Lily Collins

I loved how honest Lily was about her experiences with eating disorders, insecurities, and dating. However, I was disappointed with this book. I had expected this amazing reading experience, but most of what she says had already been said by so many others. Also, this novel felt like less of I went on this trip and here's what I learned (what I wanted) and more of I learned things over time. Also, she repeats herself. A lot. I felt like each chapter was so similar to the last and I lost show more interest throughout. This took me 2 weeks to finish. It should have taken 2 days. show less

I loved it (listened to the audiobook ~roughly 4 hours long). Listening to her talk optimistically about her experience with domestic abuse, eating disorders, and proximity to addiction was incredibly interesting to hear. She and I are pretty much the same age and while most of it wasn't relatable for me personally, I didn't feel like it needed to be. I really enjoyed hearing her talk about her life so far.

I can't help but compare this book to Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking.
Collins wrote a more down-to-earth version of being popular.
I love that she avoided making celebrity gossips by not mentioning names.
(may write more later)

Lily opened up about an incredible number of things in her life, such as abusive relationships, issues with body image and eating disorders, and ultimately coming into her own.

This has become one of my all-time favorite bios. xxx