Who doesn’t love Brook Sheilds? Her memoir chronicles childhood in the spotlight, adolescence to growing up and finally feeling her most confident. Laughs, transparency and empowerment all wrapped up in one.

This was my first book by Brooke Shields! I was excited to get to know more about her. I found this book really inspiring. She’s so right that no one talks about getting older as women and how it can be very empowering.

I like that she balanced information, inspiration, and relatability. There was no sugarcoating, but there was illumination I didn’t expect. I’m grateful that cool women like Brooke Shields are paving the way for the next generation while carving out space for themselves.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed To Grow Old
Thoughts On Aging As A Woman
by Brooke Shields
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Break out the champagne for this one!! 🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾 I absolutely L🩷VED Brooke's recent book and listened to it on audiobook, as it was narrated by her. 🎙📖🎧


Brooke is so sensible and real. Even though she is a celebrity, she struggles with the same issues that all women wrestle with....growing older and how we are perceived by society, menopause, insecurities, being empty nester, among other topics.

Her no-nonsense, direct approach is refreshing. She expresses what most women are dealing with in the later phase of our lives. Listening to the audiobook was like sitting down and talking with your best friend about life. Her wit and sense of realism make her so relatable.

Do yourself a favor and listen to Brooke's new book. You will walk away feeling heard and understood. You will laugh. You will sigh. Most of all, you will connect and not feel so alone.

Thank you NetGalley and MacMillan Audio for the advanced version of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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I enjoyed this cause I am in the same chapter in life. I grew up with Brooke Shields and find it interesting how she keeps reinventing herself. Good for her! I loved her open honesty about growing older, embracing your body and becoming a stronger person overall. This is a great read, especially for when who have become empty nesters.

I really had a hard time getting into this audiobook & did but finish it. I can’t pinpoint what exactly turned me off if the book though - I found it condescending & eye-rolling. Maybe I just wasn’t in the right mood/mindset

I listened to Brooke Shields’ narration of this book. I enjoyed her voice. It was like you are listening to a friend. I loved her perspective on life. As she aged, she learned how to deal with with people better and not only worry about what they might think. The parts on self-advocacy for your healthcare and with healthcare professionals were important to know and can apply to yourself. There were a few funny and heartfelt moments.

Enjoyable memoir, I definitely think those of us over 40 ish will fully understand where she is coming from. We got this, we’re aging with grace.

BROOKE SHIELDS IS NOT ALLOWED TO GET OLD
Thoughts on Aging as a Woman
Brooke Shields, author and narrator
Memoir

This book does not follow Brooke through he long and storied career but instead focuses on what it means to age as a child star. While she gets into some really in depth about things like how her plastic surgeon did a surgery, without her permission, to tighten her vagina. Which has changed her sex life to the topic of being a empty nester.

I absolutely loved this book. It was a funny but serious look into what she has gone through the last few years. I would give it a 5 out of 5 stars.

This was an empowering read about being a woman and all the things we deal with and how we are expected to act. I loved that it was read by the author!

While I"ve been familiar with Brooke Shields my whole life (we're close in age), I didn't really know much about her before listening to this memoir on aging. I really wanted to connect to what she shared. And, while there were some areas of connection, there were also areas where I just didn't reacted. I think the biggest miss for me was the focus on feeling invisible as her daughters started gaining more male attention than she did. She wasn't complaining, more observing, but as someone who hasn't really been recognized for my appearance, it was unreliable. Also, I don't feel invisible as a 50-something. If anything, I'm still climbing in my field and feel recognized for that. So, while I understand that some women may feel as she does, I struggled with how she tried to make some of her truths universal truths. If she'd owned more, I think I would have liked it better.

This was an enjoyable memoir that really speaks to the issues women over 50 face. On the one hand, the fact that I can relate to Brooke Shields, the absolute pillar of beauty standards of my generation, was startling. There was something freeing about hearing her talk about issues of feeling invisible, being disregarded, the complete dismissal by medical professionals, hot flashes, menopause and managing feisty teenagers. All super relatable and reinforced the sense of community I think this work she is doing now seeks to build. However, she also can never get away from the fact that she is a famous celebrity with unique privilege that comes with that. I think she strikes a good. balance in how that sets her a part in some ways, so while these facts of her lifestyle and profession create distance from the average reader, acknowledging some of this also enhances her credibility as she uses that platform to speak for all women. This is a great listen for anyone facing the changes that come at this age, Not just the physical changes, but also issues like parenting, empty nest, finding purpose in a world that ignores you, the pressure to maintain appearance to maintain relevance,- all of it. Overall this was an encouraging read that reminded me of important aspects of life. Shields isn't perfect, and there are times where I bristled that her focus on weight or appearance or status was still more affected by hollywoood life than she may be aware, but I appreciate the vulnerability she shows in this book and the way in which she affirms that there is so much more to do and experience in this stage of life.

