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Once Danny Tanner's bubbly daughter on America's favorite family sitcom, Jodie Sweetin takes readers behind the scenes of Full House and shares her terrifying -- and uplifting -- real-life story of addiction and recovery.
Jodie Sweetin grew up in front of America, melting our hearts and making us laugh for eight years as the cherub-faced middle child on Full House. Her ups and downs seemed not so different from our own, but more than a decade after the popular television show ended, the star we knew as goody-two-shoes Stephanie Tanner publicly revealed her shocking recovery from methamphetamine addiction. Even then, Jodie still kept a painful secret -- one that could not be solved in thirty minutes with a hug, a stern talking-to, or a bowl of ice cream around the family table. The harrowing battle she swore she had won was really just beginning.
In her deeply personal, utterly raw, and ultimately inspiring memoir, Jodie comes clean about the double life she led -- the crippling identity crisis that began at her birth, the hidden anguish of juggling a regular childhood with her Hollywood life, and the vicious cycle of abuse and recovery that led to a relapse even as she wrote this book. Jodie traveled the country speaking to college kids about her triumph over substance abuse, yet she partied nightly, spending tens of thousands of dollars on her habit. Her addiction tore her family apart and alienated her from her former Full House cast mates until becoming a mother gave her the determination and the courage to get sober.
Today, Jodie's life is a work in progress. Resilient, charming, and funny, she writes candidly about taking each day at a time. Hers is not a story of success or defeat, but of facing your demons, finding yourself, and telling the whole truth -- unSweetined.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
AWESOME!!,
This review is from: unSweetined (Hardcover)
I am still a huge fan of Full House and all the actors/actresses that were in the series. I bought this book expecting it to be like Dustin Diamonds, but thankfully it was much better than I thought it would be. She wrote about her drug and alcohol problems growing up, her two husbands and her daughter. The book is very heartfelt and a very good read. If you enjoyed Tori Spellings book "sTori Telling", you will like this one.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Jodie Sweetin's Memoir,
This review is from: unSweetined: A Memoir (Paperback)
Sweetin's book was interesting, but it wasnt captivating. It gives you a small look into full house behind the scenes, and it is currently the only book that has that as none of the other stars have written anything in that vein.
While the book doesn't invite pity, it does tend to make you feel bad for her. She made a lot of bad choices and is now feeling the repercussions. I hope that she is able to turn her life around with now a second child on the way, but this book allows you to see the turmoil that encompassed her life up until her first child was several months old. It's a interesting read for a full house or Jodie Sweetin fan, but I'd recommend borrowing it from the library or a friend rather than purchasing it.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Short but Sweet,
By Missy O "Queen of the World" (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: unSweetined (Hardcover)
I got this book yesterday and finished it today. It wasn't very long but mostly I couldn't put it down. I was never a fan of Full House but I wanted to read Jodie's story because I always find truth much more interesting (and stranger!) than fiction. I really felt for Jodie because she just seems to be controlled by drugs and alcohol and I really don't think it's her fault at all. It sounds like she was born addicted to drugs and alcohol thanks to her biological mother. And as a Mom myself I wanted to read her story because she now has a baby and the pictures I saw were beautiful. (Both in people magazine and in her book). I think Jodie came across as intelligent and sincere and the end of her book sounds like she is really turning her life around for herself and her daughter. I hope she turns out okay.
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