Search - Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice

I totally disagree with the reviewer who only gave it 1 star and with what she believes was the motive to write the book.

I grew up watching the Brady Bunch and I'm about 10 years younger than Maureen McCormick. I found her story shocking at times, sad, courageous, brave...and, really somewhat normal.

She isn't Marcia Brady but she lived in that perfect shadow for years. Having personally grown up in a family with mental illness and the family was in denial and everything was a secret I could TOTALLY relate to many aspects McCormick openly shares in the book. I never did drugs, but the pain she indured can be easily empathized with.

For anyone who thinks this book was done for money, they have never battled personal demons...at least not battled them consciously and came out in the end winning. I think McCormick would have written this book and released it for free if she thought it would help another person avoid some of the pitfalls she found herself in over the years.

Let's see---

Snorting coke in the 70's-----$250,000

Two abortions-----------------$ 1,000

Kissing rear to every well known studio producer in Hollywood---Priceless.

But this memoir wasn't priceless. It was downright boring--until you get to the end, then it is just bizarre. McCormick tried as hard as she could to make it read as if she has a hard, tough, rough life---but I don't buy it. This was a way to get some media attention and make a few dollars. The publisher could have at least proofread the manuscript--for example, chapter 10, second page--what exactly is "essentically?"

Read it if you have to, but don't think you are missing out if you skip this one.

I do not understand why stars of the past want to ruin their images to make money! This book is about her drug use. When she is not describing her usage, she is describing her bed partners. Oh yes and her two abortions before 21!!
I grew up with the Brady Bunch. I had an image in my head...This book has blown it!
Fast read! Not interesting! To mumbled up to really get! I kept thinking if you are writing you are stoned out of your mind...how can you write about it?
I am done reading about people who had "good" images. Why ruin the image for the all mighty $$$...

This book goes to show you that not all is glamorous in Hollywood!

Great book letting you into the real world of "Marcia Brady". Maureen McCormick opens up about all the good, the bad & ugly in her childhood & adulthood. Great read for anyone whose a fan of "The Brady Bunch" or just a fan of bios.

McCormick's life was certainly fascinating, but I wasn't too impressed by this book. I would have liked to read more about her days with The Brady Bunch, as most of the book focused on her life afterwards. Also, I had to remind myself that McCormick is an actress, not a writer. The writing wasn't always the best, and she included some scenes and details that I felt were unnecessary.