A review by lillimoore
Everybody's Got Something by Robin Roberts

3.0

Because of her career in broadcast journalism, Robin certainly knows how to deliver a story. The audiobook was engaging and much of her story is so relatable. I learned a lot about cancer of the blood and was even encouraged by this book to sign up for the bone marrow donation registry. If I can save a life with my bone marrow, I will have served my purpose. I read this book along with the By the Book Podcast with Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg and am anxious to hear the episode as I am unsure how this is a self-help book. I did appreciate the sentiment repeated several times in the book of "make your mess your message" and admire Robin for her positivity, resilience, and determination. However, her privileges as a wealthy celebrity makes her experience a lot less relatable. She does a decent job of acknowledging this, but the acknowledgment feels lost in all her name-dropping. I loved hearing about her family most of all. She is fortunate to come from such a special one.