Mommie Dearest

Mommie Dearest (Anniversary) | Christina Crawford

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I was at risk for losing my Gay card for having not read this yet!

Christina Crawford‘s controversial bestseller opened the world‘s eyes to child abuse in general, and child abuse at the hands of a revered movie star & monster, Joan Crawford, in particular.

I loved the letters from Joan and encounters with her famous friends, but too much of the book is taken up by adult Christina‘s whining that Mommie wouldn‘t send her money or not enough.

rubyslippersreads I think this is one case where the movie is better. 😂 2mo

James263 Hi 2mo

DavidDiamond @rubyslippersreads I think you are right…and it‘s a lot shorter! Cuts out the fluff and gets to the juicy parts! 2mo

TheBookgeekFrau No wire hangers EVERRR! I had to😂 2mo

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Eggs

Mommie Dearest | Christina Crawford

#AngryMom #MayMoms @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🤩 2y

Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😳 2y

fredamans Great minds. 2y

Eggs @fredamans 🙌🏻🙌🏻 2y

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RavenclawOwlCat

Mommie Dearest | Christina Crawford

Am I wrong here to think it should be “used to *spend*” ?

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks You are correct!! 4y

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Reviewsbylola

Mommie Dearest | Christina Crawford

I‘m still not even 70% into this book and I‘ve been reading it FOREVER. The story itself is compelling. Joan‘s a vile bitch. But man, couldn‘t someone have edited this book? It‘s so unnecessarily long and detailed, to the point of being painful. #hollywood #movember

Cinfhen

rather_be_reading omg this is a book?! 5y

Reviewsbylola Yes! Written by Joan‘s daughter! @rather_be_reading (edited) 5y

Nute Instant memory, “No more wire hangers!” That was some crazy mess!😂🤣 5y

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Eggs I believe the author was adopted from the orphanage in Before We Were Yours. Only they weren‘t orphans-they we‘re straight-up kidnapped and treated horribly, then sold to the wealthy 5y

Megabooks Have you watched the movie? Hulu is recommending it to me. 5y

Cinfhen @Nute SAME!!!! Nightmares from that scene 5y

Cinfhen Watch the film @Megabooks although I bet it feels very dated 5y

Mdargusch That‘s crazy! @eggs 5y

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Leftcoastzen

Mommie Dearest | Christina Crawford

#ANewChapter #OhMother I really don‘t have to write anything about this do I?😬

vkois88, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😳😐🙌🏻 6y

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Centique

Mommie Dearest | Christina Crawford

Getting in first maybe on #abbainaugust because #timezones and #newzealandseesthemorningfirst 😂

#mammamia made me think of this book I read as a teen. I hoovered it up and thought all mothers were probably monsters - at the time I wasn‘t all that impressed with my own one! Far too long ago for me to recommend this to anyone else. Have any Littens read it more recently?

Cinfhen, Reviewsbylola, emilyhaldi, Mdargusch, Meredith3

Reviewsbylola I‘ve heard of this one! 6y

emilyhaldi First #abbainaugust post!! 🏆 I haven‘t read this book but my first thought when reading the title was that Netflix documentary Mommy Dead and Dearest 😱 Totally unrelated to this book but omg you should watch it! Mind-blowing 🤯 6y

Meredith3 Wow all the way from New Zealand! Howdy from the past out here in Ohio where I am still in July👋🏻 👋🏻 !! 6y

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Meredith3 @emilyhaldi I agree with Emily, if you‘re in to being creeped out, definitely check out Mommy Dead and Dearest! 🖤💀 6y

Centique @emilyhaldi @meredith3 ooh I looked it up on IMDB and it sounds freaky! Not on Netflix here at the moment (we don‘t get the same catalogue) but I will look out for it. 👍 Also - hello from the future @Meredith3 😂😂 6y

emilyhaldi Lolololol @Meredith3 😂 6y

Cathythoughts I think I saw the movie years ago ... must look up the book ! Nice one 👍🏻 6y

Cinfhen I remember the film....”No wire hangers” total 🥜 don‘t think I read the book...and I‘m gonna check out that Netflix series @emilyhaldi @Meredith3 6y

Reggie I haven‘t read the book but that part where she sends the dolls away so that maybe they don‘t make so much noise that they keep Christina awake. She was so horrible!!! 6y

Centique @Reggie wasn‘t she terrible! 6y

Centique Thanks @Cathythoughts 😘 6y

Mdargusch I haven‘t read this book but the movie of this book is definitely creepy. 6y

