A review by jereshkigal
I'm Over All That: And Other Confessions by Shirley MacLaine
4.0
I got this book as a birthday present from a friend. I've always meant to read one of Shirley MacLaine's books and this one didn't let me down. For all intents and purposes, it lived up to my expectations of what a Shirley MacLaine book would be. She talked about her metaphysical beliefs, her travels, her sexual exploits, and her dealings with people of power (hollywood elite, political and mobster).
The metaphysical aspects of this book were interesting in both believable and unbelievable ways. By this, I mean that I agree with a lot of what she says or at least find it her claims plausable to some degree. With some of her other claims, however, my mind just sort of shut off and glazed over that material. There were a few times when I realized I was shutting it out and went back to reread it only to find myself shaking my head.
At the end of the day, I have a lot of respect for Shirley MacLaine. She is an amazing actress and she sticks by her beliefs no matter how much she gets ridiculed for it at times. I also respect her curiosity and how, when she's not acting, she's learning about herself and about the beliefs of those all around the world- at times actually going to the places to learn from them first hand.
The metaphysical aspects of this book were interesting in both believable and unbelievable ways. By this, I mean that I agree with a lot of what she says or at least find it her claims plausable to some degree. With some of her other claims, however, my mind just sort of shut off and glazed over that material. There were a few times when I realized I was shutting it out and went back to reread it only to find myself shaking my head.
At the end of the day, I have a lot of respect for Shirley MacLaine. She is an amazing actress and she sticks by her beliefs no matter how much she gets ridiculed for it at times. I also respect her curiosity and how, when she's not acting, she's learning about herself and about the beliefs of those all around the world- at times actually going to the places to learn from them first hand.