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Summary: Touching
Review: I bought a copy of "Find Me" by Rosie O'Donnell because I've always been a great fan of hers from the time she was on MTV. I really enjoyed her book and respect her for being so honest and revealing such a private and unusual experience. For many in the spotlight it could be terribly embarrasing. Not only does she bring us into her world both past and present, but she also brings to light a little about the world of mental illness and those left behind. The parts about her childhood and her mother at times made me cry because I could so identify with her thoughts and emotions. It was uncanny how she put to words how I've felt so many times and the attitudes we both share.In the book she tells of how she comes to know a girl, via e-mail, who is pregnant and looking to put her baby up for adoption. As it turns out the girl is one of many personalities of a woman states away with a computer and an internet connection. She never asks anything of Ro but does form an interesting and sometimes scary relationship with her. Time goes by and more and more is revealed to Ro as she figures out that what she thinks is real is not. That does not scare her away. It just poses more of a challenge for her and she continues to try and "find" and help this woman. Her journey also takes her back into her childhood where the nuances of this girl spark memories of days where, for Ro, things weren't so rosey. She takes you along with her giving you a glipse of what life was like growing up poor with a sick mother who leaves her life all too soon. The criticism I have about the book is that it was too short and I wish that it had a bit more depth. When I finished the book I was left wanting to learn more about "Ro" and her life. It would be nice if she could put to paper the story of her childhood and how she got to where she is today.
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Summary: AMAZINGING!!!
Review: As a biblophile, I seldom waste my time on celebrity tell-alls that relate who they slept with and where it got them. However, I wanted Rosie's book because she promised she didn't do that. She kept her word, and what enfolds in this gripping tale captivated my interest. She writes with heart, raw truth that bleeds, self-depricating humor, and proseful ability. I related so deeply to this book, as I too had a childhood from hell, and have wondered why I survived while others didn't? Her poignancy in sharing her behaviors had me crying and nodding, and the bizzare experience that awakens her self-analysis is harrowing, but intriguing. I loved this book. I hope she writes more, even fiction, because the talent is there. I read that professional reviewers thought she should have written more about her sex life? My response.....Get a life, Pro-Reviewers! The points made here will help so many and her sex life is her own business!!!!!!! Thank-you Rosie for sharing what was important, and sparing us the rest.
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Summary: A Pathetic Rosie
Review: In reading this book I felt a deep sense of sadness for Rosie. I too lost my mother at a young age, not as young as Rosie, and I believe you never really get over the lost of a parent, perhaps especially a mother, but Rosie seems not to be able move past her mom's death. I found it very hard to believe that she would continue her relationship with Melissa/Stacie/Kate after realizing the truth. The book seemed to go no where. I'm not sure what was the point of writing it to begin with. It left me feeling empty and thinking to myself, Rosie has some major issues. If she is not the TV host, is she the author of this book? And the author of this book scared me a little. It was a quick read, because I kept thinking at some point things will begin happening. Nothing every developed. At least the proceeds from the book are going toward a charity, otherwise, I would have felt like I just wasted [$]...
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Summary: VERY disappointing
Review: I was expecting a book about Rosie's climb to success. Instead, I read a book that should be called "Celebrity Obsession." I consider myself a caring and compassionate person; but there are limits to my caring. And I certainly wouldnt put my friends and family on hold to be there for someone 24/7 which I have never met before.
Not only that, but the book seemed to shift back and forth to the present, dreams that I am assume we are supposed to interpret and how she felt about her mother. I think that she should have chosen one of these topics and stuck with it throughout the entire book.
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Summary: Find It!
Review: Certainly not your standard celebrity-penned autobiography (as a matter of fact, hardly an autobiography at all), O'Donnell tells a story of an unusual experience she has had the past year or so, with flashes of her childhood thrown in from time to time. O'Donnell speaks from the heart in sharing this freakish story, with an equal balance of tears and laughter. She doesn't share all, nor go in to deep with either part of the book - her experience or her childhood - but still leaves the reader satisfied with what she tells. Perhaps at a later date, she will share another experience with more in-sight to just who she is. Much better as a writer than editor of the ill-conceived magazine which bears her name.
