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challenging
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emotional
funny
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informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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4.5
I listened to this audiobook through Audible.
I did enjoy this book because Brown was exactly what the title states, brutally honest. She does not shy away from her struggles or her character flaws as she details important moments from her life and rise to fame. I respect how Brown is using her platform to highlight the insidiousness of domestic abuse.
While Brown does mix in beautiful and funny moments throughout the book, such as experiences with the Spice Girls or the birth of her children, this book is an emotional read. The emotions throughout this book are raw, but Brown never loses her message that the reader can overcome hard things, even when she is discussing her suicide attempts and bouts with depression. You get the real sense that she is sharing her story because she knows that telling people in similar situations that "you are not alone" is an important thing to remind people of. She also provides a clear outline of how she was able to ask for help when she needed it and all of the struggles that came along with it. Demonstrating that things are not easy, but that healing is possible.
I would recommend this book, but make sure you have a cup of warm tea and klenex nearby.
I did enjoy this book because Brown was exactly what the title states, brutally honest. She does not shy away from her struggles or her character flaws as she details important moments from her life and rise to fame. I respect how Brown is using her platform to highlight the insidiousness of domestic abuse.
While Brown does mix in beautiful and funny moments throughout the book, such as experiences with the Spice Girls or the birth of her children, this book is an emotional read. The emotions throughout this book are raw, but Brown never loses her message that the reader can overcome hard things, even when she is discussing her suicide attempts and bouts with depression. You get the real sense that she is sharing her story because she knows that telling people in similar situations that "you are not alone" is an important thing to remind people of. She also provides a clear outline of how she was able to ask for help when she needed it and all of the struggles that came along with it. Demonstrating that things are not easy, but that healing is possible.
I would recommend this book, but make sure you have a cup of warm tea and klenex nearby.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism