictive personality causing a pretty shit radar for how to function in relationships. She's going to spill on her parents dysfunctional parts but still recognize how complex relationships stay in your life anyway.
I found this to be a real page-turner (or whatever the audio equivalent is). I even had some pretty strong emotional reactions to certain parts. Simpson and her ghost writer (Kevin Carr O'Leary) really get you rooting for her, no matter how whack her choices feel. She gives an aura of relatability here, which is pretty hard to achieve for a woman who wore heels to Disneyworld.
Also, most importantly, she gives you all the dirt on John Mayer. Who all women are contractually obligated to hate. I like to believe when Taylor re-releases Speak Now, Simpson is going to be as fervent as the rest of us while screaming to the new Dear John. Anyway, this book is a gold-mine for gossip, with a warm, authentic tilt. Be warned, it's a bit longer than needed and it has some of the celeb fluff you expect in this genre. But, you will get bang for your buck here.
I found this to be a real page-turner (or whatever the audio equivalent is). I even had some pretty strong emotional reactions to certain parts. Simpson and her ghost writer (Kevin Carr O'Leary) really get you rooting for her, no matter how whack her choices feel. She gives an aura of relatability here, which is pretty hard to achieve for a woman who wore heels to Disneyworld.
Also, most importantly, she gives you all the dirt on John Mayer. Who all women are contractually obligated to hate. I like to believe when Taylor re-releases Speak Now, Simpson is going to be as fervent as the rest of us while screaming to the new Dear John. Anyway, this book is a gold-mine for gossip, with a warm, authentic tilt. Be warned, it's a bit longer than needed and it has some of the celeb fluff you expect in this genre. But, you will get bang for your buck here.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Dysphoria and Sexual assault
Minor: Car accident
harperhoney's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Grief, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
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