Sorry Not Sorry
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- Author：Alyssa Milano
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Summary
Alyssa Milano's sharply observed， uproarious， and deeply intimate ode to the life she has lived and the issues that matter most。
Alyssa Milano， actress and activist， delivers here a collection of powerful personal essays that get to the heart of her life， career， and all-out humanitarianism。 These essays are unvarnished and elegant， funny and heartbreaking， and utterly real。 A timely book that shows in almost real time the importance of taking care of others， it also gives a gut-punch-level wake-up call in an era where the noise is a distraction from what really needs to happen， if we want to live in a better world。
These are stories of growing up in celebrity， of family and of friends， of connections and breaking apart。 They have teeth on the page and come from the heart。 And they are stories that offer a direct line into the thoughts and life of one of the most visible， hard-working humanitarians we have。 A bestselling children's book author， Alyssa's finally giving her fans worldwide what they really want to hear directly from her about: the life she has lived， the things she's seen and experienced， and the way she lives in and with the world。
Alyssa Milano， actress and activist， delivers here a collection of powerful personal essays that get to the heart of her life， career， and all-out humanitarianism。 These essays are unvarnished and elegant， funny and heartbreaking， and utterly real。 A timely book that shows in almost real time the importance of taking care of others， it also gives a gut-punch-level wake-up call in an era where the noise is a distraction from what really needs to happen， if we want to live in a better world。
These are stories of growing up in celebrity， of family and of friends， of connections and breaking apart。 They have teeth on the page and come from the heart。 And they are stories that offer a direct line into the thoughts and life of one of the most visible， hard-working humanitarians we have。 A bestselling children's book author， Alyssa's finally giving her fans worldwide what they really want to hear directly from her about: the life she has lived， the things she's seen and experienced， and the way she lives in and with the world。
Reviews
Brenna
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Liking this book depends heavily on what you came into it hoping to read。 If you want another memoir about that magical and mystical world of Hollywood celebrity， this is not the book for you。 It is not a revelatory story of an actress who managed to bridge the gap between child to adult with a lucrative career on both sides of the divide。 Milano addresses why in the middle of the book。 If， however， you are someone who follows her current life as a activist， you might really enjoy this book。 The Liking this book depends heavily on what you came into it hoping to read。 If you want another memoir about that magical and mystical world of Hollywood celebrity， this is not the book for you。 It is not a revelatory story of an actress who managed to bridge the gap between child to adult with a lucrative career on both sides of the divide。 Milano addresses why in the middle of the book。 If， however， you are someone who follows her current life as a activist， you might really enjoy this book。 The only criticism I have that this isn’t one of those memoirs is that the summary provided on the dust jacket is misleading in this regard， as it specifically mentions stories of “growing up celebrity”。 That is not what this book is。I know both her acting and her activism， so I went into the book open to hearing about either。 Also， I agree with a significant amount of Milano’s political views。 So， why can I not give this book 5 stars？ A few reasons。 I think Milano does a good job of acknowledging the times she trips up， politically and personally; she is very humble。 But， she is critical of a lot of people。 This is definitely not a book written for both sides of the aisle， at least not one that would be effective at bridging any divides， which is something Milano states she wishes would occur nationally。 It is well-written。 It is heartfelt。 I never once got the impression she was insincere; she believes what she writes。 I liked that about this book。 But， she does have a tendency to introduce worst-case scenarios as a result of that sincerity。 It’s meant to show the disaster potential of certain political paths， as a “call to action”， but it can get off-putting when overused， and it is arguably overused here。 Also， there is the hostility she reserves for a few chosen few: namely Trump， his main political cadre， and people who do not vote （which， she points out， includes about half of voting-eligible Americans）。 And， while I will now forever use “shit-weasel” in my insult lexicon， this can be off-putting as well。Overall， a good read as long as you understand what you’re signing up for。 。。。more
Ajla
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Not a memoir but a collection of essays， mostly on politics and activism。 There are some personal essays and I preferred them over the others。 While I do find the topics explored important I'm not a USA citizen so the majority of the essays doesn't reflect the reality I live in day-to-day。However I'm still Alyssa's fan so I'm giving the book generous three stars。 Not a memoir but a collection of essays， mostly on politics and activism。 There are some personal essays and I preferred them over the others。 While I do find the topics explored important I'm not a USA citizen so the majority of the essays doesn't reflect the reality I live in day-to-day。However I'm still Alyssa's fan so I'm giving the book generous three stars。 。。。more
Mandy
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Outstanding series of essays， written primarily during the pandemic。 A harsh look at where we are， but a hopeful view of where we could go。 So glad I listened to this。 Hearing her words in her own voice definitely elevated it from 4 stars to 5 for me。
