Boring stories don't make for good memoirs. You might not agree with her unconventional lifestyle choices, but they sure do make for an interesting book.
Like many, I wasn't entirely sure what to expect when I pre-ordered this memoir. A hit piece on trump? A slimy recollection of creepy Cheeto experiences?
Not so.
Stormy details the quirky and sometimes upsetting details of her childhood, on through her debut in the business, and follows up with the ups and downs of life on the edge including her life in the headlines. If you are looking for a hit piece on the president's bedroom antics, you won't find it here; Trump doesn't even appear until almost 50% of the way in, and most of his presence relates to shady business dealings.
Surprise: her side of the story deserves to be told, too. I learned a lot from chapters 8 & 9 about the scandal surrounding the NDA that I didn't know. Pieces of the puzzle that I hadn't bothered putting together. I won't hit you with any spoilers, but trust me when I say that you don't even know the half of it unless you'd call yourself a subject matter expert on her and Trump's rendezvous. "If it's true, why would she settle for only $130k? That's like ten bucks to me or you." Pffffffft, just read. It will all make sense.
....& you'll never look at mushrooms the same...
Republican (yup, you read that right) Stormy's career choices make her memoir all the more interesting, *not* undignified. Any time someone is willing to question the straight and narrow paths most of our parents want us to take, I'm reeled in. Full Disclosure is no exception, with or without the grandioseness of Trump's involvement. My mother also worked in the business, but unlike Stormy, she never got around to putting her stories on paper or making herself vulnerable to the personal attacks to come from it. Stormy gets points for bravery in that regard, something you'll realize she has plenty of if you decide to read her book.
"Standing up to bullies is my kind of thing."
How did Stormy Daniels become the woman willing to take on a president?
In this book, Stormy Daniels tells her whole story for the first time: what it's like to be a leading actress and director in the adult film business, the full truth about her journey from a rough childhood in Louisiana onto the national stage, and everything about her interaction with Donald Trump that led to the nondisclosure agreement and the behind-the-scenes attempts to intimidate her.
Stormy is funny, sharp, warm, and impassioned by turns. Her story is a thoroughly American one, of a girl who loved reading and horses and who understood from a very young age what she wanted?and who also knew she'd have to get every step of the way there on her own.
People can't stop talking about Stormy Daniels. And they won't be able to stop talking about her fresh, surprising, completely candid, nothing-held-back book.
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