Product Description

Recollections, wisdom, and advice from the beloved entertainer, American icon, mother of eight children, and New York Times bestselling author.

When the Donny and Marie show ended its award-winning run on ABC in 1979, 19-year-old Marie was ready to leave the stage lights for a secretary’s life—she had prepared to say “goodbye” to fleeting fame by studying shorthand and typing! Clearly, life took a different turn.

Now, decades later and still a beloved superstar, Marie opens the door to her thoughts on many of her milestones and missteps, both the public and the personal. In a life brimming with a mixture of charm and chaos, blessings and hilarious bungles, victory and vulnerability, Marie recounts for her “family of fans” her greatest successes as well as her most crushing disappointments, career pressures and expectations, marriage and divorce, depression, weight issues, tough choices, honors and awards, and the incredible joys and challenges of raising children. Through it all, Marie has bounced back time and again with unstoppable enthusiasm, resilience, and an unbeatably healthy and positive outlook on life.

In Might as Well Laugh About It Now, she imparts her insights on surviving all of life’s roadblocks and detours in a collection of friendly musings and heartening advice about learning to survive— and moving forward—with humor and optimism.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19407 in Books
• Published on: 2009-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 320 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780451226389
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Marie Osmond endeared herself to an entire generation as the star of numerous award-winning television shows and specials, as a multi-million selling recording artist, and as a New York Times bestselling author.

Customer Reviews

Good read
In full disclosure mode, I have to say that I have been a fan of Marie Omsond since I was 12. That certainly does not make me unique, but I wanted to put it out there.

I will start off by saying that I was thrilled to find out that Marie had finally written a 'memoir'. While this is her second book, her first one dealt mainly with Postpartum Depression and was aimed at this audience more than at a main audience.

I really enjoyed reading Might as Well Laugh.... Marie has a great way of telling a story and her humour is obvious throughout the book. I found myself laughing at some many of the stories and I have to say that Marie shared some fun, touching and never heard stories before which was a treat for any Osmond fan. She also included one black and white picture at the beginning of each chapter (most of which I had never seen printed anywhere before) so this was a double treat.

Marie was also honest about some of the more difficult things she has endured throughout her life - there is even a picture of her house while on fire - which she then used as a Christmas Card!

Also, some great little tidbits about how she feels about her brothers, her she felt just before doing Dancing with the Stars and quite alot is said about how much she loves and misses her parents.

The storyline is well written and it kept me interested. I finished this book in 1 day.

Now, for the things that I did not like so much.

First of all the cover - It just did not grab me at all. Marie's head is cut off at the top and there is so much writing on the cover that it is distracting from the photo.

I have a theory about anyone writing a memoir. If they are writing a memoir, I am assuming that they are willing to "tell it like it is". I mean, it is their choice to actually write a memoir about their lives. What I found extremely frustrating about this book is that Marie would start telling us something touching and personal and then, poof! after a few sentences - all of a sudden she sees the "positive" side of the situation and ends up saying a variation of "its going to be okay and I see the way now". I found this sooooo annoying. Not, that she sees the bright side of the situation, but more that she always gives me the impression that she will tell us something, but only a tiny little bit, she gives us a few sentences then that's it. I ALWAYS get the feeling when listening to Marie or reading this book that there is so much more going on inside of her - but she is so busy showing us that she is fine, that her world is fine that she comes across a little fake. Two obvious examples in this book are about her house fire and her separation from her husband.

Again, Marie if you make the choice of writing a memoir, then you need to be a little more forthcoming with the information.

The other thing that bothered me about this book, and I have to say that I felt the same when I read Donny's book, is the almost over the top adoration she has for her parents. Marie and Donny both kept repeating the same things in their books...."our parents were strict, but..." Everytime I read about the Osmond parents, I get a creepy feeling in the back of my neck!!!!! Obviously, I did not know them, but I have to say, some of the stuff written in both books was kind of scary to me. Yet, Marie must have stated at least 10 times how much she loved her parents and that they were "the best". I kept thinking "Marie, I think you protest too much!!!"

Still, I rated this book a 4, because it is very well written, Marie gets her point across well - whatever happens to you, keep smiling. I like Marie's humour and it was obvious that this book was written with love for all her fans.

Disappointing
I am an Osmond fan. The Osmonds are in the news rather often and nothing Marie had to say in her book was what I really wanted to hear -- she only wrote what you could pick up on the news. The word Divorce was mentioned, her weight gain/loss was mentioned and losing her parents was mentioned -- all very public information. I respect that she protects her children and their privacy but this book did not give any insite into anything other than what the general public already knows. She never mentioned that her brother has MS, one of her children had been in drug rehab, etc. I guess she just kept up the clean Osmond image and didn't really let the world into her private life. It was not worth the cost of the book. Also, in the "thank you's" she mentioned her brother Jimmy -- what about Donny and the other 6? My advice, no matter how much you like Marie this book is not worth the money.

A Multitalented Woman
Marie Osmond writes about her life in each chapter, but never in a chronological order.She philosophizes on what has helped her through
her life in various areas.Marie mentions she derived a great deal of
strenghth from her mother, who people refered to as "Mother Osmond."
She is able to joke at herself and shortcomings.Just as she can recognize her strong side after working in show business since early childhood,
alongside eight brothers.

A remark by a famous actress, when she was pregnant with her first child, has made her realize her eight children are her number one concern.
The Children's Miracle network is another.

Marie writes a book of "humor".She alludes to problems without mentioning
any specific ones, except her weight issues.Because her mother suffered a debilitating stroke,Marie has lost over 40 lbs.,and now is both health and heart conscious.
When she is upset she turns to her religion and nature.
Marie has suffered many family tragedies in the past nine years.Maybe
they are too fresh and ongoing to deal with at this time.
This was meant to be a book of humor.
A light read and very funny!