Crazy Enough

By Storm Large

Crazy Enough - Storm Large
  • Release Date: 2012-01-10
  • Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 143 Ratings

Description

“A helluva compelling story.” —Elle

“Storm Large is a force of nature. Her ballsy, heartbreaking, hysterical, tour de force of a memoir is not to be missed.” —Chelsea Cain, New York Times bestselling author

“Edgy, gritty, and fearless.” —The Portland Observer

Yes, Storm Large is her real name, though she’s been called many things. As a performer, the majority of descriptions have led with “Amazon,” “powerhouse,” “a six-foot Vargas pinup come to life.” Playboy called her a “punk goddess.” You’d never know she used to be called “Little S”—the mini-me to her beautiful and troubled mother, Suzi.

Little S spent most of her childhood visiting her mother in mental institutions and psych wards. Suzi’s diagnosis changed with almost every doctor’s visit, ranging from schizophrenia to bipolar disorder to multiple personality disorder to depression. One day, nine-year-old Little S jokingly asked one of her mother’s doctors, “I’m not going to be crazy like that, right?” To which he replied, “Well, yes. It’s hereditary. You absolutely will end up like your mother. But not until your twenties.”

Storm’s story of growing up with a mental time bomb hanging over her veers from frightening to inspiring, sometimes all in one sentence. But her strength, charisma, and raw musical talent gave her the will to overcome it all. Crazy Enough is “a memoir that reads like an in-your-face mashup of Augusten Burroughs and Chelsea Handler” (Shelf Awareness) and a love song to the twisted, flawed parts in all of us.

Reviews

  • Crazy Enough

    5
    By Fergie6732
    Wow
  • Thanks!

    5
    By goengirl
    What a great book. My life has not mirrored Storms at all, but I have felt so many of the same emotions and fears in my life growing up in my own dysfunctional family. My sister and I were comparing new books on our iPads and laughed out loud to see we had both bought it! (full disclosure, Michael S. is an old friend) I am so glad that I did buy it, it is so real, so emotional, so funny too! I grew up in the 70's and 80's bartending in comedy clubs in Seattle, could really relate to some of the "crazy" times perfectly described by Storm! I Wish the author nothing but happiness and peace, thank you for sharing your story!
  • Fantastic!

    5
    By isa.perard
    Well written and intensely emotional. Loved it!
  • Stunningly beautiful

    5
    By Pickoneformeplease
    Having never heard of Storm Large (I know, right?!), I ran across Crazy Enough at a local bookstore, picked it up, and fell in love almost immediately. Her memoir, written in a familiar smartass vernacular, grabbed me by the balls and didn't let me loose until I flipped the very last page. I laughed and cried and cringed and smirked and FELT every word. Impressive, well written, and with a cadence unmatched by most memoirs, I didn't want the story to end. Love. This. Book.