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Unfiltered: No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me

Lily Collins

3.95 · Rating details · 7,222 ratings · 1,197 reviews

In this groundbreaking debut essay collection, featuring never-before-seen photos, actress Lily Collins—star of Mortal Instruments and the upcoming Rules Don’t Apply—is opening a poignant, honest conversation about the things young women struggle with: body image, self-confidence, relationships, family, dating, and so much more.

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Published March 7th 2017 by HarperCollins

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Dec 03, 2016 Sasha Alsberg marked it as to-read · review of another edition

so. freaking. excited. for. this. book.

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Jan 01, 2018 Emma Giordano rated it it was amazing

I LOVED THIS BOOK. I needed a break from one of the other books I was currently reading and desired something lighter that required less commitment, and Unfiltered was a wonderful choice.

CW: eating disorders, abusive relationships, addiction

I really enjoyed the writing style. Lily Collins is my favorite actress and her voice throughout these essays felt entirely authentic and raw. I believe had I read this book without knowing who the author was, I would have a fair chance determining this was ...more

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Mar 20, 2017 Khurram rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I liked Lily Collins the actress (in fact she is one of the few actresses of who I would go to watch a movie simply as it has her name on it), after reading the book I really respect lily Collins the person and the writer. This is not a self help book but more like number of therapy secession written down. Lily shares a troubling experience (nothing in her life is off limit), boyfriend/relationship issues, body type issues, or even bulimia.

This is not a celebrity whining about how they had I liked Lily Collins the actress (in fact she is one of the few actresses of who I would go to watch a movie simply as it has her name on it), after reading the book I really respect lily Collins the person and the writer. This is not a self help book but more like number of therapy secession written down. Lily shares a troubling experience (nothing in her life is off limit), boyfriend/relationship issues, body type issues, or even bulimia.

This is not a celebrity whining about how they had everything but were not happy. This is Lily discovering and overcoming everyday obstacles in her life. Yes Lily is very young you think how many obstacles could she possible have? She has the same things all the rest of us had growing up, maybe a few less the some few more then others. The thing is young people usually tend to listen to young people. She it the right age (possible looking younger is a bonus) were a young person might thing she is wise but not an adult telling them what to do. Being a celebrity definitely helps her get her message across. Part of the message is that people with these problem are not alone, the longest chapter in this book is the acknowledgements where Lily give thanks to many of the people who have not only helped he out during her life, but also called her on her mistakes. Immediately following this is a section full of address of useful website and organisations for some of these problems and other organisations she has been involved with.

If you are looking for just an autobiography of Lily Collins this is not that, but if you do read it you will have a much better understanding or who Lily Collins the person is that just an autobiography would give you. One of the ways I judge a book is if I am a bigger fan of the person or gaing more respect for the person after reading their book. This is definitely the case here. I would definitely be interested in both watching and reading more of work. I definitely recommend this book to fans of Lily Collins or young people going through a hard time growing up. ...more

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Mar 11, 2017 Nat rated it liked it

Shelves: essays, nonfiction, memoir

For the first time ever, Lily Collins shares her life and her own deepest secrets, underlining that every single one of us experiences pain and heartbreak. We all understand what it’s like to live in the light and in the dark. For Lily, it’s about making it through to the other side, where you love what you see in the mirror and where you embrace yourself just as you are. She's learned that all it takes is one person standing up and saying something for everyone else to realize they’re not ...more

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Apr 11, 2017 Carmen rated it did not like it

Recommends it for: Young People with ED; People With Insomnia

Shelves: british-author, non-fiction, published2017, american-author, traditionally-published, she-says

I've never been shy about being silly. Life's just too short for that. It's important to do the things you love, even if other people think they're weird. And who are they to say what's weird anyway? Do THEY set the cool standard? No. Doing what we love is what makes us unique. Goofball, nerd, dork, geek, nutcase, and eccentric are all nicknames I'll wear proudly if it means living each day laughing and smiling and being happy!

This book is poorly written, very boring, and consists mostly of I've never been shy about being silly. Life's just too short for that. It's important to do the things you love, even if other people think they're weird. And who are they to say what's weird anyway? Do THEY set the cool standard? No. Doing what we love is what makes us unique. Goofball, nerd, dork, geek, nutcase, and eccentric are all nicknames I'll wear proudly if it means living each day laughing and smiling and being happy!

This book is poorly written, very boring, and consists mostly of cliches and platitudes.

Collins really has close to nothing to offer here, and she is a terrible writer.

