A review by jeansbookbag
Jeannie Out of the Bottle, by Wendy Leigh, Barbara Eden

informative medium-paced

2.0

I used to watch I Dream of Jeannie on Nick at Nite growing up and loved it, so I was interested in reading a memoir about the star, especially since it's clearly in large part about her time on the show. Ultimately though, I was disappointed. Eden has a lot of stories to tell, but the whole book was surface-level only and a lot of name dropping, which made it for a bit of a slog to get through. Even with the assistance of a co-writer, the writing was very basic and pretty repetitive. It's not the worst celebrity memoir I've read, but it's not great, either. If you've got some time and are a fan of Eden, it may be worth giving a try, but it's not one I'd recommend wholesale to everyone.