Though this is poorly written, it's a fairly interesting read considering the co-author was 14 years-old at the time. The additional information is welcome, belaboring it is not, and Drew's words definitely do not need explaining. Drew takes us through her journey of self-destruction, drug and alcohol abuse, and her struggle to become sober and understand herself and her issues better.

It gave a lot of insight of what she went through as a child star her issues with drugs and how she came through the ordeal. I only recently stumbled upon the knowledge that Drew Barrymore wrote an autobiography over 20 years ago detailing the issues she encountered with drugs and alcohol at a young age. Drew Pinsky, Burt Reynolds, Richard Pryor, Louie Anderson, Belinda Carlisle, Sharon Rocha, and Elisabeth Kübler Ross. But the love, respect and adoration of wonderful people never could fill the bitter and empty void Drew suffered where family belonged.She is a descendant of the Barrymore family of well-known American stage and cinema actors, and is a granddaughter of actor John Barrymore. It's so weird to think about this now, but she did some horrible shit in the 1980's that most people my age and younger have no idea about. If you loved "Carol", the loveable little pain-in-the butt thirteen year old in American Graffiti, her story (written decades later as an adult) is "High on Arrival" by Laura Mackenzie Phillips and is available.

this has given me a little bit of hope that even though I'm not there yet, and it will take me a long, long time to be 'there', people can come through things like this. I particularly enjoyed some of the journals that she shared from rehab, and her changing perceptions of her father. While it's true Drew had wonderful, skilled and insightful professionals in her hospitalization and recovery, the sickening feeling you get in your stomach is when you helplessly realize that these are tools, life changing tools, but none the less tools. For some reason Jaid Barrymore thought it a good idea to let a 9-year-old, albeit a precocious one, accompany her to clubs and gave her more social freedom than most parents (including mine) allow for teenagers.No one can save Drew her from herself except Drew, and this fourteen year old superstar in the final analysis is frighteningly isolated and on her own. I haven’t read these nor am I much of a film fan, but I do know the feeling – several years ago I read Bob Geldof’s autobiography ‘Is That It? At the time of publication of this book, her relationship with her mother had been progressing, although since this book came out, it is a known fact that her relationship with her mum has been strained. And, even if you aren't struggling with addiction, she still has some great insights about life and people that can apply to anyone. Read this as a teen and I should have taken it as a cautionary tale and learned and not repeated her mistakes.

Meet me on twitch like a Tomi Lahren vs Trevor Noah debate in early 2016 when people still thought things like that were sassy and noble.Of a day out with Cameron Diaz she says – “When we arrived at the school we were met by a bunch of dudes.