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Summary: Riveting read
Review: You find yourself totalling intrigued why Rosie O'Donnell could become so attached to a stranger and what they had in common. A tottally different Rosie is exposed. I always felt she was "hurting" emotionally, I never realized how deeply. You feel like you are on an emotional roller coaster.
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Summary: This one will surprise and touch you deeply...
Review: If you think Rosie O'Donnell is just a comedian with a kind heart (not that that's any small feat), think again. In this memoir she proves herself to be an amazingly good writer as well, able to delve into the deepest recesses of her life and bring forth the emotional gems of her life's history. Her honesty is touching as well, whether she is writing about her continuing struggles with insecurity, depression and the mixed blessings of being a celebrity or how hard it can be to balance a desire to save the world with limitations of time and energy.
While I couldn't put this book down, it was not always an easy read. O'Donnell's memoir was sparked by an unexpected encounter with a person named Stacie and the feelings that Stacie evoked in Rosie. Parts of these encounters were so painful to read that I had to put the book down and take a breather before returning to it.
I can't give you too many details of Stacie's life without spoiling the book for you but I can say that Stacie evokes memories in Rosie that help create this memoir.
While everyone knows O'Donnell is a funny, funny lady, if you are expecting this book to be filled with humor and jokes, you should probably look elsewhere. But if you want to know more about the real Rosie O'Donnell, the person who exists beyond the glare of studio lights and television appearances, you won't be disappointed. I admit I was surprised by how moving this book was. Kudos to Rosie!
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Summary: Loved it................
Review: "Find Me", was a compelling quick read that made me rethink the meaning of childhood, compassion, mental illness and fame. I hope Ms. O'Donnell will continue to write.
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Summary: You won't "find her" here
Review: This book was very disappointing. I really expected to "find" Rosie in here somewhere. There are little glimpses here & there; she is brutally honest about recognizing she's got some problems (obsessiveness being one of them). The book is a "quick read." I hope some day Rosie writes her autobiography and tells about life at the two colleges she attended, what is was like coming up through the comedy club scene, her relationship with her family, etc.
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Summary: a good book about Rosie, a bad book about DID
Review: This book is very well-written, and as a book about Rosie provides good insights into who she is. However, as a person with DID--the phenomenon formerly known as multiple personality disorder--the book was very disturbing to me.I admire and respect Rosie O'Donnell on several levels, and I don't
doubt that her intentions with this book were anything but good.
However, my concern about the book and about the way Melissa, the
woman with DID, is portrayed in it, is that it adds credence to the
view that multiples are indeed sick, damaged and very fragile people,
and furthermore, capable of and likely to work dangerous deceptions
upon others. While there may be threads of truth in this, for some
people some of the time, it is so far from being the whole picture
that I can only see it as a portrayal that is going to bolster
damaging stereotypes rather than increase understanding. In the book
there is one tiny chapter that discusses DID as a psychiatric
diagnosis, and focuses quite strongly on its being a "controversial"
diagnosis. I was unable to get a feeling for Melissa, the multiple, as
a person with an identity beyond her label. Part
of me came away feeling, yes, I'm one of THOSE, I'm like her, a sick,
mentally ill person, someone who couldn't take a trip or interact with
the outside world without being accompanied by her therapist. I didn't feel at all empowered by the book, nor that it is a book I
could recommend to anyone hoping to understand DID better, or to
understand me better. It is also very unclear to me in what way Rosie
was "changed" by her experience, except that it was for her another
"there but for the grace of God go I" kind of thing, making her rather
obviously grateful that she, for whatever reason, didn't turn out to
be a Melissa. I don't want in any way to disparage Rosie O'Donnell; as I said, I
admire her and think she has used her celebrity status and her money
to do many good and wonderful things for many people, and I do not
believe for a moment that she intended to do otherwise with this book.
But yes, as a multiple, I found myself cringing many times in the
course of the book, and feeling not less invisible but more grateful
for being hidden.
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Summary: I shouldn't be writing this review
Review: Because I'm only half-way finished with the book. I had to stop and take a breather, though. It was too much. And yet not enough. I know I will pick it back up in a little while. My heart needs to hear the rest of the story. It's just that Rosie O'Donnell makes it all too real for me. She seems to know me - my secrets, my little-girl dreams, my nightmares, my wantings. It's frightening to be known by someone you have never even met. And it's healing. So incredibly, blessedly, grace-filled healing. If you want someone to hold your hand and journey with you through the past, to your childhood soul - Rosie is just the person you need. She is the 'invisible friend' I never had. . . How did she "Find Me"?
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Summary: BEST BOOK EVER READ, BY FAR!!
Review: I AM NOT A FAN OF READING BOOKS, BUT "ROSIE O'DONNELL" GAVE ME A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE! I READ THIS BOOK IN TWO NIGHTS, I PROBABLY COULD HAVE READ IT IN ONE, IF I DIDNT FALL ASLEEP AFTER ONLY TWO MORE CHAPTERS LEFT. THIS BOOK AS SOME OF ROSIES LIFE MIXED IN WITH A TRUE STORIE OF A GIRL SHE HAD MET. I HIGHLY RECCOMEND THIS BOOK AND IF I COULD GIVE IT 6 STARS,10, 20,... I WOULD!
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Summary: not the typical celebrity bio
Review: I received my copy of Rosie O'Donnell's FIND ME today and was unable to put it down until I'd read the whole thing. It was not what I expected. I have always loved Ro because we share a history of mother loss at an early age and when we were little kids (she is about my age, maybe a little younger) you were not permitted to discuss it. She will unashamedly talk about what it is like to grow up as a motherless daughter. It has colored her life in much the same way as it has mine. This isn't a book about what it's like to be a star, there isn't any name-dropping. It's a simple and powerful book about what it means to be in a position where you can help other people. Ro uses her fame and money for good things and sometimes those people she tries to help can actually lead to her helping herself, too. You won't be able to put this book down. Lots of good writing and no celebrity posturing, just a good person telling a story that will fascinate you. Through it all, she manages to be funny and warm and honest. If you like her, you will like this book. If you think you don't like her, you will probably have a different opinion after reading this.
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Summary: AMAZING!
Review: Before I bought this book I had read so many things on what the story was in this book. But none of them were ture...this was an a amazing book that I read in less then a day because I didn't want to put it down. Rosie is a natural writer who is able to bring you in to her world through her wonderful use of words! I myself will miss Rosie very much when she leaves. Hopefully she will keep writing so I can still get my daily Rosie fix! READ THE BOOK!! YOU WON'T REGRET!
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Summary: This book gave me nightmares.
Review: Rosie writes a great deal in her book about her nightmares, I can honestly say that this book gave me nightmares. I was not expecting to see such a sad and desperate side to a fellow Long Islander. Rosie and I are about the same age and are both from large families on Long Island. I guess I always identified with her because of that, but, this book seemed to be written by someone who has been badly over-medicated. Her book is rambling and dark. It reads like a very bad novel, but she claims that the incidence in the book are true. I can't really see why she felt compelled to write a book about this unseemly episode in her life, unless she felt that in some way it was helping in her therapy. This book made be feel very sorry for Rosie O'Donnell, her story just goes to show you that fame and fortune do not promise you a happy life. If you choose to read this book, be prepared to have your whole impression of Rosie O'Donnell changed forever. As for Ms. O'Donnell, I wish her and her children all the best in their future, they deserve a happy life.
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