I'm not really sure why I bought this book, honestly, but I did and I read it. I believe there are always two sides to every story. There are certainly two sides to this story. Eminem has been very vocal about his mother and their relationship in the media. She claims that it was all made up as a public image. She also acts like nothing was ever her fault. Plenty of people grow up poor or in bad homes, plenty of people make poor choices, plenty of people get into drugs and alcohol. This woman seems to consistently flop from one drunk to another without ever taking stock of her own part in the nonsense and changing her life for herself and the children she is supposed to be taking care of. This woman seems to lack all sense of reason and accountability. I can see why he said some of the things he did about her and was estranged from her. If you are interested in Eminem, I would suggest the book, simply because it is written by his mother and it does give credence to some of his statements about her. It wasn't a great book, and I am glad I didn't pay over three dollars for it.