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Open Book: Review



Open Book by Jessica Simpson
Review

Before starting this book all I knew about Jessica Simpson was:
1. Pop star in the 2000's
2. Chicken of the sea incident
3.Dukes of Hazzard
4. Clothing Line- I own a dress by her


Like many people I assumed these things were all there was to know about her. Her life affects mine exactly 0%. Her memoir blew me away. It is one of my top listens of the year. Jessica narrates her memoir and that adds a dimension of authenticity to it that I appreciate. This is not a happy go lucky book. It's her story of growing up, failing, choosing herself first, relationships, and dealing with addiction. It is DEEP. I want you to read it. 

I got a lot more out of this than I had planned. I thought it was going to be a light memoir. Nope. Wrong. DEEP memoir. Personal memoir. Dealing with dark shit memoir. All of us can see ourselves in her. We have shared experiences. Her story reminded me that we are all human and doing the best we can. Some people have an extra leg up but most of the time we don't see all the hours spent fighting for that leg up. This is a necessary listen. 


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