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ajnagle's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
asheleighelizabeth's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
2.75
I find being critical of an autobiography really rough, but I want to be truthful about my experience reading it. Honestly it felt like very similar to many other addiction and recovery stories I've read, and while I'm glad that Laura had the willpower to follow through with her addiction recovery I'm really not sure she needed to write a book. She's spoken at length about all kinds of different aspects of addiction recovery in many of her different videos and this felt like a rehash of what we've already been given in a different format. Admittedly I also wasn't a fan of the fact that it was trying to use humor while relaying her history of drug and alcohol abuse. I understand that funny is her 'brand' however it really took away from the seriousness of the situations she was explaining.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abortion, and Suicide attempt