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Summary: Rosie, finally, we know ye
Review: Steven T. Delahoyde, once again, is leading Amazon viewers astray with a purely incompetent, and, may I add, infantile review of this tome. Can I use the word "tome"? Because I'd really like to. Rosie's writing chops are even more amazing than the way she filled out her leather S&M outfit in "A League of Their Own." Has she ever considered starting a book club of her own? I don't mean a book club in which she recommends other author's books--a book club where it is mandatory for all her fans, and, possibly, all Americans, to read her books. Mr. Delahoyde obviously misses the point of the gnomes in her book as a reference towards the rampant McCarthyism that ran through the O'Donnell household during her childhood. If he could take off his blinkers for a moment, he'd see that Rosie's showing us a darker part of our American history using the amazingly subtle tool of metaphor (this metaphor being, of course, your average happy-go-lucky garden gnome.) The fact that Steve suggests that Ms. O'Donnell is 'cashing in' on the Lord of the Rings series is simply ludicrous. If possible, it's clear that J.R.R. Tolkien had some sort of ability to see into the future, saw Rosie's use of gnomes in her literature, and stole it from her. I think that it's ridiculous that he's been able to get away with it for this long. Mr. Delahoyde, get with the program! To anybody confused with Ms. O'Donnell's liberal use of science fiction in her book, I recommend that they read and take notes on her lesser-known works, "An In-Depth Examination of Dante's Spiral of Hell," "Gynecology for Amateurs" and "I Know Tom Cruise," and then perhaps the rest will make a bit more sense. Refusing to do so and then commenting on this book is simple laziness and uninformed misanthropy. Rosie, you did it again. When you come out of seclusion from your secret compound deep at the center of the Earth, I, and the rest of your true fans will welcome you with open arms.
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Summary: Huge Disappointment. !!!!!
Review: I just finished reading this book and I feel very short changed. I bought this book because I'm a HUGE Rosie fan, and expected an autobiography to tell me about her? Call me silly I know...but come on! This was the farthest thing from that. The book was very short, and the print was so HUGE I felt like it was written for a nearly blind person. There are a lot of empty pages in there to make it seem bigger. You can definately read this in an afternoon. She did hightlight some on her childhood and about her Mom, but the vast majority of the book was about her relationship with a woman with multiple personalities who totally duped Rosie. She just kept going on and on about this person. I was expecting to read about how she adopted her kids, her being gay, her relationship with Kellie, her brother/sisters, etc. She really didn't touch on any of that. I'm sorry, but this was not anything like I'd expected when I bought the book. I'm sorry but I can also NOT recommend this to anyone else. Buy it at your own risk! You've been warned.
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Summary: I commend Rosie for opening her heart!!!
Review: Rosie has once again impressed me....I have been a fan of hers since High School when I saw her on comedy central every couple of days....then she premiered her show and I watched it religiously....she has a way about her...she heals through laughter, fundraising, etc....she is a true role model as to how human beings should treat one another!!! This book is provocative, emotional, heartwrenching, some humour, tearful, but above anything, it opens Rosie up to us in a way we have never seen on tv and shows us how special life is and how trying to understand one another is the key to peace....way to go Rosie! I hope you write more!!!
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Summary: Someone needs to educate Rosie about Boundaries!
Review: I have been a Rosie follower since the beginning. I waited with great anticipation for this book. I found it disappointing. While there were some poignent moments in this book, largely it was something that really didn't need to be shared with the public. I understand wanting to help someone, wanting to make a difference in a life, but NOT at the expense of close family and friends. To say that this obsession mattered more than friends was really telling -- but I wish she wouldn't have told us. There are healthy ways to help another person and there are unhealthy ways. This was definitely an example of the latter. Maybe Rosie should read "Boundaries" by Cloud and Townsend. If anybody needs to, it is her. Rosie's book could have helped people a great deal if she'd have shown that she learned something about co-dependent behavior and was willing to make some changes in her life. But this left me feeling that she would likely repeat this same scenario over and over again in her life - and to he** with those who get in her way. How sad. She really seems to "get it" but then doesn't seem to know what to do about it. Perhaps my reaction is because I have been where she is - unable to set healthy boundaries when it comes to getting involved with other people's problems -- and I know there is a better way. I hope for her sake, and those around her, that she finds this out for herself.
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Summary: Poor Rosie?
Review: I received a big surprise when I read this book. I didn't realize it was a "poor me " book.
Times have been rough for all of us Rosie, at one time or another.
I am very sorry she lost her mother at such an early age but I don't think it anymore devastating than watching your mother slowly descending into mental illness why you are growing up.
At least her mother was at peace and not going through a "hell" for ten years.
The book points out that she apparently thought herself educated enough to give this sick woman advice. My advice to Rosie is grow up and get over it.
God has a plan for all of us.
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