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LittleWonder

Mommie Dearest | Christina Crawford

Watching on TV - one of my favorite movies that I watched with my mom. We would quote the movie and laugh. It‘s so sad to remember that Christina actually lived through this torture. I never read the book so - it‘s officially on the TBR. #NoWireHangersEver

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JenlovesJT47

Mommie Dearest | Christina Crawford

Heads up!! I've been wanting to read this book for forever and it's on sale on kindle today for $1.99! Remember...no...more...wire...hangers...EVER! 😱😅P.S. As a disclaimer I tend not to believe Christina Crawford's version of events in its entirety, but I've always wanted to read the book anyway just to see exactly what she says. Always been a fan of Joan Crawford's movies. ❤️

#kindle
#sale
#biography
#memoir

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everlocalwest

Mommie Dearest | Christina Crawford

My mom was pretty jealous of my Secret Santa gifts so as I was shopping for Secret Cupid I did a little shopping for her as well and gifted her with this last night. She had a pretty intense surgery today (all is well!) and I was happy to give her a few books to enjoy during her recovery.

Sorry I haven't been posting about books lately! I've finished a few and will update soon but haven't had a moment to put coherent thoughts together.

TaylorMay Awww that is the sweetest thing ever!! 7y

Tamra Very sweet. 💌 7y

niha923 That's so sweet!! 💕💕 7y

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sprainedbrain Love this! ❤️ 7y

AmyG Hope she has a speedy recovery. How sweet. ❤️ 7y

Mdargusch Great idea! I hope she recovers quickly! 7y

Smrloomis Hope it‘s a smooth recovery for her! 7y

thevictoriousone 1) I hope your mom is okay and feels better soon! 2) Those socks are perfect for her! (edited) 7y

everlocalwest @TaylorMay @Tamra @niha923 @sprainedbrain @AmyG @Mdargusch @Smrloomis @thevictoriousone Thanks guys! My mom is the most wonderful and was thrilled about her "secret Litsy present" (her words, lol). She is doing very well, thank you all for your kind words. 7y

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DarcysMom

Mommie Dearest | Christina Crawford

@LibrarianRyan
#MonsterMadness2017

LibrarianRyan Probably my favorite of the day. 👍🏻👻🤓💀 7y

DarcysMom @librarianryan Yay! I struggled with today's prompt. 💀👿👻 7y

rubyslippersreads Great choice and great photo! #nowirehangers 7y

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GypsyKat

Mommie Dearest | Christina Crawford

My Birthday week is here! 🎉 For the first day of my birthday week photo challenge, find some books that were #PublishedTheYearYouWereBorn my year is 1978 and there are a few we'll known books published that year. These are three of them.... and confession time, I've never read any of them. 🙊
#GypsyKatsBirthdayWeek

DivineDiana Neither have I. 😉 7y

Melissa_J Happy Birthday Week!! 🎉🎂 7y

TrishB The Stand is probably my fav book - I was 11 when this was published!!! I remember reading it then..... 7y

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LauraBrook Same year here! Haven't read any of these either. I'm not great at 60s and 70s books. 7y

kspenmoll Happy birthday week!! 7y

ReadingEnvy Happy birthday week! 7y

Simona Happy birthday 😘 7y

Cortg Happy Birthday! 7y

TheLibrarian Happy Birthday! 🎂 7y

GypsyKat @TrishB I'll have to read it sometime 👍 7y

GypsyKat @LauraBrook I'm not either! 7y

GypsyKat @Melissa_J @kspenmoll @ReadingEnvy @Simona @Cortg @TheLibrarian Thank you!! 💗💗💗 7y

Dragon Happy birthday week! 🎉🌈🎂 7y

GypsyKat @Dragon Thank you! 😊💗 7y

TheWordJar Happy birthday week! Yay...same birthday year! I didn't realize Mommy Dearest was also a book. Definitely want to read that one! 7y

GypsyKat @TheWordJar Thank you! 😊 7y

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CocoReads

Mommie Dearest | Christina Crawford

My sister picked up this copy of Mommie Dearest. We LMAO'd over the inscription, "Merry Christmas Mom". That must have been an interesting Christmas morning!

rubyslippersreads 😂😂😂 7y

AmyG Hahahaha! 7y

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OrangeMooseReads

Mommie Dearest | Christina Crawford

Joan Crawford is the ultimate drama queen and so are the women of Valley of the Dolls
#dramaqueen #characters2017
@LibrarianRyan

