mees_grows's review against another edition
2.0
DNF 62%. This was just some rambling, I expected to have more substance and feminism but that was missing.
book_nut's review against another edition
Was hoping for thoughtful, got gossipy. I'm not in the mood for gossipy.
alimcfadzen's review against another edition
2.0
I really wanted to love this book. I love Diane Keaton. However, I have no idea what direction she was trying to take. It was so disjointed and all over the place that it made no sense whatsoever. Very disappointing.
robinsbooks's review against another edition
3.0
I love reading celebrity memoirs but not a fan of the random musings and jumping from here to there and back again, which is the format of most of this book. Enjoyed it when she talked about her life, children, and other celebrities, but while some of her musings about aging were true and a little amusing (hair extensions sound awful!), her personal philosophical mumbo-jumbo got a little tiresome.
kellyhitchcock's review against another edition
I gave up on this one; it just wasn't my cup of tea. Particularly in audiobook format, it just didn't hold my interest like it should have.
cricket771's review against another edition
2.0
I wanted to like this book... and I'll still likely read her first book which received much better reviews. This book was very rambling and superficial... which I do understand was the point of some of the book to discuss aging and all that goes along with that process. I kept waiting to understand or get to the part of the book that made the rambling come together... it never did come together for me at least.
viktoriya's review against another edition
2.0
I found this book very depressing. I got it without really knowing what it was about, but I expected to hear a memoir with a few funny bits. Didn't get that. In fact, after I finished listening to it, I had to read synopsis just to see what the heck this book was about. It felt like this was written just for the sake of writing, with no story, no plot, no funny jokes, nothing. The only upside to audiobook is the fact that it was read by Diane Keaton, but even that didn't make up for the complete lack of everything inside.
kmc3050's review against another edition
2.0
2. The essays about family life and her childhood were more interesting than the rest. Her children are funny, and I loved hearing about her little neighborhood. The other essays were too broad and long winded and covered the same issues: be true to yourself and aging is hard but love yourself.
Keaton does an excellent job narrating.
Keaton does an excellent job narrating.
lauramiserez's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
1.0
This book is just bad. I love Annie Hall and was so eager to learn more about Diane Keaton, but it’s just a bunch of nonsensical rambling. She bounces from one topic to another so quickly that I can’t keep track of what she’s talking about, and any potential nuggets of real wisdom are buried under a murk of cliches, half-jokes, and anecdotes that don’t add anything. I could barely finish it.