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Wildflower
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
Award-winning actress Drew Barrymore shares funny, insightful, and profound stories from her past and present told from the place of happiness she's achieved today. Wildfloweris a portrait of Drew's life in stories as she looks back on the adventures, challenges, and incredible experiences of her earlier years. It includes tales of living on her own at 14 (and how laundry may have saved her life), getting stuck in a gas station overhang on a cross country road trip, saying goodbye to her father in a way only he could have understood, and many more adventures and lessons that have led her to the successful, happy, and healthy place she is today. It is the first book Drew has written about her life since the age of 14.
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RavenclawOwlCat
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
Mehso-so

2/5⭐️. It was interesting, but I didn‘t like how out of order and all over the place the stories seemed to be.

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LapReader
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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Did well on my walk to and from ballet this morning. Lots of craft stuff for the kids in my life from the Little Free Library. Followed by a spot of op shopping and I treated myself to a shroom burger and rose at Betty‘s Burgers. I was in shorts and a T-shirt today in the middle of winter. Bliss!

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Scochrane26
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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Finished this on audio yesterday. Drew narrates & is emotional, humorous, & dramatic throughout. A collection of memories from her life, they‘re not chronological. I enjoyed learning more about her life—I‘ve grown up with her & remember some of her wild years. This book is from 2015, so the chapters about her in-laws & husband at the time are a little outdated.

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britt_brooke
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Not exactly a memoir, but a personal essay collection covering many pivotal life moments plus a few trivial ones. So, no full-on life story thus far, just random bits and pieces. I liked the organization, and mostly enjoyed Barrymore‘s audio narration, though sometimes she was a bit too theatrical for my taste.

Megabooks She seems like a theatrical lady! 11mo
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guidosophia
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
Mehso-so

I started this thinking it was a memoir, but it‘s more so just a collection of stories. That format made it a really fast and fun read. I‘m about to sound really pretentious but it sounded like it was written by drew Barrymore bc the writing really was truly meh at best. Pretty much the definition of “nothing special” but still it was a quick read and I enjoyed it

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DarcysMom
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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DarcysMom
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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angieinwonderland
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
Bailedbailed

I went in thinking I would be happy that this memoire is segmented in short stories as a different approach. The stories/memories seemed so very pointless and the lack of a cohesive writing style didnt help matters. The stories lacked true emotion, insight and humor. It was short, I thought I would make it through...

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Twainy
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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🎧 Drew Barrymore has led a wild life. After ET she divorced herself from her mom. At the age of 14 she was living on her own without even knowing how to do Laundry.

She tells story after outlandish story. She randomly yells & screams throughout the book. A bit MANIC. She‘s comes across as an entitled idiot with no boundaries as it seems no one ever taught her discipline or organization. Some will find this charming.

⭐️⭐️⭐️2/3 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

Twainy Sometimes doing whatever the heck you want, anywhere, anytime, with anyone, with no care about consequences or anything or anyone let alone yourself isn‘t a life to be proud of & feels borderline self-indulgent & destructive.

Constantly being apologetic for her choices and behavior got tiring. She certainly didn‘t seem to learn very quickly from her multitude of mistakes.

👇🏻👇🏻
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Twainy Bottom line she‘s lovable, quirky, funny, honest with no impulse control. Her mistakes are somewhat understandable from where she started her journey & maybe that‘s how she gets away with as much as she does throughout her life.

She talks about the movies she‘s been in & some of the behind the scenes stories are fascinating. Adam Sandler, David Letterman, Steven Spielberg.

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Twainy These days she says she‘s grown up & feels that she‘s a calmer more focused mom. I cannot wait for the wild time between her adult children being out on their own and when she becomes a grandma & has to settle down a second time. 😆🤗

I wanted to give this book 4 stars but the criteria for that is that I‘d purchase the book & I think the screaming burned 1/3 star. Thank you Libby!!
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Texreader Excellent review!!! 3y
UwannaPublishme Great review! 😁 3y
Twainy @Texreader @UwannaPublishme thank you, I liked the book despite the yelling LOL 3y
UwannaPublishme It sounds so funny. I may have to add it to my list, even if she does yell. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Plus her talk show is a hoot! 3y
Twainy @UwannaPublishme I haven‘t seen her show. I saw a commercial trailer for it somewhere but don‘t really watch tv. (No cable) is it on Prime, Netflix or Paramount+? She is funny & sweet. 3y
UwannaPublishme I‘m not sure if her show is streaming anywhere, but I know you can see clips and entire shows on YouTube. 3y
Twainy @UwannaPublishme I will search YouTube! Thank you! 3y
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KimberlyJuracich
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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I enjoyed it. Honestly didn‘t know much about her life until then. It‘s nice to get a peek behind the curtain I suppose. I enjoyed it over all.

