Tell Me Everything: A Memoir

I have always admired Minka's beauty as a actress. When I found out she was raised in my State of New Mexico I couldn't help but feel a kinship with her. When I found out she wrote a book I was so excited to read it that I purchased the book on it's release date. I must admit I couldn't put it down her story telling hit home. She speaks of the survival each woman can relate to in some sense. This book is written in such a way that you feel her pain and yet it expresses the lessons we all learn with life. You feel connected to her trauma and yet she has a gift to make it seem as a life learning experience is a growth to be a proud of and not a hidden shameful burden to carry through your life. This book is a raw and real mother daughter relationship at its most intimate core. The relationship with mother's and daughters can be loving, confusing and complex. Her struggles are what lies under the surface of every relationship she had that can be traced back to her childhood and upbringing. It seems we all have to unpack the baggage we collect from our past sooner or later. We all spend our adulthood trying to overcome our childhood. For some it takes a whole lifetime for some of us we do it sooner. That's the point where we realize that we can change the pattern that we inherited from our mother. I stand up and say bravo to Minka for opening up her memories some good and some bad to show that we all have the ability to overcome and conquer what we feel make us not worthy from a not so perfect past. We all have the choice to change the patterns we are shown by our mother's to stop the destructive behaviors. I'm a very active reader and this book had me intrigued and interested from page one to the last page. This book is beautifully written through the eyes of Minka. You feel her insecurity, her longing to fit in, her self discovery and finally her triumph. Thank you Minka for writing a book that can speak to every young girl or woman to prove that we all can overcome our tragedies and make our lives a work in progress for the better. And thank you Minka for keeping me up till 2:30 am to finish the book because I just couldn't put it down. A must read.

How this actress made it out of the life she was born to , is amazing. Minke Kelly has my admiration for her strength.

I had never watched Friday Night Lights ,I'd seen Minka Kelly in a couple of movies, so I knew who she was. I didn't even realize she wrote a memoir until a few months ago. I'm not a big fan of Minka Kelly , but I loved her in the movies and enjoyed reading memoirs, so I decided to check it out. I’m so glad that I did. . Minka's story was devastating in so many ways; I can't imagine going through what she did. . There were a few times that I wished that I knew her personally so I could hug her. She may not believe it, but she was strong and a survivor. Despite everything that she had gone through in her life, she kept on going, and she accomplished so much. Tell Me Everything is a memoir about Minka's life rather than her acting career. She talked about acting, but it wasn't the center of this book. Tell Me Everything is a difficult book to read. As I read, I experienced the same feelings she had: hope, betrayal, love, loneliness, fear, and grief. Even though I don't know Minka, I felt as though I did after reading this heartbreaking book. I had a lot of celebrity memoirs through the years, but none of them were as heartbreaking as this one. There were also pleasant moments, such as when Minka made friends who made me think of my best friends. I liked how Minka wrote her memoir as a story rather than just recounting details of her life; it made her story more engaging. It might be a hard book to read at times, but I couldn’t get enough of her story, I was on the edge of my seat until the end. I was curious about the title Tell Me Everything and whether it had a backstory. When I finished reading the book, the title made perfect sense. If I wasn’t a big fan before, I am now. Minka Kelly is an incredible writer; the emotion in her novel is breathtaking. After reading her memoir, I hope she writes another book in the future. Tell Me Everything is one of my favorite memoirs, and I highly recommend reading it.

This is a beautifully written, poignant, moving and inspiring memoir. It is a deeply honest and insightful look at Minka Kelly’s truly harrowing childhood. She did not shy away from topics that were likely incredibly painful for her to relive and reflect on. She fully explored things that she has been shamed and stigmatized for. I have been a fan of her acting since Friday Night Lights, but I’m even more impressed with her vulnerability, sincerity, resilience, determination and storytelling abilities. I highly recommend this book.

Very raw and well written.

I really enjoyed this book, and I read it fast, which is not typical of me. I was almost done reading it, then I got to the last two paragraphs on page 257. Here we go again. I am Latina, and comments like this are so disrespectful. I am sure they are not meant to be, but through my lens, they are. No matter what you think, I can tell you without a doubt that there is nothing you can do that I can't. I feel those paragraphs were unnecessary. They felt random.

I had heard this was good and it did not disappoint. Minka tells of her life and her relationships with family and friends. The ups, downs, and struggles so many of us live through and deal with in our adult years. As much as I felt Jeanette McCurdy's autobiography was a spoiled rich kid whining about nothing, Minka Kelly shows what can happen after a truly terrible childhood to heal yourself and find a way to rise above your raising. I don't think I have ever seen any of her work, but will look for it now. Great example of the life the children of the "Me" generation are left to deal with.

I have deepened respect and admiration for Minka after reading her memoir. Hers is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and psyche and its ability to heal. Not fully heal - that’s a myth bec I believe we are always in a position of evolving and bettering ourselves. But, as she says (I’m paraphrasing) “there are things that will always trigger me but now I realize i have the ability to choose how I respond.” Minka’s journey is a great example of how important it is to be open to new ways of treatment and healing (psychedelics, pole dancing lessons). I love how she pointed out that true healing can’t happen just through talk therapy. Her analogy as a surgery nurse who understands the need for anesthesia to suppress the normal fight response of the physical body to the pain of foreign objects removing a part of oneself (ie a scalpel cutting through the abdominal cavity to remove a tumor) and comparing it to the use of psychedelics was the most clear explanation I have ever heard. Fear is the tumor and psychedelics are the anesthesia. This is what progress looks/feels/sounds like. Leading with love and shedding judgement is essential. It builds bridges of understanding and is the key to doors of connection. Brilliant work Minka, thank you.

I already adore this actress, always have done, so to read her memoir was an added bonus for me. For the first time, Minka shares her traumatic childhood. Having been raised by a single mother who struggled with addiction, Minka spent her childhood continually moving houses and even lived in a storage unit at times. She was also subject to child abuse and domestic violence. This memoir is raw and Minka has poured her heart and soul into these pages. It is an emotional read, but ultimately, it is a story of triumph over adversity, of courage and of strength. Reading how Minka turned her life around is a true inspiration to women.

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I purchased this as a gift for my daughter. She absolutely loves it ❤️

Excellent book ♥️. Good read 🥳

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