The Half of It: A Memoir

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At the end of the day, I would give it 5 stars based on the themes, the vulnerability, the gentleness and the overall reading experience, but I believe that, from an objective point of view and in terms of the writing and the structure, it deserves 3 stars. I try to remind myself of the same when I’m struggling—that there’s a version of me in the future that is waiting for me, grateful for the lessons that I’m being taught presently, even if right now they feel pointless. It felt like the same 5 topics were the only things touched on for the entire book and I ended up losing interest halfway through. Madison is close with her fans, both online and in person - but her memoir highlights that no matter how close the internet may make us feel to people, we truly don’t know the half of it.

The Half of It by Madison Beer | Hachette UK The Half of It by Madison Beer | Hachette UK

It was very similar to Rupi Kaur’s “Healing through Words,” but I’ve never seen it included in a memoir like that. Madison released the single 'Home To Another One' in June, which has already had more than 17 million streams on Spotify. g. her insecurities, red flags) but maybe that's just because after reading her memoir, i now want to sit down with her and have a conversation about mental health and life experiences.if you didn’t know her already or was a fan of her in some way, the book is another gen z social media musician influencer cash grab memoir.

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The things that she has had to deal with, the leaked photos and bullying she had to endure from such a young age are so heartbreaking and something she should have never had to deal with. Of course she acknowledges the fact that fame is the common denominator in most of her mental issues, but I really appreciated the humane approach she took in terms of the problems and the obstacles she faced. In an Instagram post on Tuesday (August 8), Madison shared a photo of the memoir's cover along with the caption: "The Half Of It coming to the UK 31. I really enjoyed the fact that she doesn't blame all of her struggles on her fame, but rather that such things could happen to anyone and that "normal" people like us are not weird at all for feeling a certain type of way.

When I hear the word "memoir," I anticipate a narrative-driven account of a person's life, and The Half of It is far from that.