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Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny by Holly Madison
11 reviews
emileemaree's review
3.75
Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
scifi_rat's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Trafficking, Alcohol, and Classism
jessthemess8112's review
3.25
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Death, and Alcohol
chronicallyplotting's review
4.0
I thought this memoir was very telling about the life of a playboy house bunny. Through the eyes of someone who came from nothing and mostly went into the mansion needing a place to stay. I am glad Holly’s life panned out after everything that went on inside that house.
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
adrienanthony's review
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
hydr0jen's review
Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual content, and Gaslighting
jackieyvette's review
4.25
I loved hearing Holly's voice tell her own story since a big part of it is Holly finding her voice in so many different ways. I still follow Holly's life now and listen to her podcast Girls Next Level with Bridget Marquardt and love to hear them talk about their time at the mansion and flesh out more of the stories I heard in her book.
Crying score: of course
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Gaslighting
lizacorn's review
3.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Drug use, Incest, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
bzliz's review against another edition
3.75
People can debate all they want about the truth of Holly’s words but now that she and Bridget are doing this podcast and doing interviews with people who were also in the Playboy circuit, I think their stories of mistreatment are pretty credible. Note: Kendra fans will probably not enjoy this.
There are a few editing errors that jumped out at me but it wasn’t terribly distracting from Holly’s message. She does repeat herself at times and the allusion that her life had similarities to that of Marilyn Monroe seems a little grandiose but I think that overall I’m glad she seized the opportunity to tell her story and hold very little back.
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition
5.0
"Down the Rabbit Hole" is Holly Madison's memoir that mainly highlights her time at the Playboy mansion. In the early 2000s, Holly was Hugh Hefner's number one girlfriend for several years. During her time at the Playboy mansion, she also starred in the E! hit "The Girls Next Door".
I really enjoyed reading more about Holly's life. I have recently binged listened to her podcast with fellow Girls Next Door costar, Bridget Marquardt. This book definitely explores some different aspects of her life and she does a great job of not repeating herself across all of her platforms. Holly is eloquent in her delivery and balances honesty without being unnecessarily mean about those who have mistreated her.
The book does highlight the beginning of her career in Vegas after she left the Playboy world, and it does chronicle her relationship with Criss Angel, if you were curious what her life post Playboy looked like.
If you were ever curious about what went on behind closed doors at the Playboy mansion, or you wanted to learn more about Holly's life in the earlier 2000's, this book is a must read.
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol