Not Afraid of Life audiobook

I wasn't sure what I would think of this but it is actually a really good book about the true life struggles of teen mother's. JUst finished this book. I was pleasantly surprised. It was really good and she was very honest about what she had gone through.

If I wrote a memoir, it would instead be called "Very Afraid of Life," and it would be pretty boring. I found this to be a very interesting story from her perspective, and I was only uninterested during the "Dancing with the Stars" part.

I enjoyed reading this book. One of my favorite genre of book is biographies. I really like them because you learn things from them. In this book I learned a lot of things I never knew before. The book started off explaining her family and how her parents met which was very interesting. They met in high school from there they got married and had 5 children. Bristol talked about how she had to deal with her mother being in politics and how it effected her childhood. Then once her mother became the governor of Alaska and having to move across the state. She had to start at a new high school and help take care of her younger siblings because her father was working in their home town. She also dealt with having a relationship with Levi her boyfriend from across the state. At the same time as her mother got asked to become the vice-president candidate from John McCain she found out she was pregnant. These two things were big changes in the Palin household. In this book you hear from their side of the story and how they the media said things about them. Which I really liked because you could see how some of things the media said was ridiculous. Such as their was a story about how Sarah Palin last child was really Bristol's and they were covering it up for Bristol. Then in the book all the drama with Levi started happening. Levi was spreading lies about the family and he wasn't seeing his children ever. One of the times he did see him was when he used Tripp to be on a cover of a magazine with him. Bristol also talked about being on Dancing with the Stars. She talked about the whole experience and how she got to be in 3rd place. The book was good I mean some of things I didn't agree with, but I enjoyed reading her experiences and seeing how she dealt with each one that was thrown at her.

** spoiler alert ** This is based on a true story of Bristol Palin, and everything that she has gone through, like her struggles of having a baby while being a senior in high school, struggles with her boyfriend Levi, and her mom that is a politician. It all started when her mom let her go to her "friends" in which she really went out to be with her boyfriend, Levi and all their friends. They all went out to a lake and camped out, had a fire, some tents, and they were drinking. She woke up the next morning, freaking out. Her friend came in there asking is she was okay, telling her how her night was with Levi. Well, turns out, that's when the unexpected happened, and that night she got pregnant. And that's where it all turns around for her, and her life. It changed everything, but was really inspiring and brave of a story. Because she was only a teen and got pregnant, didn't finish the rest of her high school career, and her mom was getting into politics, her life was changing dramatically. She and her family were very religious, and would wait to have sex till marriage. Her family was disappointed, her boyfriend doesn't care and won't care. He doesn't care about the baby, and the fact he is a dad. Bristol wants to see change in him and wants him to be the great father and see his child but he refuses. Her parents and family just down on her because she got pregnant, and didn't want till marriage. But because of her story, because she didn't give her baby up for adoption, people were inspired, and told their story and kept their baby. This book just inspires people to wait for the right time to be a parent, and what can happen if you don't.

I really loved this book. I don't often read non-fiction autobiographies, but I just had to read this one because it was written from the perspective of a girl my age. I haven't read Sarah Palin's book yet, I don't really know why not: I love Sarah, and I think she'd be a great president! I'd definitely vote for her! (Just had to get that out there!)Anyway, I think Sarah's words sum up this book "You [Bristol] overcame a whole lot of challenges starting from ground zero to come so far...Way to go, Bristol the Pistol! We're proud of you." Instead of sinking lower and lower after Bristol violated her morals of no-sex-before-marriage, she overcame that and rose to the challenge and took her life as it is head-on.I've always felt really bad about how the media treated Sarah Palin and her whole family, when in reality they are very good, dependable, loyal, and REAL Americans (compared to the Obamas...yuck!). They are the family that should've been the next Presidents' family, but instead the majority was sadly deceived by Obama's lie of "change." "Not Afraid of Life: My Journey so Far" just solidified by excellent view of the Palins. They are a real, American family who are not obsessed with power. All they want, and all Sarah Palin wants, is to make America the country it used to be...one that actually follows the Constitution.GO SARAH! :)

