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shelbymarie516's review against another edition
4.0
I loved her in Akeelah and the Bee and Jump In and True Jackson VP. I felt parts of this were repetitive and her spirituality sections and comments were strange for me. Interesting tidbits of being a child actor and the change of becoming an adult actor and taking diverse roles instead of letting them stereotype her. I completely forgot she was on Broadway as Cinderella too.
This book is five years old, I would like to know more her life since then. Between the Disney show Foodtastic, Proud Family and Lightyear to being in Hustlers, Alice and Nope. The last five years she has been in such different roles. Loved her in Nope! It would also be interesting to hear more about her thoughts on Nickelodeon's treatment of underage actors post Jennette McCurdy/Josh Peck books.
She talks about self care and how going to the doctor, exercising, etc are ways to build self esteem.
Her spirituality thoughts are odd but she does tend to have a Christian lens that all of the spiritual things are seen through that she seeks out.
And one thing I have noticed over the last three memoirs of Nickelodeon/Disney stars I cannot imagine how all of them felt becoming tween/teen breadwinners.
Random quote from the book I liked was "Closed mouths don't get fed."
*side note: this felt really repetitive at different points through out and some parts were over detailed and others I felt were glanced over
This book is five years old, I would like to know more her life since then. Between the Disney show Foodtastic, Proud Family and Lightyear to being in Hustlers, Alice and Nope. The last five years she has been in such different roles. Loved her in Nope! It would also be interesting to hear more about her thoughts on Nickelodeon's treatment of underage actors post Jennette McCurdy/Josh Peck books.
She talks about self care and how going to the doctor, exercising, etc are ways to build self esteem.
Her spirituality thoughts are odd but she does tend to have a Christian lens that all of the spiritual things are seen through that she seeks out.
And one thing I have noticed over the last three memoirs of Nickelodeon/Disney stars I cannot imagine how all of them felt becoming tween/teen breadwinners.
Random quote from the book I liked was "Closed mouths don't get fed."
*side note: this felt really repetitive at different points through out and some parts were over detailed and others I felt were glanced over
whatchareadingheather's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Can I have Keke Palmer as my Life Coach?
This is a perfect balance of memoir, self-help and philosophy, like, I think I've learned more about philosophy and personal development in this book alone than from any other book or even school classes I had taken.
This is a perfect balance of memoir, self-help and philosophy, like, I think I've learned more about philosophy and personal development in this book alone than from any other book or even school classes I had taken.
sherrios's review against another edition
2.0
So, when I picked this up, I thought I was getting a sassy biography type of book. What I ended up with was a self-help book with personal anecdotes peppered in. Not a bad thing in and of itself, but definitely not what I had expected.
The problem I had with this book mainly was the writing. It was clunky, repetitive, and felt very, very young. The overuse of hashtags and emojis that are shoehorned into nearly every paragraph feels like it was trying to hard to be young and 'relatable.' It hit almost every self-help trope there is, and there isn't really any new advice that hasn't been published over the years. Also, it really, really didn't need to be 300 pages. It could have easily been cut to under 250 by taking out the repetition and constant callbacks to stories.
That said, it wasn't terrible. I did enjoy parts of the book, particularly the entire section on relationships (chapter 7). I appreciate how honest Keke is about her past struggles and where life has taken her. There were moments of real insight into who she is and how she go there, which I found to be really interesting, and it was refreshing to read something by a celebrity that doesn't toss other people under the bus. She owned her mistakes, and she has compassion for the people who did her wrong - and to whom she did wrong.
The book might have dragged on for me, but it definitely made me more of a Keke Palmer fan, so there's that.
The problem I had with this book mainly was the writing. It was clunky, repetitive, and felt very, very young. The overuse of hashtags and emojis that are shoehorned into nearly every paragraph feels like it was trying to hard to be young and 'relatable.' It hit almost every self-help trope there is, and there isn't really any new advice that hasn't been published over the years. Also, it really, really didn't need to be 300 pages. It could have easily been cut to under 250 by taking out the repetition and constant callbacks to stories.
That said, it wasn't terrible. I did enjoy parts of the book, particularly the entire section on relationships (chapter 7). I appreciate how honest Keke is about her past struggles and where life has taken her. There were moments of real insight into who she is and how she go there, which I found to be really interesting, and it was refreshing to read something by a celebrity that doesn't toss other people under the bus. She owned her mistakes, and she has compassion for the people who did her wrong - and to whom she did wrong.
The book might have dragged on for me, but it definitely made me more of a Keke Palmer fan, so there's that.
lulureads365's review against another edition
3.0
Keke Palmer reminds me of a younger Jenifer Lewis. Her personality is so huge and uninhibited.
I love Keke Palmer, but this book was just okay. First, it’s not a memoir...more of an inspirational/spiritual speech. It starts off pretty strong and we get to see a lot of the wisdom that she for such a young age. But suddenly it’s like you’re backtracking on what you feel because her true age starts to show in the way she relays certain situations. And to me it seemed, the last third of the book was quite repetitive.
It’s not horrible, but it’s definitely not for an adult audience (and it wasn’t marketed for one). Young teenage girls would definitely learn a lot.
I love Keke Palmer, but this book was just okay. First, it’s not a memoir...more of an inspirational/spiritual speech. It starts off pretty strong and we get to see a lot of the wisdom that she for such a young age. But suddenly it’s like you’re backtracking on what you feel because her true age starts to show in the way she relays certain situations. And to me it seemed, the last third of the book was quite repetitive.
It’s not horrible, but it’s definitely not for an adult audience (and it wasn’t marketed for one). Young teenage girls would definitely learn a lot.
poetraebooks's review against another edition
2.0
Listen, I love me some Keke ‘Akeelah and the Bee’ Palmer so I hate to say this book was not good. Perhaps I would have enjoyed it more if I read it as a teen.
Here’s a list of all the things that I dislike:
Here’s a list of all the things that I dislike:
skysbiblioteca's review
it’s self help and i was under the impression it was a memoir of sorts
teaandtropes's review against another edition
2.0
This book was immensely religious and I did not plan on that happening. I was really interested in her life as a child actor and how that affected her and her families relationship throughout the book though. I thought all the topics were well written but a lot of sentences could have been eliminated because it was just repeats of what she said. I won't need to read this again but I'm not mad at it despite me rating it two stars.
jouan87's review
2.75
I wanted to like this book. But I think she's just a little too young for me when it comes to memoirs.
glowupkay1's review
4.0
At first, I tried to get into this book a year ago. But I wasn't ready for it. I was reading it but I wasn't taking it in like I should. I was reading to finish it, you know? I finally brought it with me on a trip and was determined to finish it. And I really loved it. The only thing I didn't like was the hashtags and emojis. I know that was supposed to make it so different, but it was just redundant to me. Like I can read your sentence and not have to read your hashtags and emojis to understand. But I love Keke and I like this book.
poetraebooks's review
2.0
Listen, I love me some Keke ‘Akeelah and the Bee’ Palmer so I hate to say this book was not good. Perhaps I would have enjoyed it more if I read it as a teen.
Here’s a list of all the things that I dislike:
Here’s a list of all the things that I dislike: