This is a very compelling book about a niche interest of mine, but I feel a little icky after reading it. I consider myself a pretty informed and avid consumer of anti-MLM content, and getting a first-person account of being in the top ranks of one of these schemes (Rodan & Fields, in her case) was wild. I enjoyed the stories and the insights. It felt like watching an episode of Toddlers & Tiaras or Dance Moms, where things are so terrible you can't look away. Juicy white women drama. I think this memoir does a good job of pulling back the curtain of high-ranking MLM individuals and showing the reality behind it all, and I hope this memoir can help open some people's eyes.

I did mention that I felt a little gross after reading it though, and that comes with how I feel about the author. I found it odd that Paulson mentions racism and white supremacy so often without actually getting to the implications or history of it and what that says about the industry. It felt a little performative. 

I also couldn't help but feel like Paulson hasn't grown and learned as much as she says she has. Putting aside the concept of selling a book about you exploiting and preying on others and making a profit off of that as well, she now runs a sobriety coaching community that she charges a monthly subscription to access. It's pitched for the last several minutes of the book. And THAT feels wrong, especially concerning such a vulnerable community.

Looks like I had a lot to say about this one. I did really enjoy it...but maybe get it from your library.