Not Afraid of Life, My Journey So Far, by Bristol Palin with Nancy French, William Morrow, June 2011, Hardcover, 272 Pages, ISBN-13: 978-0062089373, $25.99“I lied to my mother,” writes Bristol in the opening line of her new book; a lie whose costly consequences would transform the seventeen-year-old in ways she would “not comprehend” until months later. However, the lie isn’t the real story. It’s only the trigger that emotionally and physically changed Bristol and forced her into adult and parenthood far too early. The deception would make her dreams impossibly hard to realize and alter her desires, her goals and future plans. Yet in the ensuing turmoil, Bristol would discover God had a plan and purpose for her life in spite of her unwise actions.She relates “the true story of deception and disappointment that began that night” through a memoir that portrays Bristol more like the girl next door than the young woman the press sensationalized. Not only did she excel in sports, she studied hard and reached honor grades with the goal of college in mind. When not in school or sports, she babysat her siblings, did her chores, fished, hunted and snowmobiled with family and friends. Bristol’s story…Full Review: http://tinyurl.com/3daewjm

I found this memoir to be brave and open. While many wonder what she could possibly have to say, given her age and the publicity surrounding her. However, I think that is precisely her reason for this memoir. Perhaps Bristol felt the need to explain or even defend herself and her son. I respect that.While reading the book, one needs to remember this is a memoir based upon the experiences, memories, and thoughts of a very young woman. We need to keep that perspective while we read her memoir.Bristol shares her feelings of being in the political spotlight of her famous mother, the moral spotlight of being an unwed mother, the social spotlight of being linked to a seemingly narcissistic young man, all while coming of age in the tornado of what is the paparazzi.I give her credit for doing as well as she is, and for not giving up. I give her credit for her perseverance, for maintaining grace and beauty under pressure. I wish her and her son well. I hope she continues to be brave enough to live her life honestly and fearlessly.

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This was an easy read, and very interesting. About a girl that was thrust into the lime light, after her mother was nominated for running for Vice President. She has made good use of her 15 minutes of fame, writing this book, being on Dancing with the Stars two times, and having her own reality show on Lifetime. She made a bad choice of a boyfriend in Levi Johnson, but now has her wonderful, Trip, from the relationship.And money in the bank and a beautiful home across the lake from her parents, with the money she earned, from being famous. Hopefully she will make a better choice in the man she marries in the future.

This was a wonderful book it really made you more aware of the person instead of all the tabloid stuff you read on the shelf. Bristol is a very strong young girl who admits to making a mistake in not waiting for marriage but has chosen to make a great life for her son. She lists the struggles of not only being a teen mom but being in the spot light of ridicule and down right meanness by people who didn't even know her but thought they did because her mother was in the spotlight. I give her tremendous credit for writing this book and highly recommend it to anyone.

This was the best book ever! I absolutely ate it up! I was so excited to read this book when I received it in the mail, I finished it across two days.Love the Palins. Too bad more people don't read this book!! It at least gives you some perspective, even if you believe everything in the media. I challenge you to give this book a try!:)Props for Bristol being so open and honest. It takes a lot of integrity to admit and own up to one's mistakes publicly, and for their benefit of learning from her experience!! That's hard. And honorable.

I am surprised how much I connected emotionally with Bristol's story. I found myself with watery eyes very regularly at how this very young lady who was so maliciously maligned and ridiculed on a national stage was able to overcome her hurt and fear, and take responsibility for her life, and move forward. I highly recommend the book, not because of the great literary value, but because of a gritty, well-told, inspiring story!

I really loved this book, I was sad to see it end. The only things I knew about Bristol before reading is that her mother is Sarah Palin, she is from Alaska, and that she got pregnant as a teen. There is so much more to her, and I enjoyed reading all about it in her book. At times I could tell she was a young writer, but I still loved the story. Im glad I decided to read this book.