Ashley B. (daredevilgirl013) reviewed From Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars on + 746 more book reviews
This book was an interesting insight into the mindset of rock stars and how their mothers helped discover their talents.
The reason for the three stars is because everything was brief. You heard more about the mothers' backgrounds than the one of the children. You heard about the mothers' parents, where they came from etc, then the mothers' history before and after she had the rock star. Then you finally heard a blurb about the rock star themselves.
I wanted to know about the rock star, not the entire family history, or a bunch of poems the moms wrote.
One thing that I did like was the history of the Foo Fighters. Virginia did throw that in there between chapters and that was nice to hear.
You do notice a common theme among the rock stars as children and their education, and I agree, there needs to be education reform. I also went through the phase where school bored me and I stopped trying because it wasn't worth the effort anymore because I was too far ahead of the other kids and wanted to do other things. If the school would have recognized the need to alter or put in place a program for those that are bored or more focused on something else, like music, that would have helped immensely.
Still, a good book. I also listened to the audio book and at the end of the book there is a snippet of an interview between Dave and Virginia about people they know, his schooling, etc. It was charming to listen to. I would suggest the audio book over the actual book.
The reason for the three stars is because everything was brief. You heard more about the mothers' backgrounds than the one of the children. You heard about the mothers' parents, where they came from etc, then the mothers' history before and after she had the rock star. Then you finally heard a blurb about the rock star themselves.
I wanted to know about the rock star, not the entire family history, or a bunch of poems the moms wrote.
One thing that I did like was the history of the Foo Fighters. Virginia did throw that in there between chapters and that was nice to hear.
You do notice a common theme among the rock stars as children and their education, and I agree, there needs to be education reform. I also went through the phase where school bored me and I stopped trying because it wasn't worth the effort anymore because I was too far ahead of the other kids and wanted to do other things. If the school would have recognized the need to alter or put in place a program for those that are bored or more focused on something else, like music, that would have helped immensely.
Still, a good book. I also listened to the audio book and at the end of the book there is a snippet of an interview between Dave and Virginia about people they know, his schooling, etc. It was charming to listen to. I would suggest the audio book over the actual book.
