Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Open Book by Jessica Simpson

5 reviews

smoothlikebutter's review against another edition

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

4.0

Great celebrity memoir. She seems honest, human, and kind. Shares some gossip. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Body shaming, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Child death

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. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dysphoria and Sexual assault

Minor: Car accident

leanderson's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, Rape, War, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Medical content, and Medical trauma

rachels_reads1203's review against another edition

emotional inspiring fast-paced

5.0

I listened to this on audio and it was amazing. Read by the author, Jessica Simpson reveals and reflects upon her life. There were many times you could hear the tears in her voice as she read emotional, intimate details of her life. I thought this was a great read/listen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal death and Car accident

harperhoney's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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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