Review: Rebel Rising

Rebel Rising by Rebel Wilson
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

we lost the plot here

*i want to be clear that when i rate a memoir, i’m not judging the author’s life, ONLY how the story is delivered*

parts of rebel rising by rebel wilson were very engaging. her childhood stories and some moments from her time in the industry were vivid and had the potential to strongly anchor the book. still, details felt inconsistent.

rebel often described her family as very poor, but later mentioned experiences like flying to disneyland or her grandmother owning a beach house. perhaps the wealth was more on her grandmother’s side, but the way it was presented came across as contradictory.

my main critique is that the book never fully found its through-line. many memoirs have an underlying story that ties the smaller anecdotes together, but this one felt scattered. it began in a way that suggested it might build toward her journey to motherhood, or even her rise to stardom. yet the ending only loosely circled back to that idea. as a result, the book felt unfinished and more like a brainstorming sheet. like it was aiming for a cohesive arc but never quite got there.

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