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Braxton’s Unbreak My Heart might be her best-selling single and the title of her memoir, yet the instructive phrase she uses most comes from another hit single, Breathe Again. She sure has needed to come up for air, often. Braxton recounts her struggles candidly. Choosing her solo music career over her sisters early on, filing for bankruptcy twice, a divorce, her youngest son’s autism, and her own lupus diagnosis are all laid bare. Sometimes the tone of her exposition is a tad too sunny, especially while recounting the realization that her father was bringing his girlfriends to her show, the beginning of the end of her parents’ 35-year marriage. It’s the reflective, positive tone, however, that makes this tell-all intensely readable. Braxton name-drops in a way that brings the late 1990s R&B scene roaring back. Her first-name-basis friends include Kenny Babyface Edmonds, L. A. Reid, and Clive Davis. For fans who loved her in her heyday or recently found her on her reality show, Braxton Family Values, this is a must-read. --Courtney Jones
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Braxton recounts her struggles candidly... It’s the reflective, positive tone that makes this tell-all intensely readable. For fans who loved her in her heyday or recently found her on her reality show, Braxton Family Values, this is a must-read. (Booklist)
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28 of 34 people found the following review helpful
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Alphalover
on May 20, 2014
Format: Hardcover
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MY GRADE: B
This was a quick read. While I'm not a fan of Toni's music, I am a huge fan of her family's reality show, Braxton Family Values that's on We TV. Toni opens up about her two bankruptcies, lupus, Autism, cosmetic surgeries, and other personal matters.
She grew up in Severn, MD with deeply religious parents, her mother more so than the father, it seems. She's grown up to feel guilty about things she shouldn't and seems to harbor a small amount of animosity because of it.
What I've learned about Toni is that she's terrible with money but wants us to believe that's not the case. She's terrible at using birth control too. She's been generous with her family financially and I wonder how much. She didn't get into that much but I'm curious. She never talked about how angry she is/was toward her cheating father or if she ever was. Odd not to mention it.
I've never been a fan of her mother, Evelyn (especially since she threatened to 'slap the piss' out of Tamar), and after learning that her mother always reminded Toni to not 'forget about your sisters' since Toni got a record deal at 23 and her sister's didn't, I like her even less. And she had the nerve to seem angry when Toni got the deal. I've always had the feeling, and I don't know why, that Toni has financially supported her mother after her separation, then divorce, from her husband. I'm intrigued by the fact that Evelyn's 'guarded' about her own childhood. At a young age, she moved from the south to live with an aunt in Maryland.
I wish Toni had opened up a bit more about some things but overall this was a good, mostly honest book about her entire life.Read more ›
This was a quick read. While I'm not a fan of Toni's music, I am a huge fan of her family's reality show, Braxton Family Values that's on We TV. Toni opens up about her two bankruptcies, lupus, Autism, cosmetic surgeries, and other personal matters.
She grew up in Severn, MD with deeply religious parents, her mother more so than the father, it seems. She's grown up to feel guilty about things she shouldn't and seems to harbor a small amount of animosity because of it.
What I've learned about Toni is that she's terrible with money but wants us to believe that's not the case. She's terrible at using birth control too. She's been generous with her family financially and I wonder how much. She didn't get into that much but I'm curious. She never talked about how angry she is/was toward her cheating father or if she ever was. Odd not to mention it.
I've never been a fan of her mother, Evelyn (especially since she threatened to 'slap the piss' out of Tamar), and after learning that her mother always reminded Toni to not 'forget about your sisters' since Toni got a record deal at 23 and her sister's didn't, I like her even less. And she had the nerve to seem angry when Toni got the deal. I've always had the feeling, and I don't know why, that Toni has financially supported her mother after her separation, then divorce, from her husband. I'm intrigued by the fact that Evelyn's 'guarded' about her own childhood. At a young age, she moved from the south to live with an aunt in Maryland.
I wish Toni had opened up a bit more about some things but overall this was a good, mostly honest book about her entire life.Read more ›
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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GoldyLocs
on May 23, 2014
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I purchased Ms. Braxton's memoir on my Kindle Paperwhite and thoroughly enjoyed it! I practically read it in one sitting! Ms. Braxton truly dished the "T!" The book takes one on a ride that one hopes won't end.
I would recommend the book "Boundaries" for her to read but I really feel she may have already read it.
It appears she has taken care of her family but now it's time for her to live her life and enjoy the fruit of her labor. I hope she finds some "me time" for herself and her immediate family.
Though she was very tactful, just the little she divulged about the record company left me shaking my head... Wow. What a business. The mere mention of the name Clive Davis made me cringe...
I now look at Mama Braxton with the side eye but then she was a broken woman who apparently spilled her broken-ness upon her daughters. Sad. Truly Mama and Daddy needed a real relationship with the Lord as opposed to all that religion and church hopping-rules made by man. Mr. Braxton's fooling around with a woman for 9-10 years without Mama knowing? Wow.