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Ahrabs
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
Mehso-so

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Samary
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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I want to hang out w her so badly!

#amreadingmemoir

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AshleyKingz
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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Who doesn't love a little bit of a #blackandwhitebookstack ?

Have you read any of these titles? Which was your favourite? If I were to pick just one as my favourite it would have to be Wildflower by Drew Barrymore because, well it's Drew Barrymore. I grew up watching her movies and just always adored her and having a chance to read about her life and everything she went through was a great experience!
#bookstack #bookish #bookpic #blackandwhite

TheNeverendingTBR Stacked the Drew Barrymore book, I think I'd like to read that one; the only one I've read though is The Hunger Games - I'm looking forward to returning to this trilogy for a re-read! 😌 3y
BookwormAHN Bird Box was insane! 3y
AshleyKingz @TheNeverendingTBR the Drew Barrymore one I adored a lot. And the cover is gorgeous which is always a bonus to me 😆 and I have been thinking about rereading the Hunger Games after reading the new one. 3y
AshleyKingz @BookwormAHN I LOVED Bird box! Was an awesome read. 3y
H_SQUARED I‘m reading American Dirt right now! So far it‘s really good. Bird Box was awesome and I got embarrassingly, super hooked on The Hunger Games. I couldn‘t get enough. 3y
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mcctrish
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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Audio cooking from my new Ina Garten Modern Comfort Food to finish Drew‘s book. She‘s funny and honest and just lovely. I have loved listening to her tell the stories of her life so far

Sparklemn @mcctrish I purchased this book for my sister. She loves Drew. Thanks for the gift idea! And I love Ina but can't cook. 😐
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mcctrish
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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Started this on drive to Toronto. The drive flies 🎉

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LitLoverClare
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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Today I finished my 40th book of the year and I enjoyed this book way more than I thought I would. Every chapter is short and sweet and filled with Barrymore‘s playful storytelling. It covers all aspects of her life from her early years, her family life, some of the cool films she‘s made, and her work in Africa which I thought was so inspiring. #DrewBarrymore #Wildflower

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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#Wild
#BoundTogetherJune

On my tbr shelf 💜

Desha I have this on my Kindle! I think it would be a better read in hardback though! Pretty cover! Thinking of you! 💖💖💖 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Desha thank you!! I hope you are doing well 💞 4y
Mimi28 This was the very first book I reviewed on here. I ❤️❤️❤️ her!! 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Mimi28 awesome!! I‘ve always loved her!! 4y
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OriginalCyn620
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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I don‘t read tons of celebrity memoirs but I made it a point to read this one. I do love Barrymore and I knew she‘d have some awesome stories to tell!
#wild #boundtogetherjune

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Omg you read my mind!! I took a pic of this one before I left for work!!! 4y
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RavenclawOwlCat
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 🌸🌸🌸🌸 4y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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This looks like a great read for #SpringBreak 💗 I‘ve always loved Drew!! 🌸🌼🌺

#MarchMadness

Eggs Cover Love💕 4y
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jennbee
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
Panpan

It was difficult for me to make it through this book. Even though she wrote about some fairly dark topics, Drew maintained an obnoxiously cheerful voice throughout. To be honest, if you took her name off of it and changed a few details, I would have guessed it was written by a 15 yo girl.

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erinjohns
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
Mehso-so

Like peeling away at an onion...moments of laughter and tears understanding the many layers of this child star, wife, and mom. The different seasons Drew talked about brought me to examine my own chapters and paths yet discovered.

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rather_be_reading
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore

Everyone wants to overthink and analyze and take all the fun out of it and freak out, but the truth is you pick door number one. You choose the great person in front of you and dont play the game of Lets Make a Deal...

overtheedge I loved this book!🥰 4y
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rather_be_reading
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore

It's ironic that we rush through being single as if its some disease or malady to get rid of or overcome...Why does no one tell us how important it is to enjoy being single snd being by yourself? That time us defining snd amazing and nothing to cure.

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rather_be_reading
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore

You have to seperate yourself from yourself. You have to realize that you are nothing and we are all everything.

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rather_be_reading
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore

We all have the capacity to be divine...

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rather_be_reading
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore

Be authentic. Be yourself.

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rather_be_reading
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore

Love is the one uniting, relatable thing in everyone's life. Its what we all want and struggle with and fight for.

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rather_be_reading
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore

...if you stay emotionally balanced and responsible in life you are able to have the real joy.

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rather_be_reading
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore

...nothing is taken away without being replaced...

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rather_be_reading
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore

The book jackets soothed me, a ritual I enjoy to this day.

