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Sorry Not Sorry: Dreams, Mistakes, and Growing Up by Naya Rivera
9 reviews
karendarias's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Abortion and Eating disorder
Minor: Racism and Racial slurs
vivbot's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, and Abortion
Minor: Racism, Racial slurs, and Colonisation
hayleythegoose's review
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Abortion, Eating disorder, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Addiction, Death, and Drug abuse
Minor: Cursing
lindseybarnett's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Cursing and Eating disorder
Moderate: Abortion
Minor: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Drug abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, and Pregnancy
jaivscott's review
5.0
Graphic: Abortion, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Grief
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
Minor: Pedophilia
jcstokes95's review against another edition
2.75
I think it's essential to remember, that different books have different purposes. If you came to this book for life advice or moral reflection, I am confused as to why you would do so. If you came for a light serving of chisme, you are in the right place. I wanna hear about egging your boyfriend's car. I suggest listening to this in audiobook form. Naya's writing style (I assume it is her writing, I don't know why, could be a ghostwriter, more likely but I don't mind, anyway...) has the feel of your distant friend who brings the drama with her. She's a fun frickin' time to talk to, but you'd be a little worried to be around her all the time. I think this is the perfect tone for a celebrity memoir.
[2021 Popsugar Reading Challenge #17 - A book that has the same title as a song]
Minor: Racial slurs and Ableism
wolfiegrrrl's review
3.0
The section where she spoke about how adulthood comes with reaching the point where you look at your parents and can finally see them as people going through their own problems instead of tyrants out to make your life miserable is something I related to quite a bit, and I am glad that she was able to reach that moment of understanding with her mom after everything.
Overall, the stories and reflections shared in this memoir were interesting and the gimmick of ending each chapter with Sorry and Not Sorry lists is really sweet, but there are topics that are discussed with less sensitivity than should be called for. It would seem that the unfortunate implications she makes while doing so are due to clumsy wording more than intentional malice, but the thoughts still hang there.
In the end, this is a book she wrote to reclaim and reconcile her life story in a way that would hopefully reach the people who needed to hear it so that they would know they're not alone in their experiences, and that's pretty great.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Medical trauma, and Abortion
Moderate: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Medical content, Grief, and Infidelity
Minor: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Animal death, Vomit, Ableism, Pregnancy, Blood, and Suicide
She makes some unfortunate implications about sex - mainly that people need to have sex in order to have a real relationship and anyone who doesn't want to have sex won't be able to have a successful marriage - but I didn't tag acephobia because it seems like she was intending to only address people who feel liberated by sex even if that was not how she worded it.emmaturley_x's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Eating disorder and Medical trauma
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Grief, Medical content, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Toxic relationship
charlottereadsthings's review
5.0
This book was on my library holds wait list for 3 months and finally became available, sadly, after her death. I was on the fence about reading it given that the grief is still fresh but I pushed on so that I could read her words and learn more about her life.
My favourite thing about this book is the honesty. Naya is honest about her experiences in all walks of life. Each chapter ends with a summary of things she's sorry for based on what she's discussed, and followed up by a summary of things she's not sorry for because, even though it might have been akin to a car crash, she still learned a lot of things along the way. She's also reserved, having moments where she actively won't rise to bait set out by paparazzi and when talking about feuds, refusing to use her book as an opportunity to trash talk.
My time spent reading this book flew by because her words are so easy to read and it felt like just sitting and listening to someone tell their life story. It was heartbreaking hearing her talk about planning on living a long life and her plans for the future when her son grows up, knowing that isn't going to happen. I miss her greatly.
Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, and Toxic relationship