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A memoir from singer-songwriter Madison Beer, chronicling the past decade of her life spent in the spotlight—the ups, the downs, and the in-betweens that you won’t see on social media.

Discovered at twelve years old, Madison Beer was one of the first artists to have her entire life documented online. Over the past decade, she has navigated the spotlight as a child, through her teenage years, and now as a young woman in her twenties.

In The Half of It, Madison pulls back the curtain to show the behind-the-scenes of her journey, from reckoning with mass hate online and the time her private pictures were leaked, to battling suicidal thoughts while making her highly acclaimed debut album, Life Support, and her recovery since then. This memoir is an honest and unflinching account of self-love, mental health, and advocacy from one of the fastest-rising musical voices and most influential social media presences of her generation. It hammers home the point, more striking and urgent than ever, that no matter how close the internet may make us feel to people, we truly don’t know the half of it.

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After going viral at just twelve years old, Madison Beer publicly navigated the transition from childhood star to global entertainer, undergoing a record-breaking run as an independent artist before signing with Epic Records and releasing her long-awaited debut album, Life Support, in 2021. Known for her vulnerability and authenticity both inside and outside of the music industry, Beer has built her platform on speaking openly about her experiences with being in the public eye at such a young age. Through sharing the highs and lows of her journey, Beer resonates deeply with an audience that looks to her as more of a friend than as an untouchable celebrity. Beer is now the master of her own creative domain, from inception to realization, including writing and producing her own music to conceptualizing and directing her music videos. In addition to her art, Beer also provides her work as a mental health advocate and philanthropist, with hopes of returning to school to study psychology. She currently resides in Los Angeles.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper (April 25, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0063237695
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0063237698
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.74 x 8.25 inches
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Singer-songwriter Madison Beer most recently published her memoir "The Half of It" chronicling the past decade of her life spent in the spotlight—the ups, the downs, and the in-betweens that you won’t see on social media.

Discovered at twelve years old, Madison Beer was one of the first artists to have her entire life documented online. Over the past decade, she has navigated the spotlight as a child, through her teenage years, and now as a young woman in her twenties.

In "The Half of It", Madison pulls back the curtain to show the behind-the-scenes of her journey, from reckoning with mass hate online and the time her private pictures were leaked, to battling suicidal thoughts while making her highly acclaimed debut album, Life Support, and her recovery since then. This memoir is an honest and unflinching account of self-love, mental health, and advocacy from one of the fastest-rising musical voices and most influential social media presences of her generation. It hammers home the point, more striking and urgent than ever, that no matter how close the internet may make us feel to people, we truly don’t know the half of it.

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Kevin
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2023
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Came in quick and in great condition. I like reading along with her audio available on YouTube. Great read super sentimental.
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tessa
5.0 out of 5 stars Shines a light on both misogyny and internalized misogyny
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2023
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Long winded review incoming: As a teenager I was raised in a very conservative house by a mother who often criticized other women, especially the beautiful and famous. There was a time when I too might have viewed content about women and girls in the media like Madison Beer through a jealous and spiteful lens, an embarrassing quality I can now forgive myself and my mother for because this is how women were encouraged to perceive each other as a means of survival: as competition (to the benefit of men everywhere).

The truth is women have far more in common with each other than a patriarchal culture would like us to believe- hence the reason women have only just begun TALKING to one another (honestly) finally. At many moments I found myself stunned by the similarities in our childhood experience, and the more I read the clearer it became that this trauma and these coping methods are commonplace for women of all backgrounds. I was especially jarred by her description of being misdiagnosed by mental health professionals for having warring personality traits as if this is not the female condition in a culture that demands of us to be all things at once.

The truth is, that to varying degrees, being a woman is having a crisis of identity that can have disastrous effects on our mental well-being , whether all women are prepared to admit it or not. For Madison the element of her story that I think could be understood with more empathy is that she had this universal experience exacerbated by the pressure of fame. While I wish beyond adequate description that I had access to the kind of support she had (both financially and via the catharsis of having such a platform) through my own similar crisis, I do not co-sign the “this is the trade off for fame” garbage that public FEMALE figures are especially accustomed to hearing.

It was in her description of struggling to look at childhood footage of herself that I felt the most ashamed for ever feeding into any negative stories about her or any other woman in the media, because this was an experience I held as totally unique and a sign of my brokenness and she shattered that misconception. As women we should ALL operate on the assumption that most every woman we encounter will share in much of the trauma that we too have carried in silence and it is in all of our best interests to regard each other with empathy regardless of race, class, etc.

