When Rosie O'Donnell's mother, Rosanne, came down with cancer in 1972, ten-year-old Rosie came up with a way to cure her: She would become famous. With dogged determination, she tried to become a performer, in hope of earning money for Rosanne's treatment. It didn't work; her mother died, just days before Rosie's 11th birthday. What did survive was the need for fame. Rosie went from stand-up to Star Search to her own highly acclaimed television show. Then, like a recovering alcoholic, she quit her own quest for celebrity. This cleansing memoir explains how she did it and why. Intensely honest; wickedly funny.
I would give this a 3 out of 5. While expecting more of her opinion of her time on "The View", I was disappointed that most of the book was about her love and praise for Barbra Streisand.
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