Miley Cyrus Book Review: Inspiration For All of Us

The first thing you notice about Miley Cyrus’ autobiography, “Miles to Go,” is the style in which it’s written.

It’s in large print, with handwritten notes in the margins as Miley adds additional thoughts or changes her mind about certain things. The narrative is often interrupted with handwritten lists, such as “7 Things That Make Me Sad.” So, it’s rather obvious rather quickly that the book is written by a 16-year-old girl for her even younger fans. It’s not meant for thirtysomethings like me.

Yet, somehow, I managed to find something for me in it. Maybe it’s a sign that my life is seriously screwed up when I get inspirational life lessons from a 16-year-old. Or maybe it’s a sign that we all need a little relentless positivity sometimes…

And positivity is all you’ll get with “Miles to Go.” If you’re looking for some dirt on what happened with the "Vanity Fair" shoot or Miley’s relationship with Nick Jonas, you’re not going to get it. In fact, Miley only refers to Nick as “Prince Charming,” and reveals very little about the two years they dated.

We don’t even get any tales of backstage strife on the set of “Hannah Montana,” even though Miley mentions more than once that she and co-star Emily Osment didn’t get along all that well for a while.

And although that can get a little frustrating (especially since she keeps bringing that stuff up), it’s really not what this book is about. This book is about how a young girl tackled the horrors of adolescence (i.e. “mean girls”) and turned them into life lessons that helped make her who she is today.

I guess that’s where the inspiration comes in.

And boy, I bet those girls feel really stupid now…

Although it seems a little pretentious to write an autobiography at 16, it does allow Miley to give an official view into her life—however small or simplistic of a view it may be. And darn it all if it doesn’t make you want to root for her to turn out okay.

But as she says herself, she’s still got “miles to go”…

“Miles to Go” is available in stores and online now…

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