The Secrets of My Life
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3.6 • 5 Ratings
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Publisher Description
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
In this remarkable memoir - written with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Buzz Bissinger during her pivotal first years of rebirth - Caitlyn Jenner reflects on her past as she looks to her future.
With poignancy and humour, Caitlyn writes about her confusion growing up, the temporary triumph of the Olympics as Bruce Jenner, and the noose of being endlessly described as the ultimate in manhood. She reveals her sense of shame and deceit she felt as she got older, as she went to great lengths to tell lies to conceal her true self. She also delves into her life in the public eye; her marriages and her troubled relationships with her children; what lead to her decision to becoming Caitlyn, and how the transgender community and the world has embraced her new life. Written with a searing honesty, this books shows you the real and true Caitlyn.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Athlete and reality TV star Jenner (Finding the Champion Within) teams up with Bissinger (Friday Night Lights) for a sincere though uneven tell-all autobiography. Jenner jumps back and forth among her childhood, her iconic Olympic decathlon win, and her subsequent fame, while keeping the central focus on her former secret: gender dysphoria and the steps she took to alleviate it, in and out of the public eye. Jenner attempts to explain transgender identification, but despite her candor and vulnerability, a lack of clarity may render her message difficult to grasp; for example, she says she has always been female while also describing herself pretransition as a man who wears a dress. Though she says she loves her trans community, this isn t a book for her trans critics, whose attitude she feels is hostile and exclusionary (she writes, we are all in this together, or at least we should be ). Jenner appeals to the reader s sympathies: self-deprecating humor abounds, and she shares frank, relatable anecdotes about depression and suicidal ideation. Readers will find her insight on O.J. Simpson fascinating ( he was the most narcissistic, egocentric, neediest asshole in the world of sports ), and fans of the Kardashian clan will take an interest in how Jenner describes her marriage to Kris Kardashian ( I am the product and Kris the agent and manager and negotiator ). While she won t win over her critics, her fans will appreciate this candid look into her life.
