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beckeal's review against another edition
3.0
Waaaaay too long. Because of mulllllltiple scene-by-scene, line-by-line descriptions of her movies, and word-for-word readings of how one person or the next told her or the general public how EXCEPTIONAL she is/was/always will be. I mean, you don’t go into a memoir NOT expecting a measure of self-possession, but Barbra’s was just over the top. To be fair, 1) how could she not be self-possessed when she’s been the centre of attention for 60 years, and 2) I don’t think she’s actually a complete narcissist, and 3) I think she’s simply got a pattern of proving her worth to herself and others based on a) external sources of approval and b) being right about everything. For these reasons, it was a tiring and frustrating read, but she has lived an interesting enough life to make the other parts worth reading. I just wish she had let an editor do their job.
Oh, and, point of note, I read it by audiobook, and honestly, her reading skills are … exceptional.
Oh, and, point of note, I read it by audiobook, and honestly, her reading skills are … exceptional.
sarahmoran27's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
2.0
notsogoldilocks's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
alysalovely's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This is my ideal autobiography. Barbra shares what it was like to work on all these amazing albums and films, and will talk about the other famous people she knows and worked with. It was everything I want in a biography and more