Nowhere for Very Long: The Unexpected Road to an Unconventional Life

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She evokes the freedom of the west, that open space, and how the untouched and less traveled places in the world can heal our spirit. Brianna describes her situations and feelings in such a way that she makes you feel like you're there, spurring on Bertha and Dagwood. These misplaced sections are jarring and detract from the general feel of the memoir; it’s clear they are important sections, they just don’t really have a home in the work.

Typos, run on sentences, saturated dramatization… the writing simply is not what most would consider passable. Perhaps if it was more marketed in the essay fashion it read as, my expectations could have been managed a bit more. Madia is completely detached in some of the sections, especially the section concerning Dagwood’s incident. Laborious descriptions to pad out a very thin story all aimed at cashing in (and trying to push a reimagined ‘truth’) on a serious incident involving social media fraud. She talks about her strengths, her will, and her determination to create the kind of life that honors what she loves.It’s just SO good and now I’m sad I read it so fast because that means its over and I just want more! Because for the hundred or so unhappy humans spending so much energy hating her, there are literally MILLIONS who enjoy her take on the world and seeing her life unfold.

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In fact, at times it was downright boring, exhausting, and even desperate—when the van overheated and she was forced to pull over on a lonely stretch of Wyoming highway; when the weather was bitterly cold and the water jugs froze beneath her as she slept in the parking lot of her office; when she worried about money, her marriage, and the looming question mark of her future. Full disclosure – I have been openly critical of how she feeds the social media beast, the dangerous devil-may-care attitude she employs that sometimes puts her dogs in very dangerous situations, and a lifestyle that comes across as more about the likes than the experience. But it was not for the faint of heart as there was real pain and real sorrow on those pages and i wept and wept for hours even after putting the book on the shelf. if these 1-star reviews make you upset, visit r/madiasnark before you waste any more of your time, money, and energy on this vapid woman. Everyone has bills to pay so I can’t blame her for making a book deal, but this book doesn’t stand out particularly from any other stories about people going off on their own.

Brianna is a very controversial and polarizing figure and I hope that people decide to put that aside and read this from a place of understanding, curiosity and compassion.Life is messy and no one is perfect, and Brianna isn't afraid to lean into that reality with the stories she tells here. She doesn't shy away from difficult topics, and her honesty about navigating traumatic experiences and the toll they can take on a person and their relationships is refreshing.

A chaotic but beautifully written autobiography by a woman who has experienced love, hurt and growth.Not agreeing with someone’s choices and beliefs does not mean your cruelty and hatred is okay or right. I would implore anyone reading this to ignore the myriad of keyboard warriors who flooded this page with bad reviews months before the book came out just because they have nothing better to do than hate someone they know nothing about. I don't agree with the hateful comments or the personal attacks, but I can see where others ARE upset. A woman defined by motion, Brianna Madia bought a beat-up bright orange van, filled it with her two dogs Bucket and Dagwood, and headed into the canyons of Utah with her husband. But I’ll be reviewing it based on her writing, the story, and her actual talent not based on the opinions of angry strangers on the internet.