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Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading High on Arrival: A Memoir. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for High on Arrival: A Memoir us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — High on Arrival by Mackenzie Phillips. High on Arrival by Mackenzie Phillips. The eldest daughter of John Phillips and stepdaughter of Michelle Phillips, both lead singers of the s band The Mamas and The Papas, Mackenzie Phillips grew up in a wild household, where a typical evening might include rolling joints for her dad or fending off advances by Mick Jagger. Far from idyllic, she describes her parents' home as "dirty and broken" with "very li The eldest daughter of John Phillips and stepdaughter of Michelle Phillips, both lead singers of the s band The Mamas and The Papas, Mackenzie Phillips grew up in a wild household, where a typical evening might include rolling joints for her dad High on Arrival: A Memoir fending off advances by Mick Jagger. Far from idyllic, she describes her parents' home as "dirty and broken" with "very little going on inside except sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Even though she seemed to have it all, Mackenzie couldn't escape the dark secrets and constant drug use at home and began to use herself. Her professional life suffered and she was written out of the show. For the next two decades she battled her drug addiction, going through rehab several times, and managing to stay clean for ten years, until Labor Daywhen she landed back in the tabloids for possession of cocaine and heroin at LAX. What led to her relapse is a shocking, life-long secret that she'll reveal in-depth for the first time here, in High on Arrival. Riveting, heart-wrenching, yet ultimately uplifting, Mackenzie's story is an all-too-real testament to the power of drugs--but it's also a story of courage, forgiveness, and true redemption. Get A Copy. Hardcoverpages. Published September 23rd by Simon Spotlight Entertainment. More Details Original Title. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about High on Arrivalplease sign up. May I ask have you ever returned to acting? See 1 question about High on Arrival…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of High on Arrival. Feb 25, Mary rated it really liked it Shelves: memoir. This memoir was hard to read and hard High on Arrival: A Memoir put down. Whatever may be going on in Ms. Phillips's life at the moment, or whatever may have motivated her to write this, I really felt like she was trying very hard to be truthful. I grew up during the same era and though my life wasn't the least bit like hers, some of her experiences and feelings really resonated with me. I wish her all the best in her recovery and hope that she can stay sober. ETA: I've read a couple of GR reviews that take issue with the fact that John Phillips received a liver transplant despite his reckless drug abuse, and with the fact that he continued to use alcohol and probably other drugs after his transplant. As a transplant nurse I would like to mention that there are guidelines High on Arrival: A Memoir place for transplantation and that the available organs go to the sickest patients, there is no second-guessing or morality involved. It's very rare but unfortunately it does happen. As it stands now in the US patients cannot be denied transplant because of High on Arrival: A Memoir personality defects. There are simply not enough organs available, so the sickest patients are at the top of the list regardles of how they got there or what the indications might be for their behavior post-operatively. My little rant here has a moral--Donate Life! Be an organ donor. View all 4 comments. Mar 10, Dawn rated it liked it Shelves: biographies I think this was definitely the hardest autobiography I have ever read. I can't even really decide what my opinion is on this book. At moments I loved it and at moments I just felt so bad for Mackenzie that I had a hard time getting through the rest of the book. And yes, sometimes I wanted to knock some sense into her. She had such a horrible childhood, raised by her totally useless father except to music, he was John Phillips of The Mamas and The Papas who really didn't care what she did Wow. She had such a horrible childhood, raised by her totally useless father except to music, he was John High on Arrival: A Memoir of The Mamas and The Papas who really didn't care what she did as long as she didn't ruin his high. Other useless characters in this book are Mick Jagger who seduced Mackenzie at age 18 and said something to the effect that he had been "watching and waiting for her" since like age Creeper much? Also, Keith Richards, who drove a car with a juvenile Mackenzie in the backseat at miles per hour. I really don't know anything about this family as I am not High on Arrival: A Memoir fan of The Mamas and The Papas I like one song, total, and I don't much care for that one now either and I never watched "One Day at a Time. Essentially, Mackenzie was raised in a drug filled home. And by "drug filled," High on Arrival: A Memoir mean hypodermic needles all over the floor and pills and cocaine stashed everywhere. I feel so bad that she was raised in this environment. Part of me feels that she had no choice but to grow up and be an addict herself, since that was all she ever saw or knew. Mackenzie did end up cleaning up her act a couple of times. She was even sober for like 15 years one time. I think she is sober now, too. Mackenzie also had an incestuous relationship with her father for many years. At some points she calls it consensual and at others she calls it rape. Whatever it was, it was wrong and her dad was sick. At one point, High on Arrival: A Memoir even aborted a fetus that could have been his. How do