The book is her saying: love yourself, you're beautiful, don't take shit from boys, I love Harry Potter, I love Disneyland, my mom is the best mom, be strong, be yourself. And not in a cool or deep way, either. Just basically saying everything just like that.

Although we as daughters all have personal experiences with our own dads, we can still relate to one another's feelings and frustrations on a broad level. We can help one another come to a deeper understanding and greater appreciation for our father-daughter relationships. Our dads may not always live up to our expectations of what we think they should be or do. We may even find that they aren't capable of giving us what we need. In these moments it's so important to remember that recognizing someone's flaws is a gift. It allows us to take a step back and reevaluate how we approach them and how to move forward. It also spares us the agony and pain of blaming ourselves for their actions. Once we've realized this, it's time to express our thoughts and feelings. We must let them know how much we still need them and how it's never too late to right wrongs or change patterns. It can get better for both of us.

This book put me into a bit of a stupor, it was so boring and pointless. The only parts that were slightly rousing were when Collins discusses her anorexia and her bulimia. Of course, her descriptions of these diseases are on point, and even though she doesn't transform into a good writer when talking about them, I think it is good and right and helpful for a 28-year-old to help other young people who might be suffering about her struggles. Oftentimes as an anorexic you feel very alone, and perhaps reading about Collins' experiences might help some teens to realize that their behavior is not unique and that they have sisters who suffer in similar ways. Luckily Collins got the help she needed and was able to put her anorexia and bulimia in remission, but - as she did an amazing job of pointing out in the book, you are never cured from these EDs. They are always lurking in your subconscious... or in the back of your head, waiting to come out again. She rightfully worries about having to lose weight for a role in which she portrays an anorexic, terrified her ED is going to come out and play again. Luckily, she did it under the supervision of a nutritionist, but if I were her I would have been terrified. If I were her I'd have turned down that role with a loud "Hell, no." But she says she is glad she did it and that the film helped her understand more about herself and her disease.

Even though Collins is 28, she sounds a lot younger in this book. Her 'voice' here sounds like maybe a 19 or 20-year-old. This was weirding me out a little bit. She sounded early college-age, not 'nearing thirty' age. I'm beginning to think this is a celebrity thing, though, as a lot of celebrity memoirs I read by women have a feel that's a lot younger than the author.

Tl;dr - A boring, dull and poorly written book that is nothing more than platitudes and 'you go, girl' sentiments. Really fluffy, meaningless, and with no substance. This isn't due to Collins' age!!!! Many women of similar age have written great memoirs. She simply isn't cut out to be a writer.

I'm hesitant to give this one star - simply for her discussion of anorexia and bulimia. If even one teenager (or older) reads this and gets decides to deal with their illness it will be a complete success of a book in my mind, regardless of the fact that the majority of it is useless, meaningless drivel.

P.S. I don't think I have ever seen a Collins film, I don't know who she is, and I have no interest in her as an actor and I am pretty unfamiliar with her acting. So that didn't affect my review any. ...more

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Dec 02, 2018 Lola rated it liked it

Shelves: memoir, coming-of-age

3.5 stars. There is much I feel was left unsaid - I really wanted her to discuss her experience filming City of Bones - but this was a lovely memoir all in all that I'm sure many young girls (and boys, why not) will appreciate. Lily's candor is heart-warming and it may seem strange for me to say it was a ''lovely'' memoir since the actress does discuss her eating disorders and abusive relationships, but there is just so much love coming from her words. She wants everyone in the world to know ...more

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Mar 16, 2017 Coreen (AsThePlotThickens) rated it it was amazing

"Be you and embrace your differences as things that make you unique and special. “Different” shouldn’t be considered confusing, negative, or something that divides us. It should be a quality we applaud and admire within ourselves and others."

I love Lily Collins so damn much, even before she started writing this book.
She was such an inspiration for teenagers like me. Long before I started reading books and finding an escape route to the fictional world, I grew up thinking that girls on the ...more

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Nov 29, 2018 Sid rated it did not like it

Okay well, was it even a book!
I mean seriously bro, I felt I was reading something written by a teenager. Well I don't understand why does everything starts and ends up on ex-relationships in this book. And well there's a huge differnce in between a confident, bold, grown up lady talk and childish rants and considering experiences of your failed relations to be the centre of your learning. Grow up man. There's hell lot of real life shit going on in people's lives. A lot of people younger than ...more

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Jan 19, 2017 Kate rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2017-read, favorites

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I guess I’ll start this review off by saying Unfiltered went straight on the favourites shelf.