I appreciate her awareness that there are more heartbreaking stories out there, especially when it comes to the intersectionality of privilege involved, but when a woman who “has it all” is still not immune to the devastating and let’s be honest LIFE THREATENING affects of misogyny we should acknowledge that as a huge alarm ball and really consider what it means for women far less privileged than her living under the same system she describes. I think she did a beautiful thing in using her platform to call attention to these ugly truths that in the age of the “highlight reel” many of us are inclined to hide.
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kentwei
4.0 out of 5 stars Inexpensive, Perfect Quality
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2023
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I had to get this book as it was only $4.89 and I was already planning on buying the book but waiting for its price to drop again. The shipping, however, did cost $3.99.
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Pookie143
5.0 out of 5 stars Totally Completely Biased
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2023
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If you want an unbiased review please don’t read this because I love Madison Beer she’s one of my favorite artist that I will watch and listen to her stuff at least once. This book is so amazing to read as an fan of hers. I loved it
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Aida Crosby
5.0 out of 5 stars This book really inspired me...
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2023
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I have always been a fan of Madison Beer but prior to reading this book,¨The Half of it,¨ my opinions of Madison have only grown. She is such a strong, honest, compassionate and disciplined person. She has mention topics in this book that I relate with but never really felt like other struggled besides me. Madison, thank you for being so open about these private subjects and helping people like me feel seen and heard. You have helped me reflect on my mistakes in positive ways, knowing that mess ups are human. Not only can I use your music to help me heal but now I can use your words of advice. Thank you.
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Mckinzie
5.0 out of 5 stars It’s a great book
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2023
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I love madison beer . I’m huge supporter of her and see a Half of it in this book is truly amazing and good viewpoint to see and being a voice advocate about bullying and etc . I’m so thankful .
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3.0 out of 5 stars Madison Beer Memoir
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2023
I have to say that I am a fan of Madison Beer, I think nothing but highly of her. But I am going to rate this as an independent entity.

Let me begin with giving her credit to where it is due, the context of this book itself and what she had to go through at such a young age is really inspiring and I credit her for her strength and healing. It is a shame that someone so young has to go through a lifetime worth of struggles, but life really just is unfair sometimes. I would have loved if this would have come out a few more years down the line, I would have loved to see how much more she grows within a few years. But can't knock her for releasing this at perhaps the height of her career!

In my opinion, I thought she was trying to accentuate how harmful the negative comments on social media are, throughout the entire book. There is no doubt that an abundance of negative comments is definitely hard to stomach, I am in no way discrediting that aspect of it - at all. But it really did feel like she was beating a dead horse, the way how in every chapter it was somehow mentioned and how her mindset or actions had been because of these comments. I think it put an overall negative cast onto the vibe of the book, I thought this book could have used a positive cast to a such a negative context. I thought it would perhaps be more tasteful if she had been more suggestive about it in the following chapters, especially considering how many times she did go in depth with this concept and her feelings about it already. I also thought the journal prompt pages were unexpected and could have been prefaced in order for them to not feel as random. I also thought that her chapter about her best friend that helped her create the memoir was a bit random, I thought that it could have done well in the preface as well. Beyond that, I thought that the memoir wasn't particularly written well or narrated well, either. I don't think I need to divulge too much into the writing itself, as that is pretty straight forward. But the narrating was a bit animated, I think it could have been toned down just a touch and it would have been perfect.

I was overall not impressed, but will always be a fan of Madison.
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Casey B
5.0 out of 5 stars needed this.
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2023
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This was a pleasant read and extremely human. Thank you to Madison for your vulnerability. I think everyone can benefit from this brief refresher on human nature.
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Gustavo
5.0 out of 5 stars Muito enriquecedor
Reviewed in Brazil on November 14, 2023
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O livro me surpreendeu muito positivamente. As vezes temos muitas projeções e suposições sobre a vida outros, especialmente dos famosos e poder ler uma história tão honesta sobre a experiência dessa baita arista foi uma experiência muito enriquecedora. Acredito q todos nós jovens adultos, que crescemos nesse meio digital doido podemos nos identificar em algum grau com os relatos da Madison. Recomendo demais o livro vale a pena 💕
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Vic (uk)
5.0 out of 5 stars thank you madison
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2024
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i’ve been a quiet supporter of madison since 2018, i finally got to see her live in mcr and after reading this book i have never felt more connected to an artist before. this book isn’t only for the ones who support madison. her own story shares many messages which this generation can relate to and hopefully take advice from. madison should be proud of herself as the way she uses her platform inspire a lot of people (including myself). this book has a special place in my heart. i could write paragraphs about this but ill leave it at - it’s 1000% worth the read.
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Reviewed in Sweden on March 28, 2024
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Best book I've ever read.
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nicola
5.0 out of 5 stars the half of it
Reviewed in Italy on February 25, 2024
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ho aspettato a prendere questo libro, l’avevo preordinato due mesi prima dell’uscita, in pratica a febbraio 2023 ed era la versione autografata. ad un certo punto amazon mi ha cancellato l’ordine dicendo che non ce l’avevano più. ho aspettato ancora perchè volevo la copia autografata ma non l’ho trovata da nessuna parte e mi sono deciso di prendere la versione non autografata.
è un libro molto bello, dove Madison racconta della sua adolescenza e di tutti gli aspetti negativi che si hanno quando entri nel mondo dello spettacolo o comunque quando diventi famoso da molto giovane. ha avuto proprio delle brutte esperienze e mi dispiace molto ma ora sta meglio.
se siete un fan dovete acquistarlo assolutamente. io che non leggo mai l’ho letto in 3 serate. poi vabbè io la amo alla follia quindi è normale.
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mum
5.0 out of 5 stars aaaaa💗🥺😓
Reviewed in India on January 5, 2024
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I love her smmm i LOVE this book!! already did read it online once hkjjgjhfds but bought it just to reread it time and time again whenever I'll be feeling down !!
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5.0 out of 5 stars aaaaa💗🥺😓
Reviewed in India on January 5, 2024
I love her smmm i LOVE this book!! already did read it online once hkjjgjhfds but bought it just to reread it time and time again whenever I'll be feeling down !!
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