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Summary: Great for a teenager....
Review: For all the interviews I have seen or read of Jamie-Lynn Sigler, I have thought her innoccent, kind and concerned. After reading this book it all still stands true. She seems sincere, sweet, and loyal to her fans. As the on screen daughter of Tony Soprano she was thrusted into the lime light and had not only the pressures of any average teen, but a teen on a hit series. She is insecure and takes everything to heart. In this book she basically speaks to the teenage girls. She gives advice on relationships, friends and eatting disorders. She wears her heart on her sleeve as she talks about what she went through to overcome her eatting disorder and her battle with lyme disease. Although it is a good book, it is very young, as is she. Not that this is a stab at her, I do admire her and think she is a gifted actress, I would love to see her be the next "American sweetheart" especailly with the personality she possesses. But this again is geared toward teenagers, with information such as; "dont let yourself get so caught up in a boy that you lose yourself, like if you break up, you will never get over it, that is like so not true" as an example. For a teen it is perfect and she makes a fabulous role model. To end the book, she has great resorces for centers of eatting disorders all over the country, complete with addresses and phone numbers. Eatting disorders can be a problem for anyone at any age. But again, this is for the younger crowd, I would say 21 and younger, anyone older with eatting disorders can find better reads. But Jamie did well and should be proud. Im sure there will be many a teenage girl who will feel better after reading her book.
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Summary: SHE IS WISE!
Review: I am a father of a young teenage girl. I had heard about this book and wanted to purchase it for her, and ended up flipping through it myself. Well, I found myself reading the whole ting in one evening (due to its easy read) and loved it. She is a grown woman with a lot to say and I know she will help anyone who puts aside 3 hours of their life, and reads the book. I should add my daughter loved it as well!
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Summary: A Great Buy
Review: I bought this book off of Amazon right after seeing Jamie-Lynn Sigler on the view. I am so happy I did. This book truely touched me in many ways. This is a great book to buy if you are a young woman or if you know a young woman. It isn't a big thick novel. It is a great read for a young woman because we don't have a lot of time for lenghty books. Jamie lays it out flat and is incredibly honest and open about her life. After reading this book I feel like I know her. She is such a wonderful person and I see great things coming her way. She will have an amazing career. I would urge anyone and everyone to buy this book.
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Summary: Way more than a soprano.....
Review: I love the Sopranos so when I saw the exerpt of Jamie aka Meadow's book in Teen People, it caught my eye and I decided to purchase it. This incredibly cute book is like sitting down for a casual chat with Jamie herself, very laid back. Her experiences and advice are totally honest and not overpowering at all. They prove to be truthful and extremely inspiring. This book is not only for girls who have experienced or are experiencing eating disorders, but for truthfully any teenage girl. It touches on all aspects of life-from getting sick to making it on Broadway and in show business as a singer, actor and dancer aka triple threat as well as the obvious peer pressure with school and boys. Jamie truly touched my heart and opened my eyes. I got to enter her world and honestly, I picked up this book and starting reading immediately. I could not stop or put it down and finished it within an hour. When I was finished, I felt like I had truly got something out of it. You will be truly impressed with all of Jamie's struggles and accomplishments. The pictures in the middle are adorable also. I would recommend this to anyone not only fans of Jamie or the Sopranos, but also mothers looking to get closer to their daughters. This book is candid, funny, inspiring, insightful, truthful, touching and so much more. Give it a try and you will be amazed with what is truly behind this beautiful and talented star.
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Summary: So Much More
Review: I picked up Jamie-Lynn Sigler's book, Wise Girl, because I have an eating disorder. I wanted to be inspired to move forward with my recovery. I wanted to feel connected to someone else who had once been lost in obsessions with food and weight. And I wanted to be moved to take a stand for eating disorder awareness - just as Jamie has done by speaking publicly and sharing her story. Well, Jamie definitely touched my heart and motivated me to continue fighting my eating disorder. And she also reaffirmed my desire to speak out in the fight against women hating their bodies.
But Wise Girl did much more than that. It is so much more than a moving account of a trip to hell and back with an eating disorder. Wise Girl is a journey of self-discovery - a chronicle of lessons learned in the life of a courageous, young woman. Jamie has been through a lot in her twenty-something years, and she shares her experiences in a way that is both enlightening and entertaining. I learned so much from Jamie and simultaneously enjoyed every minute of it. Jamie writes with incredible insight, frankness, and honesty. Her casual and conversational tone made me feel like I was getting to know a new friend.
I definitely got what I wanted out of Wise Girl, and I found so much more. Whether you are suffering with an eating disorder or not, this book is for you. You will be amazed by what you can learn from such a young and wise girl. Jenni Schaefer, author of Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too (McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books - Feb '04 release)
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Summary: Wise beyond her years!