Great read from Brooke. Her shared experiences were relatable, even though she is a celebrity. I will be recommending this title to friends and female customers of a certain age group.

This book was extremely relatable to me. I am also a woman of a certain age. I have experienced so many of the things Brooke talked about. I love how she shares her outlook about women aging. Dint be afraid to stand up for yourself! Ask questions. Do what is of value to you. A great audiobook made even better because it was narrated by the author.

I have always found Brooke Shields fascinating and this memoir in her own voice is so enjoyable! I found her to be authentic and relatable (who knew?!) When Brooke talks about aging, she just tells it like it is without sugarcoating it and I feel that many women will appreciate that. Listening to this read by Brooke herself was a plus. She is really funny, which always adds to a memoir for me.

Brooke Shields wrote an incredible book and she is allowed to get old! I loved listening to it on audio. She is wise and funny.

Well done Brooke Shields. This is THE book that "women of a certain age", yes I am including myself, need to read/hear, So empowering. For some of us, these ideas, realizations and assertions come naturally, and for others- well we need encouragement. Ms. Shields gives us that and plenty more with a look into her hard won independence that continues to evolve. We are each a "work a progress" and we need to support each other. Thank you for sharing so much of yourself in this book.
Thank you to NetGalley and MacMillan Audio for the Advance Listeners Copy. And thank you to Brooke Shields' honest reflections and insight, with outstanding narration.

I have been a fan of Brooke Shields since I read her book, "On my Own," as a tween. I've always admired her and felt that she is a truly genuine person. This title definitely confirmed my suspicions negating my thoughts of what could I possibly have in common with such an iconic superstar. It turns out quite a bit. Brooke addresses the classic standard of aging for women vs. men. Men, who gray, develop a paunch, are, "distinguished;" while a woman who adopts these characteristics would, (gasp) "let herself go!" I wish I had read this book in my 30's to prepare for the challenges of my 50's. You would be astonished how many parallels there are between acting and many other careers, the challenges are similar which I found very surprising and refreshing. I highly recommend this memoir for any female 35 and older. Well done Brooke, very inspiring!

First, thank you to Macmillan Audio, the author, and NetGalley for allowing me to preview this title.

This audiobook is NOT an autobiography or Brooke Shield's memoir although she does bring a lot of her personal experiences in how she is getting older and how society is treating her. While she does often cite various studies, magazine articles, and websites, her mentions often feel like she is "cherry picking" what information she is including to make her point. While this is to be expected since she is making her point and not trying to be medically sound, I felt like things could have more to their story. That being said, her story is very relatable, as I am an aging woman as well. She makes mention of how aging women are "damned if you do and damned if you don't" in that we are criticized for looking older, and also criticized for having work done.

As for the audiobook itself, I feel like this might have been better as a physical book. She often spoke less like she was reading from a book and more like she was making a podcast. It was quite jarring at times and took away from the message.

Overall, this book fell flat for me. Even with the idea of "preaching to the choir" I still couldn't get into her story.

I loved this book! It made me laugh, yes, but mostly it pissed me off! She gives so many examples of times in her life when she has been discriminated against, disregarded, mistreated and even experienced medical malpractice it’s infuriating… but when you consider how many million other women experienced the very same things? It’s quite heartbreaking.

It’s actually much more than that though. It’s a celebration of midlife and of the female experience despite all of the many obstacles that have been put in our way.

I especially loved that this was an audiobook and I got to hear Brooke’s stories in her own voice. Thank you Brooke for speaking so eloquently for our generation of women.

And thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a review copy!

I really enjoyed this memoir. Brooke Shields is very open and candid in the reflections about her life and aging. This was a very interesting and insightful book to read.