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| Title | : | A Paper Life |
| Author | : | Tatum O'Neal |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 336 pages |
| Published | : | October 4th 2005 by William Morrow Paperbacks (first published 2004) |
| Categories | : | Biography. Nonfiction. Autobiography. Memoir. Biography Memoir |
Tatum O'Neal
Paperback | Pages: 336 pages Rating: 3.64 | 3005 Users | 227 Reviews
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At the age of ten, Tatum O'Neal was at the pinnacle of her Hollywood career, starring as a precocious sidekick in the 1973 film Paper Moon. The role won her an Oscar, making O'Neal the youngest Academy Award winner in history. By 1982, though, this angel-face was a full-blown cocaine addict, a teenage victim of depression, parental neglect, and abuse. A Paper Life recounts the actress's fragile passage through decades of adversity and personal turmoil to sobriety and spiritual peace. With astonishing candor, O'Neal discusses her destructive relationships with her father, Ryan O'Neal, her mother, Joanna Moore, and her ex-husband, tennis pro John McEnroe.
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| Original Title: | A Paper Life |
| ISBN: | 0060751029 (ISBN13: 9780060751029) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | United States of America |
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Ratings: 3.64 From 3005 Users | 227 ReviewsCrit Containing Books A Paper Life
Brutally honest, Tatum ONeal holds back nothing regarding her famous dad and the Hollywood circle she grew up in. From her sad childhood, drug abuse, broken marriage and love of her children, Tatum takes you through it all.A painfully honest story of a little girl that grew up abused and neglected who grew into a lost, drug addicted woman and mother. Tatum O'Neal had famous parents, an Oscar-winning movie role and ran with A-list Hollywood friends but all she wanted was love, to belong and to be protected. But this story is more than just the poor little rich girl she gets raw, emotional, and real about what went wrong and the mistakes she made. Parts of the book are hard to read, but I believe she is as
Tatum's memoir is a fascinating read recounting the tumultuous life of the youngest Oscar winner in history. She let us glimpses into the dark and shady side of a few famous people's personality and behavior, particularly accounts of the physical and verbal abuses from her father and ex-husband (Now I understand a part of why Ryan O'Neal's career took a nosedive, whereas his contemporaries in Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson both attained legendary statuses). She also talked about her drug
Interesting book but at times can be so frustrating...frustrating because as you become involved in Tatum's life one can't help but wonder "how in holy hell did all of this occur without some type of intervention"? But then I remembered that this was "back in the day" - before everyone who is anyone in the big brother league knew your business or made sure to be in your business....the other frustration is (again) while the reader becomes involved in Tatum's life they ask themselves "if you knew
Ryan O'Neal is a bastard. He and Tatum's mother shouldn't have had a gerbil, much less a child. Ryan rescued her from the feral existence she had with her mother, and for a while they had a warm, loving relationship. Then she out-shined him in Paper Moon and became the youngest Oscar winner in history. He has never forgiven her for that moment of glory and has been punishing her brutally ever since. I've read about a lot of crappy celebrity parenting, but I think this takes the cake. At one
This book was ok. I knew Ryan ONeal was an A-hole however this book confirmed that he in fact was the biggest A-hole ever. Tatum ONeal had a rough life but you know what so did alot of other people. I feel that she could have done alot more personal reflextion instead of so much whoa is me. Life is a bitch Tatum...we have already established that. What we want to hear is what you learned from your bitch of a life and what people can take from those lessons to improve their own lives. But maybe
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