Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up (Unabridged)
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Publisher Description
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • Selma Blair has played many roles: Ingenue in Cruel Intentions. Preppy ice queen in Legally Blonde. Muse to Karl Lagerfeld. Advocate for the multiple sclerosis community. But before all of that, Selma was known best as … a mean baby. In a memoir that is as wildly funny as it is emotionally shattering, Blair tells the captivating story of growing up and finding her truth.
"Blair is a rebel, an artist, and it turns out: a writer." —Glennon Doyle, Author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller Untamed and Founder of Together Rising
The first story Selma Blair Beitner ever heard about herself is that she was a mean, mean baby. With her mouth pulled in a perpetual snarl and a head so furry it had to be rubbed to make way for her forehead, Selma spent years living up to her terrible reputation: biting her sisters, lying spontaneously, getting drunk from Passover wine at the age of seven, and behaving dramatically so that she would be the center of attention.
Although Selma went on to become a celebrated Hollywood actress and model, she could never quite shake the periods of darkness that overtook her, the certainty that there was a great mystery at the heart of her life. She often felt like her arms might be on fire, a sensation not unlike electric shocks, and she secretly drank to escape.
Over the course of this beautiful and, at times, devasting memoir, Selma lays bare her addiction to alcohol, her devotion to her brilliant and complicated mother, and the moments she flirted with death. There is brutal violence, passionate love, true friendship, the gift of motherhood, and, finally, the surprising salvation of a multiple sclerosis diagnosis.
In a voice that is powerfully original, fiercely intelligent, and full of hard-won wisdom, Selma Blair’s Mean Baby is a deeply human memoir and a true literary achievement.
Customer Reviews
Tell Me A Story
I listened to the audio and was riveted by Selma’s story. I cried with her as she described the loves she lost.
Thank you for sharing your story and I truly wish you the best.
Blah blah blah
Miserable. Self indulgent, entitled, and downright bananas. This woman is a long winded fruitcake. The sad parts are deeply sad, but they are not blended with self reflection. Self blame, guilt, and backward selfish indulgence is not quirky; it’s narcissistic at best. Name dropping like no other Selma manages to frame herself exactly as she had always hoped; alone, desperate, and completely lacking in self awareness. Fame has brought her nothing but emptiness and this book is evidence that self proclaimed GOATs are more prevalent than ever. Blah. The original MeMe.
Incredible
Such an eloquent writer, I never expected! It sounded like she was speaking directly to the listener in a way I’ve never heard in an audiobook. She also cries during certain parts that evoke deep emotion- I was amazed and touched by that detail! A must read/listen!!