If you love Ms. Braxton's music and want to "know" her a little better then this book will make you feel like somewhat of a friend.
The book was a wonderful effort!
I would recommend the book "Boundaries" for her to read but I really feel she may have already read it.
It appears she has taken care of her family but now it's time for her to live her life and enjoy the fruit of her labor. I hope she finds some "me time" for herself and her immediate family.
Though she was very tactful, just the little she divulged about the record company left me shaking my head... Wow. What a business. The mere mention of the name Clive Davis made me cringe...
I now look at Mama Braxton with the side eye but then she was a broken woman who apparently spilled her broken-ness upon her daughters. Sad. Truly Mama and Daddy needed a real relationship with the Lord as opposed to all that religion and church hopping-rules made by man. Mr. Braxton's fooling around with a woman for 9-10 years without Mama knowing? Wow.
If you love Ms. Braxton's music and want to "know" her a little better then this book will make you feel like somewhat of a friend.
The book was a wonderful effort!
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Chelly
on May 25, 2014
Format: Hardcover
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I love Toni Braxton. I've always admired her voice and those slits that always stopped right before they became dangerous! Although it took a while for Braxton Family Values to grow on me, I've enjoyed watching her journey throughout the series. This book was the book that all of her fans needed to love and understand her beyond her soulful lyrics and television personality.
This book reads like a conversation; as I read, I felt like Toni and I were out to lunch just rehashing the details of our lives over some honey glazed salmon and rice (lol). The style of writing is very simple. It isn't boggled down with fifty dollar words, or allegories and allusions. The simplicity of the writing is bound to draw readers in because it gives the memoir a very personal feel; you feel as if she's talking to you as a friend or other trusted confidante. The conversation just flows...
She's very raw and honest about the details of her life that she knew her readers really wanted to know about. This book gave me everything I didn't even know I needed. I wish her much more love, laughter, and success as she continues to 'breathe again.'
This book reads like a conversation; as I read, I felt like Toni and I were out to lunch just rehashing the details of our lives over some honey glazed salmon and rice (lol). The style of writing is very simple. It isn't boggled down with fifty dollar words, or allegories and allusions. The simplicity of the writing is bound to draw readers in because it gives the memoir a very personal feel; you feel as if she's talking to you as a friend or other trusted confidante. The conversation just flows...
She's very raw and honest about the details of her life that she knew her readers really wanted to know about. This book gave me everything I didn't even know I needed. I wish her much more love, laughter, and success as she continues to 'breathe again.'
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Dawn
on June 17, 2014
Format: Kindle Edition
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New rule--never ever buy an audio book that is not read by author. Quite frankly, I'm sure this is my fault. The information is always available (who wrote/who read), but of the more than dozen audio biography audio books I've listened to, not once was it not read by the author. You don't realize how much that matters until you do. I can't figure out why she wouldn't read her own book. However, after listening to her story, read by someone else, it doesn't surprise me one bit.
Like others have mentioned, there really isn't anything new. If you have never watched their reality show, watched Oprah, or have internet, you may be surprised.
I couldn't help to think "Schleprock" when listening to all her woes, one after another. Schleprock was a cartoon character in the Pebbles & Bam Bam cartoon that walked around with a raining cloud over his head, saying "Oh woah is me." When you are in your 20's, your mantra can be s*** happens. But as you move into your 30's (and dare I say 40's), you (hopefully) begin to figure out you are driving that s*** train. I don't think she ever figured it out. She is still the victim and is not responsible for much of anything. At one point she seems to take responsibility for the abortion she had saying, "I really think we can brainwash ourselves into believing what we did something out of necessity when in our hearts, we know it's not true." So why doesn't she take responsibility for her bankruptcies? Her finances are always a mess because of someone else.
At one point, she discussed her appearance on Oprah and how she felt she was poorly portrayed by Oprah to be this star that spent a ridiculous amount of money on shoes, gowns, purses, etc.,but then had to file bankruptcy.Read more ›
Like others have mentioned, there really isn't anything new. If you have never watched their reality show, watched Oprah, or have internet, you may be surprised.
I couldn't help to think "Schleprock" when listening to all her woes, one after another. Schleprock was a cartoon character in the Pebbles & Bam Bam cartoon that walked around with a raining cloud over his head, saying "Oh woah is me." When you are in your 20's, your mantra can be s*** happens. But as you move into your 30's (and dare I say 40's), you (hopefully) begin to figure out you are driving that s*** train. I don't think she ever figured it out. She is still the victim and is not responsible for much of anything. At one point she seems to take responsibility for the abortion she had saying, "I really think we can brainwash ourselves into believing what we did something out of necessity when in our hearts, we know it's not true." So why doesn't she take responsibility for her bankruptcies? Her finances are always a mess because of someone else.
At one point, she discussed her appearance on Oprah and how she felt she was poorly portrayed by Oprah to be this star that spent a ridiculous amount of money on shoes, gowns, purses, etc.,but then had to file bankruptcy.Read more ›
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