David Gau
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Not for Snowflakes！For a journal， it is well thought out and it's easy to read and understand。 She is not a public figure I follow， but I was surprised by how much our political views were similar。 Yet， I don't agree with some of her perspectives。 I liked her blunt honesty， but she makes it very clear she hates white males。 I recommend reading the book to open minded people。 Not for Snowflakes！For a journal， it is well thought out and it's easy to read and understand。 She is not a public figure I follow， but I was surprised by how much our political views were similar。 Yet， I don't agree with some of her perspectives。 I liked her blunt honesty， but she makes it very clear she hates white males。 I recommend reading the book to open minded people。 。。。more
Sharlene Baldeo
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I am a big fan of Alyssa Milano and although this book wasn't exactly what I was expecting， I did enjoy listening to it and her point of views on the state of the world and how messed up things were and are in current day politics。Very curious if the chapter on "roses" was somehow inadvertently about Rose McGowen - very interesting read between the lines chapter。 She says what she believes and I almost 💯 agree with her for most is not all her point of views。 I am a big fan of Alyssa Milano and although this book wasn't exactly what I was expecting， I did enjoy listening to it and her point of views on the state of the world and how messed up things were and are in current day politics。Very curious if the chapter on "roses" was somehow inadvertently about Rose McGowen - very interesting read between the lines chapter。 She says what she believes and I almost 💯 agree with her for most is not all her point of views。 。。。more
Jen
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I like Alyssa Milano and have appreciated her perspective （in small doses） on Twitter。 The anger the comes across in the book， and doom and gloom prophesying are utterly exhausting， reminding me why I stopped following her so long ago。
Sabrina Marie
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Not at all what I expected。。 it’s basically alllll her political views ad nauseam。 If that’s your thing read on。。 I was thinking more interesting life experiences etc。
Carolyn （Carrie）
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Don’t buy this book if you are looking for a celebrity memoir。 It’s not that。 It’s mostly political & is about Alyssa Milano’s stance on many topics。 I felt it was well written and heartfelt。
Zibby Owens
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Actress， activist， and children’s book author Alyssa Milano delves into her first collection of essays。 The pieces range from pandemic cabin fever to her heartfelt activism in a world that badly needs it。 Milano’s essays pack a punch。 She has a career stretching back 40 years and has a lot to say on many topics。 I enjoyed the up-to-the-minute immediacy of her issues。 One day when people look back at these times， they will get a great slice of life in the time-capsule of this book。 She covered ev Actress， activist， and children’s book author Alyssa Milano delves into her first collection of essays。 The pieces range from pandemic cabin fever to her heartfelt activism in a world that badly needs it。 Milano’s essays pack a punch。 She has a career stretching back 40 years and has a lot to say on many topics。 I enjoyed the up-to-the-minute immediacy of her issues。 One day when people look back at these times， they will get a great slice of life in the time-capsule of this book。 She covered everything from toxic masculinity to her humanitarian work。 Her writings on anxiety struck close to home for me。 You won’t find a more timely set of essays; I highly recommend this book。 To listen to my interview with the author， go to my podcast at: https://zibbyowens。com/read-podcasts-。。。 。。。more
Kate Wood
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It's about politics， not Hollywood。 The chapter about roses and their thorns was really interesting。 Made me want to find out what happened between her and Rose McGowan。 It's about politics， not Hollywood。 The chapter about roses and their thorns was really interesting。 Made me want to find out what happened between her and Rose McGowan。 。。。more
chris
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what I expected and what I got were vastly different。 I expected more of a memoir/autobiography about her life and experiences。 what I got was more a collection of political speech performances and less of a life story。If your beliefs mirror the authors， then you’ll probably like this book。 If you’re in the middle or on the other side and not interested in a political speech performance， this might not be the book for you。 And/or if you’re expecting a book about her life， this might not be the r what I expected and what I got were vastly different。 I expected more of a memoir/autobiography about her life and experiences。 what I got was more a collection of political speech performances and less of a life story。If your beliefs mirror the authors， then you’ll probably like this book。 If you’re in the middle or on the other side and not interested in a political speech performance， this might not be the book for you。 And/or if you’re expecting a book about her life， this might not be the right book either。I really think she might benefit from reading “Bad Republican” by Meghan McCain。 but only if the author could come from a place of openness and interest to understand。didn’t like: trump is brought up in multiple chapters， all with the same repetition， which gets old。the lack of depth on sexual assault as if all victims have the benefit of evidence （i。e。 like what’s-his-name-victim is a REAL ONE but biden’s （current US President 2021） is not because biden’s alleged victim doesn’t have the same back-up materials/evidence））。 