you even wrap your head around that? Several of her family members have called her a liar since she made this allegation public and publicly disowned her. Michelle Phillips is one of the High on Arrival: A Memoir publicly calling her a liar. Michelle Phillips was part of the scene when Mackenzie was given drugs at such a young age so I think she should just shut up. I believe Mackenzie. This book paints Mackenzie in a horrible light and I can't see what she would stand to gain from it, so I can't see why she would lie. I hope that by writing this memoir, she finds some kind of peace. View 2 comments. Sep 27, Alex rated it it was ok Shelves: celeb-memoirsguilty- pleasurewomen-authorsmedia-tie-innonfictionreadscalifornia. I have a mildly sick fascination with the Phillips High on Arrival: A Memoir. I read both "Papa John" and "California Dreamin' " back when they came out and it didn't take much to get me in line for Mac's book. Not sure why. I guess I would lump this more under my fascination with dysfunctional families, particularly show biz ones. Maybe there is a 12 Step program for people like me who can't help themselves. Do I need to pull out the "I got it at the library" excuse? For the record, I believe Mac's tale of woe. There is no reason any sane person would make up these kinds of accusations, and her depiction of John Phillips' god-like entitlement makes perfect sense; he was a hedonist who thought he was above the law. But, for this reader, who has already heard a lot about the family, this story feels like a re-tread. They all start to run together after a while. I usually spend time marveling at how the authors survive, given that they're often out of their minds and behind the wheel of vehicles. Then there is the amount of toxins they are ingesting. Usually I'm High on Arrival: A Memoir relieved they have found their way out of this netherworld. If ever there were a strong anti-drug High on Arrival: A Memoir, it's stories like these. High on arrival : Phillips, Mackenzie : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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Reason for Reading: I enjoy reading celebrity memoirs and was a big fan of One Day at a Time when the show was on. I had read Valerie Bertinelli's recent memoir and knowing Mackenzie Philips' checkered past figured she would have a very interesting memoir. In this book Mack tells her own story from birth to the present. She was born into the psychedelic world of the sixties, partially raised by a man addicted to a plethora of drugs who let her and her older brother do as they pleased. Their exposure to drugs lead them both to become users as children, happily supplied by their father. Mackenzie's life was to continue to be run by drugs for many, many years until she finally became clean for 15 years only to end up addicted to pain killers which led her straight back to the monster until she was arrested for possession in Once again clean, and pain free, Mackenzie tells all in this well-written biography. Mackenzie's voice is very down to earth and makes for an easy read. She tells her whole life story without leaving out the ugly parts. She has secrets to reveal and does name names most of the time. One can tell right from the start though that she has not set out to trash anyone. This is her story and she accepts all responsibility for all the wrongs she's done in her life but also tells the wrongs done to her without attempting to blame anyone. I'm sure everyone knows the secret she reveals about her father though I won't mention it, in case you haven't heard and it is one of the creepiest, saddest, disgusting things one can read about and Mack's journey from violated victim to drug induced willing participant is an uncomfortable story to read. The book is written with respect to all; she doesn't leave out parts, as in other memoirs I've read recently, about her siblings in so far as they concerned her life story. She stops at some point with each of them saying that it is that individual's story to tell, not hers, but at least the family dynamics are fully explored. Much time was spent on the One Day at a Time years which I fully appreciated as I was sorely disappointed in that aspect of Valerie Bertinelli's book. Mackenzie has lived a hard life and excepts responsibility for it. Her son is the driving force behind her sobriety and staying clean. She shows how her life started on this route with the upbringing she had but as an adult she excepts making her own bad choices. It's a miracle she has pulled through this life and come High on Arrival: A Memoir the other side. Very good book, but not for young readers. She's very candid about everything that happened, though it must have been difficult. I admire her a lot for having the courage to speak up. This book received a lot of publicity because in it Phillips claims that she had an incestuous relationship as an adult with her father, rock musician John Phillips. Some don't believe she's telling the truth, but having read the book, I see no reason not to believe her. She and her father were both 1. What she says happened between them seems totally plausible to me. I am really hoping Mackenzie Phillips wrote this as part of her addiction recovery process, because if she is just putting this out there for no reason she has no idea how wrong so much of this confession is. She was horribly addicted to the point she had no control over her life and ended up doing truly disgusting and horrifying things over and over. The fact that she seems to be a genuinely nice person is probably the only High on Arrival: A Memoir that ever got her through her life. Good luck to her with her new sober life; she has been through more than any person should. High on Arrival: A Memoir at Walmart. 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