Yep, I loved it.

I’ve always admired Lily Collins, always loved her movies/acting abilities, so when I saw that she was coming out with a book I,
1. freaked out.
2. knew there was no chance I wouldn’t be buying it.
3. had to patiently or not so patiently wait for it to come out.

This collection of essays really was something special. You know when ...more

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Mar 30, 2017 Jasmine rated it liked it · review of another edition

Recommends it for: Everyone

Shelves: positive-ideas, just-fine, practical-methods, light-read, preciously-owned, disappointed, realism, thought-provoking, short-stories

***Actual Rating: 3/5 Fearless Stars***

”I will never need anyone to complete me. I am enough on my own.”

As we all know, Unfiltered is a memoir about the well-known actress, Lily Collins. She starred in the movie City of Bones as Clary Fray and Rosie in the film Love, Rosie. Basically, Lily Collins talked about her struggle with eating disorder; she initially suffered from anorexia and later bulimia. She also shared her childhood memories as well as personal experiences of heartbreaks and ...more

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Mar 22, 2017 Cristina rated it it was amazing

I really liked this book. I found myself in a lot of things Lily described and the way she wrote about her problems, illuminated my mind. I also faced a few problems she wrote about and I would have liked to think the way she did, to be able to move on from those problems.
I also found some quotes I had to share:
"We all want to feel part of something greater. But sometimes, though we recognize this shared instinct to connect, we get stuck in our own heads, convincing ourselves that no one else ...more

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Aug 17, 2017 V. A Court of Wings and Ruin is NEW ADULT/EROTICA but Goodreads editors won't tell you to include it in the choice awards marked it as to-read · review of another edition

This woman is my girl crush. She even made me like Clary Fray! That's how good she is so of course I'll listen to this one.

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Feb 17, 2018 Penny Quotes rated it it was amazing

It was a cold winter’s night of 2015 when I was first welcomed into the world of Mirror, Mirror - a movie starring Julia Roberts, Armie Hammer and Lily Collins. I remember being totally shocked (see below gif) when I saw Lily Collins - I could only see her eyebrows!

Shocked Lily Collins

I don’t say that as a mean comment. At the time, I was just projecting my own securities onto her. I had been struggling with the bushiness of my brows since I was a pre-teen. I thought that was all anyone looked at when they saw me. ...more

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Mar 20, 2017 Katie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2017-read, anticipated-reads, ebooks

Lily Collins has always been and always will be one of my most favorite humans in the world. I get to know her through her talent for acting and since I know that her book is coming out, I just can't resist the temptation to read it as soon as possible!

Just like the name of the book, Lily's writing is so beautifully written and raw, it seems to me that she's empowering all young readers by telling us her own stories, experiences and her own struggles, and the way she fights for her pursuit of ...more

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May 03, 2017 Romie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: about-disabilities-mental-health, adult

Okay, yes I read this book because I actually really like Lily Collins.
I've been following her for some time now, and I like seeing the way she's evolving into this amazing woman. She's what I like to call a real inspiration.

This isn't an autobiography per say, you won't learn everything about Lily's life, but you'll learn how she became the person she is today, how life shaped her.
You'll learn that she went through a lot, that she's more than what the medias say about her, that she is her own ...more

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Mar 11, 2017 Aimee rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: favourites

4.5 stars :)

Absolutely loved this, Lily Collins is such a wise, accepting, strong and inspiring female. There's so many quotes I've taken from this for when I need them & I cannot recommend this book enough, it was so lovely and reassuring <3

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Apr 09, 2017 Rissa rated it it was amazing

I didnt know what to expect going into this book, I have seem a few of Lilys movies and i am a fan of her but now I absolutely adore her! I love her strong relationship with her mom and her struggles with her dad, her story and inspirations behind her tattoos, her own health problems that remind us all that shes human too. I enjoyed her writing style and the pictures throughout. Reading it felt more like a conversation, like she was telling me a story, telling her secrets, goals, inspirations ...more

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Mar 10, 2017 Kat rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, most-anticipate-2017

I would totally give her a million of stars for this book if I could.