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rather_be_reading
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore

I read everything. What was my next adventure going to be?

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rather_be_reading
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore

Last line: And I am luxky to say that it feels really great!

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rather_be_reading
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore

First line: In 1975, the neighborhood I grew up in, West Hollywood, was a colordul place.

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rather_be_reading
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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Super quick read. I love Barrymore and I learned alot about her life. I didnt agree with everything she waa saying and there werent any profound statements but thats who she is and I enjoyed it. I also liked it wasnt written chronologically.

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rather_be_reading
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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Finishing this one so Ill be fresh and ready for whatever I pick tomorrow!

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rather_be_reading
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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Finished dinner, cleaned up, had dessert and now reading time by the fire & watching a Netflix movie.

Suet624 A lot of tags in that book! 4y
Bookish_Viking You seem to have caught a picture of a fire spirit. Far left side of the fire, you have a round head on a neck, just to the right of the head and neck, two arms and hands. 4y
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rather_be_reading
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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Enjoying the rainy day on the porch before the craziness begins.

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rather_be_reading
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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Waiting for the hubby to get ready for "date night" so I got to fit in some reading time ?

Deifio What's the proper response to this? A) Hope he took ages to get ready so you had lots of time to read or B) Hope he was done soon and you had a lovely date night! 😅🤔😊 4y
rather_be_reading @Deifio haha!! ikr 🤣🤣 4y
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rather_be_reading
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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One of my fav cold weather meals. 🤤

Come-read-with-me @rather_be_reading Looks yummy!!! 🙃 4y
GrilledCheeseSamurai 😍👏👏👏👏😍 4y
Eggs Oh me too!!! My comfort food meal-makes everything A-OK 👌🏼 4y
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umbrellagirl Grilled cheese makes everything better. 4y
Ariana Grande hunny this isnt Instagram 4y
rather_be_reading @Come-read-with-me ty! 4y
rather_be_reading @Eggs oh heck yes! 4y
rather_be_reading @umbrellagirl most definitely! 4y
Linsy Now I need grilled cheese 😋 4y
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rather_be_reading
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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Book 162 of 2019
#tbrlist

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AndreaLove
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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kaysworld1
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
Mehso-so

I don't know what I was expecting but it wasn't that! Their was nothing exciting about it. She had a pretty hard life but then again so have we all, I didn't know much about her in the younger years that was interesting to read, there should have been more about that though. #librarybook #readingthelibrary #drewbarrymore #autobiography

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MPick
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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Dear sweet #litsy how I've missed you. Glad to have hit that mom rhythm where reading has become a priority again. Loving this one! (And this view!)

britt_brooke Beautiful view! 5y
MPick @britt_brooke the best! 5y
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Victoriahoperose
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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Mehso-so

I really was excited to read this book because I love Drew Barrymore. Unfortunately, I didn‘t love it. I enjoyed learning more about her, but parts of this were really slow and repetitive and it didn‘t really flow for me. There were parts I liked - especially the chapter about Adam Sandler, but overall I just wasn‘t super interested in this. I didn‘t love the writing and found it to be a bit disjointed.

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BookishBelle
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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I started this one last night. So far so good. She‘s had such an interesting life and it‘s beautiful that she‘s ended up so happy.

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echalpan
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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Pickpick

A mostly light-hearted, non-linear memoir. I enjoyed Drew‘s stories, and hearing her read it on audio was fun - minus the moments of dramatic screaming & screeching. 🙉

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Clwojick
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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Wow today has been a day of #audiobooks and #steps I finished off Navigating Early during my walk to the post office. I wasn‘t quite ready to quit being active, but it started snowing (it is May, right? 🙄) so I decided to walk the halls of my apartment, and listen to the rest of Wildflower. 🌺 While doing flights of stairs, I seen this happy little deer outside. Being close to the lake, we see them often, but they always make me smile. 🦌

BeansPage I have this book sitting on my shelf. I have been meaning to read it 5y
Clwojick @TheReadingMermaid I loved the audio book, but can definitely see it being great as a physical book too. It had a very “furiously happy“ vibe to it. I was definitely giggling to myself whilst pacing the apartment hallways. I'm sure my neighbors don't think i'm weird at all. 5y
BeansPage HA! That's awesome! 😂😂😂 5y
CoverToCoverGirl Go you! 5y
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jdiehr
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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I enjoyed listening to Drew tell her story - unless she was screaming. That grated on my nerves but, other than that, I really liked this book.

ItsAnotherJen Yesss!! 😂 I remember that bothered me too! 5y
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Sharpeipup
Wildflower | Drew Barrymore
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“I think happiness is what makes you pretty. Period. Happy people are beautiful. They become like a mirror and they reflect that happiness.”

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