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A review by eufonia
Sorry Not Sorry: Dreams, Mistakes, and Growing Up by Naya Rivera
3.5
3.5 stars 7/10
I was a huge fan of glee when I was in middle school and her passing last year really affected me, because of what she meant to me as both her character in the show and just as a person even years after glee ended. I spent a lot of years just watching her Instagram updates pop in my feed every once in a while, watching her son grow up and just seeing her enjoying her life, that when I heard the news of her disappearance and then the confirmation of her death... I just lost it and I actually cried a lot over it.
So yeah, when I came across the audiobook of her book, narrated by her, I couldn’t help myself.
And I really had a good time. It’s just her life story and yes, her life wasn’t perfect and definitely not everything she did was good. But that’s just how life is, it’s full of mistakes and morally grey areas. I would be lying if I said I agreed with everything she talked about in the book, but nobody is perfect, and I believe there isn’t a unique way to be a good person. This also was written a few years ago, therefore in a different time, so, overall, morals and what’s viewed as right or wrong has also changed. This book is just a very honest storytelling of all her mishaps.
It was really entertaining and listening to her own voice narrating it was a very special experience.
I hope that wherever she is, she is at peace.
(I apologize for any grammar mistake, it’s been a while since the last time I tried to collect my thoughts and write them down in English)
I was a huge fan of glee when I was in middle school and her passing last year really affected me, because of what she meant to me as both her character in the show and just as a person even years after glee ended. I spent a lot of years just watching her Instagram updates pop in my feed every once in a while, watching her son grow up and just seeing her enjoying her life, that when I heard the news of her disappearance and then the confirmation of her death... I just lost it and I actually cried a lot over it.
So yeah, when I came across the audiobook of her book, narrated by her, I couldn’t help myself.
And I really had a good time. It’s just her life story and yes, her life wasn’t perfect and definitely not everything she did was good. But that’s just how life is, it’s full of mistakes and morally grey areas. I would be lying if I said I agreed with everything she talked about in the book, but nobody is perfect, and I believe there isn’t a unique way to be a good person. This also was written a few years ago, therefore in a different time, so, overall, morals and what’s viewed as right or wrong has also changed. This book is just a very honest storytelling of all her mishaps.
It was really entertaining and listening to her own voice narrating it was a very special experience.
I hope that wherever she is, she is at peace.
(I apologize for any grammar mistake, it’s been a while since the last time I tried to collect my thoughts and write them down in English)