Review: Okay, I usually do NOT like books about television and movie stars. I DO like the Sopranos. And, to my surprise, I really liked Wise Girl.
Sigler (or her editor) created an unpretentious book about a young woman who was surprised to find herself a star. I liked the straightforward, honest way she describes her experiences. She walked on the set to find another girl onstage. Oh no, she thinks; did I lose the part? It's up to her costar, Robert Iler, to say, "Don't you know anything?"
The stars of the show -- "Tony" and "Carmela" -- assure her, "We're not yelling at you -- we're yelling at Meadow." And they remind her, "You can take a break anytime." Wisely, she appreciates their solicitude. And she doesn't take for granted the benefits of stardom -- first class travel, awards, meeting other stars as near-equals.
My favorite story, though, takes place off stage. Overnighting at a Miami hotel, Sigler and her mom overhear cries that sound like a woman being attacked. Sigler rushes to save the woman and the bad guy eventually gets caught. The young woman -- a teenaged runaway -- comes by to say thank you. She had never heard of the author or the show, as she had no television set. That was a truly moving moment.
In some ways, Sigler reminds me of Olympic gold medalist Sarah Hughes: both unspoiled young women from Long Island, reaching higher than they ever expected.
There are also parallels between Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Michael J. Fox, and I recommend reading Lucky Man before or after you read Wise Girl. Both cared more about acting than school; both took risks as young people; both came from down-to-earth, supportive families; both lucked into starring roles early in their career; both reluctantly shared stories about medical problems. Sigler doesn't steal the Sopranos the way Michael J. Fox stole Family Ties, and she doesn't have a movie on the scale of Back to the Future. But she's likely to have a solid career if she plays her cards right and doesn't fall into typical traps of drinking, drugs or shoplifting.
Sigler says she wants to send a message about eating disorders. She herself was motivated to get "cured" after she almost lost her Sopranos role following severe weight loss. I have no idea how young women with eating disorders will relate to this book or be inspired by Sigler's example. I love my Haagen-Dasz ice cream far too much to ever have an eating disorder. However, I would give this book to any young female Sopranos fan who might be struggling with these battles.
In one story, Sigler says she got to meet Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan in a hotel swimming pool. I'd love to know what they talked about...
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Summary: This is an important and enjoyable book for young women.
Review: Sopranos star Jamie-Lynn Sigler has experienced more in her life than many people twice her age, including severe anorexia, paralysis from Lyme's Disease and extreme career changes. This book contains fun backstage tidbits about The Sopranos and the recording business, in addition to valuable insights about the many pressures of normal teen life.
Sigler is honest about her mistakes and discusses ways to help other young people avoid image problems. She even revealed that Sopranos producers were secretly auditioning other girls for her part as Meadow because she was so thin. Instead of using her fame to write a fluffy celebrity tell-all, Sigler is eager to have her written experiences help promote the National Eating Disorder Association, for which she is now a spokesperson.
Pictures that show Sigler in the worst stages of anorexia are powerful. The description of her secret 2 1/2 hour daily exercise routine is vivid, but the before and after pictures reinforce everything. A valuable chapter at the end also advises readers on the warning signs of anorexia and how to get help.
This is an important and enjoyable book for young women to read. Sigler's voice is refreshingly conversational, but a good editor should have helped her smooth over some of the language to do justice to the heartfelt topics she discusses. I hope she will continue to write, as she has a lot to share with readers.
--- Reviewed by Amy Alessio
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Summary: The Wise Meadow Soprano
Review: Thanks to DVD I was able to watch all 3 seasons of The Sopranos, and since season 1 I was wondering what the story behind Jamie Lynn Sigler really was. After reading on The Sopranos website that Jamie had written a biography I immediatly went out and bought Wise Girl and read it all in one sitting, which I never do. This is a very informative and sometimes very entertaining book, it answered almost every question I had about Jamie.
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Summary: The Wise Meadow Soprano
Review: Thanks to DVD I was able to watch all 3 seasons of The Sopranos, and since season 1 I was wondering what the story behind Jamie Lynn Sigler really was. After reading on The Sopranos website that Jamie had written a biography I immediatly went out and bought Wise Girl and read it all in one sitting, which I never do. This is a very informative and sometimes very entertaining book, it answered almost every question I had about Jamie.
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Summary: i hated it
Review: This is probably the worst book ever written. I could not even finish it i hated it so much. Instead of focusing on the real issues of the book like her eating disorder she talks about a million other stupid things that are boring and unimportant. The book seems to drone on and on and on . . . don't waste your money, if you really want to read it, rent it from a library or something.
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