A Little Bit Broken: A Memoir

by Roz Weston

It never gets better, but it does get easier. That’s the first thing Roz says to anyone who asks him for advice. Anyone who’s fighting like hell, just hanging on or putting the pieces back together. When you’re broken, fixed becomes an obsession.

Roz is a multi-platform entertainer and storyteller who hosts three shows a day and sleeps five hours a night. On The Roz & Mocha Show, ET Canada Live and Entertainment Tonight Canada Roz built an audience and turned them into family. But as with most families, there is just some shit we don’t talk about.

From growing up in a small town to getting lost, drunk and terrified in New York while interning for The Howard Stern Show; from finding comfort in the arms and beds of strangers to kicking an opioid addiction he didn’t know he had; from broken bones to broken hearts and a broken marriage. From navigating grief and guilt following the devastating loss of his father to persevering in the face of an ongoing and private battle with his own body. All is shared in Roz’s disarming signature blend of blunt truth and humour.

A Little Bit Broken is a deeply personal and inspiring account of self-forgiveness, redemption and recovering from bad choices—because let’s face it, the reason we make bad choices is that they usually feel really good. And Roz has made them all. “This book is the whole story I’ve never shared before. . . . This is the shit we don’t talk about. Welcome to the family.”

Genres: Memoir, Nonfiction

336 pages, Hardcover

Published September 27, 2022

Reviews

[Antonella Cappello-Cap · Rating 5 out of 5]

"NOBODY TEACHES YOU HOW TO GRIEVE. ITS NOT SOMETHING THEY GO OVER IN SCHOOL, AND IT'S ALWAYS THE ONE TOPIC YOU TRY YOUR BEST TO AVOID WITH ANYONE WHO'S ALREADY GONE THROUGH IT."

I powered through this book... ¡ could not put it down! First off memoirs for me are always iffy, is it going to be super sad, triggering, or a complete blah? Like how are you suppose to rate a book based on someone opening up to you about THEIR story! And then BOOM ** their story is just beautiful even when they think so little of themselves. Roz Weston... the shit you have gone through and thought of yourself I'd like to give you a big hug! But do you know what I loved most about this book/his life. Is he didn't come from a messed up family... it was completely opposite (SPOILER ALERT AND DONT HATE ME FOR IT) the beauty of the family dynamic made me love and cry. Your pain felt/IS so real and validating. I'm writing this review as if I'm writing a letter to Roz (sorry everyone) but this is the easiest way to do this. I truly loved how the emotions in this book were real, and raw. I literally cried at so many parts not out of pity but out of relation especially with grief. I wish more and more people would tell their whole story not just the beauty we see on socials. So I don't want to keep going on because I can/will just get the book and read it.. you won't be disappointed.

[Kristina Anderson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I listened to the audio book for this one. Roz narrated it himself. It was quite a different book and I'm not sure what to think. I had no idea about Roz's life prior to listening to this book. I do listen to him on the radio. Some parts dragged on and I must say that I perked up near the end when Kathrine, and Mocha were mentioned. Strange life he has led.

[Karen · Rating 2 out of 5]

‘Until my late twenties the only person I ever really hurt was myself’ Are you sure about that? What about your parents with your antics? How do you know how those ‘one night stands’ felt? And then after your late twenties you were finally aware of who you hurt? By page 246 Roz admits that he is ‘self-destructive and self-centred which always does as much damage to the people who love you as it does to yourself’. So he leaves Katherine for what - 5 months? - and then she just takes him back and tells him she’s pregnant? Would it not be obvious by then? Or she knew she was pregnant 8 or 9 days later after he came back? I’m scratching my head folks. And then it’s ok to pull insurance scams with your uncle? I’m glad he has Katherine and Roxy - I’m sure Roxy will love reading about all of his ‘porn’ episodes when she gets the chance. Don’t think I’d want to know all the details about my dad and his sordid life, if he had one. So Roz wants to bare his soul and thinks he’s such a big deal that everyone else wants to read about it too? Many people can write a book like this. So he’s famous (sort of) and we want to know all this? I’m sorry that he was a ‘little bit broken’. He’s an artist of sorts - aren’t they all? Aren’t we all, in one way or another? I didn’t watch Roz except the odd time on ET Canada, I don’t listen to his radio show. I borrowed this book from the library on recommendation from a friend because of his Tourette’s and her granddaughter has Tourette’s. Let’s just say that this book does not make me want to listen to his show and I did lots of skimming. He’s a good writer I’ll give him that. Certainly better written than Matthew Perry’s book but I didn’t like that either. (I’d rather read memoirs of people who are inspiring.) Enough said. Except in his acknowledgments he apologies to his mom for disappearing for 2 years without telling her why. That’s a good son? I just don’t get good vibes from this guy from this book. Glad to be done.

[Nicole Stockdale · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! I could not put this book down! I haven’t read a book this fast in a long time. There are so many things Roz talks about that are so relatable. Everyone will be able to see themselves somewhere in his memoir. I’ve been a big fan of the Roz and Mocha show for a long time, but this made me a bigger fan. The chapters about your dad were hard to read but made me think about my own dad and the awesome experiences we had growing up (and continue to have). Congrats on the book Roz! You have such a way with words.

[Cara · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is incredible. I listened to the audible version & it’s a masterpiece. Roz, I thank you deeply for this book, creation. I took my time listening to this book because I cherished each word that he spoke.

[Janessa Boyle · Rating 4 out of 5]

My husband is a Roz stan, and I do love this man’s morning radio show, so I had to give this one a listen! I love that he read it himself.

This is deep and emotional and difficult to get through at times, but I really enjoyed it! Very well-written, and definitely recommend.

[Haley Ahlang · Rating 5 out of 5]

An amazing read, learning so much about a person we have all fell in love with on the radio. I think if I listened to the audio book I would have been a wreck

[William Achkar · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book written by an even greater person

[Nicole Lombardi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a good book! Listening to kiss.92 since 2009 and now reading this book is so interesting to learn so much about Roz ! Very good

[Star Girl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Audio Book. This was fantastic! I was fully engrossed in Roz's story. I especially enjoyed hearing it in his own voice.

[Jason Lavoie · Rating 5 out of 5]

If I had his parents, I would have grown up with a healthy sense of self and all the confidence in the world. But I didn’t. And that’s why I’m in therapy.

[Lara · Rating 4 out of 5]

"It never gets better, but it does get easier."