First of all, Lily's writing is absolutely wonderful and the way she tells her stories is just amazing. The topics she wrote about were partly pretty sensitive and I was able to relate to a lot of things she had written about.
I think it's the kind of book that makes you feel less alone with your anxieties and struggles, especially when it comes to things like eating disorders or being in an abusive relationship.
I honestly ...more

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Jul 30, 2018 Mikee Andrea (ReadWithMikee) rated it liked it

I decided to try something different from what I usually read and this particular memoir has always captured my attention. Though I wouldn’t say that I’m a diehard Lily Collins fan, I am familiar with her work and movies. And I chose to read Unfiltered because I felt as though it would be the easiest to relate to because Lily is not much older than I am.

After reading this book, I can definitely say that Lily is every bit as classy, kind, and well-rounded as I thought she would be. She is a great ...more

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May 24, 2018 Eli rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-2018

I don't even know why I started this in the first place (I didn't really know anything about Lily Collins except this City of Bones movie which I didn't really like) but I'm glad I did! Lily is a really cool person and actually has a lot to say and is really brave for admitting all these things

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Nov 26, 2016 Dana Al-Basha دانة الباشا marked it as to-buy · review of another edition

Shelves: wish-list, bio-memo-nonfic-his

I LOVE Lily Collins! She is one of the most beautiful people I had ever seen, and I believe she is as beautiful from the inside as the outside. I can't wait to read her book. She is a talented actress and photographer.

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Mar 05, 2017 Nicolette (FallingOverBooks) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: i-own-it, celebirty-and-memoirs

Lily Collins is so strong and she is truly an inspiration.

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Mar 20, 2017 Janani(ஜனனி) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: non-fiction

I don't even know her before her role in The Mortal Instruments. When I was obsessed with the shadow hunters world, I found that there was a movie adaptation. So I finally pluck up my courage to see the movie. And I was infatuated with Lily #girlcrush. She is so cute and I really liked her. And after some time I watched Love Rosie for Sam. That's when I started to like her more. So when I heard she was writing a book. Of course, I need to read it. So here we are!

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Apr 04, 2017 Antonia rated it liked it · review of another edition

"Our greatest triumphs in life don't come without having to navigate both the ups and the downs."

My first biography: Done! I always loved Lily Collins so I figured why not read hers first? 3 Stars probably wouldn't tell you, but I enjoyed this far more than I expected it to. It's cute, nicely written, handles important topics and is interesting to read. It's veeeery short, which makes Lily only talk about topics on the surface. I get why people would criticize that, but I wanted some cute short ...more

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Mar 22, 2017 Clara rated it it was amazing

This was such an amazing book! I finished reading it quickly, and the whole time while reading it, I felt like I was talking to a friend.

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Dec 03, 2016 Nina rated it liked it · review of another edition

LILY COLLINS IS MY LIFEEEEEE I LOVE HER, so excited for this book.

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Nov 03, 2018 Mel rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 3-stars, read-in-2018

My thing with celebrity memoirs, and why I don’t read them, is I literally spend the entire book saying: who cares. What makes a certain person (I’m going to specify celebrities for this review since this is a celebrity memoir) more special than me, and therefore more deserving than me of a memoir? Just because you’re in a few movies or a tv show or sing some songs doesn’t mean your life holds so much esteem that you need to write a memoir.

I love Lily Collins. I have enjoyed all the movies she’ ...more

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Mar 22, 2017 Angela rated it it was ok · review of another edition

2.5/3 stars review to come

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Oct 03, 2017 Meags rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: bios-and-memoirs, non-fiction

3 Stars

“When someone shows you who they are, believe them.”

In Unfiltered: No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me., Lily Collins shares her deepest thoughts, feelings and experiences with her readers about a myriad of topics that impact woman all around the world. Body image, eating disorders, identity, self-confidence and unhealthy relationships, are just some of the often profoundly personal matters Collins opens up about in her candid and heartfelt memoir.

“The world is made up of all kinds of

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Mar 24, 2017 Justine added it · review of another edition

The first audiobook I go through and it was definitely a good experience this time. It might have been the non fiction aspect that did it, or Lily's voice.

Quite a few things hit close to home in what she shared, and for that I really enjoyed it. It helped.
But it was also quite repetitive so a few things got old really quickly.

But I really had a good time listening to this book and I want to do it again, maybe for self help books.

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Entertainment has been a big part of Lily Collins’s life since her childhood in England. Once she moved to Los Angeles, Lily attended the Youth Academy of Dramatic Arts and performed in numerous musical theater productions. In 2009, Lily made her film debut in the Academy Award-nominated film The Blind Side. Her other films include Mirror Mirror; The English Teacher; Stuck in Love; The Mortal

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