uhhhhh。 if you know anything about trauma and how the brain deals with trauma （recommend books like: the brain that changes itself， the body keeps the secret） then you add the age the trauma the happened， the circumstance， the perp， etc。 etc。 and of course how one victim/survivor handles/reacts is not going to be identical to another victim/survivor （maybe one person is more left hemisphere and the other is more right hemisphere I dunno）。 then you factor in that most victims/survivors never report it in the first place。ch ruth is some alternate reality handmaid's tale thingy of what our world might look like， I assume， from her perspective if it stays its current course。 which really lost me， on all the assumptions made。 I’ve never studied the data on the trajectory of the US but I’d be shocked if anyone could know what that is， let alone the author。liked: didn’t know she did any humanitarian missions with the UNICEF， enjoyed those stories。 real talk about giving birth。 。。。more
Mediaman
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What a mistake it was to pick up this book， thinking it would be a mixture of Milano's life story and an understanding of her often irrational thought process in making bizarre statements about social causes。 Instead it's non-stop， full-throttle political extremism that proves she is totally intolerant and bigoted when it comes to half of the American people。 She also clearly doesn't understand what the Constitution is really about， attempting to use it against the very citizens who are standing What a mistake it was to pick up this book， thinking it would be a mixture of Milano's life story and an understanding of her often irrational thought process in making bizarre statements about social causes。 Instead it's non-stop， full-throttle political extremism that proves she is totally intolerant and bigoted when it comes to half of the American people。 She also clearly doesn't understand what the Constitution is really about， attempting to use it against the very citizens who are standing up for their own personal freedoms。Milano is harsh， demeaning， hate-filled， and critical to the extreme。 She admits her own mental illness and anxiety disorder， which certainly explains why she is so imbalanced and intellectually fraudulent， but it's wasted energy for her to rehash issues that are a few years old without a new take。 She seems to only believe what she sees on CNN or MSNBC， not realizing that those are not objective news sources but slanted propaganda networks。 From the first pages you just want to scream back at her because she has such a distorted， narrow， imprecise view of facts and bases all her opinions on left-wing talking points。 She calls herself a "patriot" but in truth she's the opposite of one by trying to deny Constitutional freedom to voices she doesn't agree with。 It's as if this was written by some wacko socialist think tank using propagandist language to trick Americans。 This book typifies the leftist movement that wants to abridge freedoms for those they don't agree with。 If anyone typifies what's wrong with hypocritical liberal America it's Alyssa Milano。 Everything Milano condemns she is。 She doesn't understand what the words tolerant， racist， or freedom mean beyond her belief system。 Her most hilarious and at the same time sad chapter is where she discusses abortion with a pro-life advocate。 Milano claims to be a proud Catholic who saves lives by being pro-abortion。 Yes， she actually thinks that the killing of millions of babies is an act that saves lives and reflects her Catholic spirituality。 （How Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden of her！） The Bible （and her Catholic Church） clearly states that not only is abortion morally wrong and the killing of a life， but that in the modern age Satan is an "angel of light" that influences people to make claims to be doing good but are actually doing evil。 Milano is living in a delusional world that sadly reflects half of the country。 She is the very thing she condemns others for and is not sorry for any of it。 She misuses her platform and pretends to be pro-women， pro-life， pro-Constitution， and pro-tolerance when in truth she's the opposite of that， and for that we are very sorry。 。。。more
Trisha
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Worst。 Celebrity。 Memoir。 Too political 🤮
Ben Jackson
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I was lucky enough to get an advance copy of this book。 It’s smart， thoughtful， compassionate and engaging。 Essays cover the whole of Alyssa’s life， and I’m pretty sure the chapter about an especially thorny “rose bush” throws some shade right where it needs to be thrown。There were especially moving chapters， where Alyssa talks about her family， gripping narratives about her activism around the world， and lots more。 Enough tea spilled for every fan， and enough meat for everyone else。 A refreshin I was lucky enough to get an advance copy of this book。 It’s smart， thoughtful， compassionate and engaging。 Essays cover the whole of Alyssa’s life， and I’m pretty sure the chapter about an especially thorny “rose bush” throws some shade right where it needs to be thrown。There were especially moving chapters， where Alyssa talks about her family， gripping narratives about her activism around the world， and lots more。 Enough tea spilled for every fan， and enough meat for everyone else。 A refreshingly great read！ 。。。more
Haley
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I like Alyssa Milano on Charmed and Who’s The Boss。 I wanted to read a book about her life in showbiz。 How she got into acting， what it was like to work on this tv show or film， the celebs she’s worked with， actors she’s dated， etc。 But this book isn’t about any of that。 This book is about politics and causes she’s passionate about。 Not really my kind of book。 I liked her chapter called “David” when she spoke about love。 But this book is all politics。
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