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stapilus's review against another edition
5.0
Very impressionic, occasionally poetic, retelling of part (mainly the first part) of her life. It does a better job than most of giving the reader insight into the way her mind works; the voice seems very much hers.
kimgunn's review
emotional
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.0
Beautifully written and lovely to listen to Carly's voice narrating. I would have loved to hear more about her life and career after her divorce from James Taylor, but what she did share still held my attention.
hedread's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed reading about the early years of Carly. I loved so many of her songs "in the day". It was also interesting to read about so many of the big rock groups from the 60s and 70s.
pr727's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting, well written. I listened to the audiobook, read by the author. The music played over her narration near the end of chapters made it very hard to understand, would have been better to keep the music between the chapters. The memoir ends with the divorce in 1983, I would have enjoyed learning about her life after James Taylor.
hchwaz's review against another edition
5.0
This book gets five stars because I was lucky enough to get the audiobook, read by Carly. Listening added a whole top level as it included snips of music, her singing some of her lyrics, and way more atmosphere than I'm used to in audiobooks.
jellogirl2010's review against another edition
3.0
At almost 27, I'm a rather young reader to her book. But when my parents finally introduced secular music to our entertainment diets, it was that of the Beatles, Carly, James and the Carpenters, to name a few. So, I was curious and excited to read her memoir.
It was well-written and lyrical. Her life was equal parts tragic and fascinating. That being said, I found myself wanting to know James Taylor's side of the story. Because there are two sides to every story. And this tale felt incomplete without knowing what he was feeling and thinking during this period of their lives as a couple.
It was well-written and lyrical. Her life was equal parts tragic and fascinating. That being said, I found myself wanting to know James Taylor's side of the story. Because there are two sides to every story. And this tale felt incomplete without knowing what he was feeling and thinking during this period of their lives as a couple.
megatsunami's review against another edition
3.0
A lot about James Taylor. I kind of wanted to know more about her experience of parenting while being a performing/ recording artist.
juliemsimons's review against another edition
2.0
The music in audiobook drowned out narration & was very distracting. I didn’t find the focus on all her relationships engaging.
mermads's review against another edition
absolutely nothing wrong with this. can confirm audio books are not my preferred form of reading. i will probably come back to this when I can get it in book form.