AmyG No wire hangers! Ah, this Mommie Dearest joke was a hit in my house for years. 😜 7y

OrangeMooseReads @AmyG lol we still say that any time we see a wire hanger 7y

LibrarianRyan Who doesn't say it? My guy has purposely been bringing wire hangers from home and sneaking them into the closet just so I will do the line. Turd butt. 👍🏻🤓 7y

OrangeMooseReads @LibrarianRyan LOL 7y

Hobbinol 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y

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JacintaMCarter

Mommie Dearest | Christina Crawford

Confession time: I am absolutely obsessed with Joan Crawford. I think she's a phenomenal actress and she's gorgeous (and has perfect eyebrows). Therefore, I refuse to read or watch Mommie Dearest, because I don't want my image of her to be tainted. Narrow-minded? Perhaps. But she's just so talented. #BooksAboutMothers #MayBookFlowers

RealLifeReading

merelybookish A gossip blogger I used to read always talked about the gossip buffet. That we pick and choose the stories and scandals we want to believe 7y

merelybookish In other words, I think it's okay to love Joan Crawford and ignore the other stuff. 😉 7y

JacintaMCarter @merelybookish My love of Joan Crawford has also led me to despise Bette Davis. She's a good actress, too, but I feel that it would be a betrayal to Joan to like her rival. 7y

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merelybookish That's fair. It's like Angelina Jolie vs. Jennifer Aniston. 😉 Although didn't they do a creepy movie together? What's the matter with Baby Jane? 7y

rubyslippersreads @JacintaMCarter Bette Davis's daughter wrote a Mommie Dearest-type book too:

My Mother's Keeper

Chelsibno Confession time: My favorite Joan Crawford movie is Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?. I liked how Crawford and Davis worked off each other. It was one time where their rivalry actually helped both of them give great performances. I also liked how the film wasn't afraid to explore darker issues. 7y

Liatrek I love Joan Crawford. One of my favorite movies of hers is Mildred Pierce ❤️ 7y

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wonga

Mommie Dearest | Christina Crawford

#maybookflowers #booksaboutmothers 👵😜

RealLifeReading

Liatrek I loved the movie growing up all my dolls were named Christina 😊 I need to read the book. 7y

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rubyslippersreads

Mommie Dearest | Christina Crawford

A different take on #booksaboutmothers. 😱 #maybookflowers This is apparently a real and highly-collectible doll. Happy Mother's Day!

RealLifeReading

OrangeMooseReads I want that doll! The movie fascinates me and I have the book on my TBR and has been for a while. 7y

AmyG No wire hangers! Happy Mother's Day! 7y

WhatDeeReads I was a really obnoxious child and would call my own mother, who deserved so much better than me for offspring, Mommie Dearest when she displeased me. 7y

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LeahBergen 😂😂 7y

ReadingRover Everyone always makes fun of me because I hate wire hangers!!! I'm always like "No wire hangers!!!" 7y

Hobbinol That doll is wonderful! 7y

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JacqMac

Mommie Dearest | Christina Crawford

I've been catching up with Bette and Joan. It's so good. I'd love to read Mommy Dearest, but I can't find it anywhere. Any ideas of where I might get lucky and find a copy?

RowReads1 Abebooks.com 8y

drokka I didn't know there was a book. I watched the made for tv film in the 80s (maybe early 90s). 8y

rubyslippersreads Open Library has the ebook (although there's a waiting list). If I'd known it was going to become so valuable, I would have kept my old copy. "No wire hangers!" ? 8y

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lauren.lerner Amazon may have it used! 8y

JacqMac @RowReads1 Thanks! @rubyslippersreads Thanks! (edited) 8y

JacqMac @rubyslippersreads And now I'm in love with Open Library! Lol 8y

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Gryffindorian

Mommie Dearest | Christina Crawford

😂🤣 #momlife #momsoflitsy

readinginthedark 😂👏🏻 8y

britt_brooke 😆😆😆 8y

Texreader 👍👍 8y

Lmstraubie I love Scary Mommy!! 😅😅😅 8y

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bitterbear

Mommie Dearest | Christina Crawford

My adopted mother was a strong woman who disregarded social norms to take care of her family.. Stood her ground against an abusive husband to make sure her little boys grew up in a loving home.. She taught me that I didn't need a man and encouraged my independence... 💖💖💖 #influentialwomen @LitsyFeministBookClub @TheNextBook @rachelm

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