Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Hello, Molly! by Sean Wilsey, Molly Shannon

28 reviews

laurinbren's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Car accident, and Child death

paigeskijones's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Child death, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Car accident

Moderate: Outing, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Homophobia

mollymdull's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

cassiesbookishcorner's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective

5.0

This may be the best memoir I've ever read. Molly is so positive and gracious, and appreciative of all of the things she's gone through. Even the rough stuff. She is a phenomenal storyteller. And, of course, hilarious.  But there is SO MUCH HEART in this book! I loved the inside look at her SNL days, and how she came up with her most iconic characters, but her openness with everything else was truly touching. I couldn't count how many times I cried. This was a surprising emotional read, and I loved every second if it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Bullying, Child death, and Death of parent

itsgnat's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cursing, and Body shaming

heatherd's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

I loved this memoir! Molly Shannon's life has been difficult in so many ways, but she has an incredibly positive, sunny attitude about all of it. Her relationship with her father was tough but she loved him so much and always wanted him to be proud of her. I found her story so inspiring.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Child death, and Alcohol

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Misogyny, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

katerr's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Death of parent and Child death

javafenn's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

I loved this book but gave it 4 stars for a couple of reasons. Parts of the book went really deep or they didn’t go deep at all so it was which made it a little difficult to maintain a steady listen. I found myself turning it off after a chapter feeling like that was enough for the day. Some parts were also extremely shocking with very little context or explanation. That said, it was really awesome to hear stories of her time on SNL. Listening to how she got on the show, met famous cast members, built her career, and navigated life was really fascinating and gave me a new appreciation for the comedians who I grew up with and love. She starts you off with an absolute punch to your gut story about the devastating loss of her mother, baby sister, and cousin, and her father’s battle with alcohol but peppers it with tales of triumphs as well. I think my favorite but is how she developed her most iconic characters for SNL. Defiantly a good listen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Child death, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship

triple_m's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Molly Shannon has such a wonderful and joyous outlook on life. I didn’t know much about her before and I still really enjoyed this memoir. She definitely has a story to tell and a unique outlook.

HIGHLY recommend the audiobook! Molly really brings the words to life with a lot of flair.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Car accident, Grief, Alcoholism, Death, and Child death