Reviews with content warning for Gaslighting - Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology

Leah Remini is nothing but honest in her tell all tale. She doesn't shy away from admitting her mistakes. She knows she isn't perfect and she doesn't care.
This is the second book I have read about someone escaping scientology and again it all ties together, its interesting to see the prospective of someone within the celebrity centre who was higher up than most.
I really respect Leah remini for her ongoing search for Shelly miscaviage and her work to bring scientology to justice and it really shows how much she has grown from her start in this book.

0.75* knocked off because I did find her discussion around her acting career slightly boring but that's me, I never saw Kings of queens so her comments about her career went over my head,

Overall though an enjoyable read about escaping/leaving the cult of scientology

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brookey8888's review

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dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

I found this so interesting! I have watched her TV series so I do know a lot about Scientology already. But I really like this because we got her story. The show is mostly other peoples stories and like the rules and all that stuff so it was really interesting to see her thoughts and her process of leaving the church and what she thought of it, also it was really interesting to learn about her life. I really enjoyed that because she is really interesting and actually so funny like she made me laugh in this book a lot. Also, this is a Tom Cruise hate account, so it was interesting to learn more about him, because she actually had like contact with him in Scientology.

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inkdrinkers's review against another edition

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dark funny medium-paced

4.0

This was a fascinating memior about Leah's life. From her rocky childhood to her scrappy attitude that she would make it in Hollywood to, ultimately, the fall out with Scientology, this book doesn't shy away from hard topics.

I know that some people were disappointed by the lack of information about the cult, but at the end of the day, everything was framed and told by Leah and it was an important part of her life. To expect the book to completely bash something that was such an important part of her life is to expect too much. What it DOES deliver on is detailing the gross mishandling of funds, information, and abuses that were carried out by people in the name of Scientology.

I have to admit, my jaw was on the floor the entire chapter about Tom Cruise and Katie Holme's wedding. It's one thing to have preconceived notions about celebrities, but to hear confirmation about how unhinged they are is another. This was a great audiobook to listen to, and I look forward to watching Leah Remini's documentary on Scientology too!

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amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

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3.5

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4.5

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