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Review Date: 3/21/2012
Helpful Score: 1
This is an awful book -- crass and disgusting. It was only curiosity that led me to finish reading it. I don't now if Chelsea is actually like that in real life or if it's all a comedy act. Either way I feel sorry for her! But she's laughing all the way to the bank.
Review Date: 9/3/2013
Even though this book was written over 30 years ago, it is very interesting to discover all the ways in which our culture and our society have changed. Bill did a wonderful job chronicling his journey around the US. I especially enjoyed his historical references, culinary experiences, and interactions with regular folks and, as well as his many encounters with suspicious police. I wish he'd shared a bit more about his personal life, though, and how this trip changed it. I see that he's written two other books, which I am ordering right now. :)
Gisele Herbert
Gisele Herbert
Review Date: 10/27/2011
A fascinating study of a complicated, supremely interesting life using indisputable documentation mainly in the form of correspondence. A page turner, for sure!
From Italy With Love: Motivated by Letters, Four Women Travel to Italian Cities and Find Love
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Book Type: Paperback
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Book Type: Paperback
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Review Date: 4/24/2012
First of all, I wasn't aware that this book was fictional. The descriptions and reviews make it seem as though they are true stories. Secondly, the focus on religion seems very unrealistic and simplistic; and the women always relying on men to make their decisions is sexist. I understand that this is the premise of most young adult romance novels, which I do not enjoy. So please be careful when ordering this book so you can be aware of just what you'll be getting.
Review Date: 1/20/2012
What a whiner! And after all that drug abuse, she still hasn't stopped drinking? Unbelievable! I feel sorry for her poor husband and daughter to have to deal with this emotionally unstable and self-destructive woman. What a poor example!
Review Date: 1/20/2012
Helpful Score: 2
Reads more like a filmography than an autobiography. She does not divulge much about herself, especially anything derogatory, because she doesn't want to disillusion her fans. All she does is name-drop and tell part of what really happened. Maybe someday we'll find out the rest of the story.
Review Date: 12/16/2011
I was surprised at how well written and honest the book is, although Rick does omit information that would hurt another person, such as his wife. I may not agree with the way he has led his life, but hopefully he now sees the errors of his ways and has mellowed into a more moral person, though I'm not sure that if he found himself in a tantalizing situation, he would be able to control himself. Kudos to his wife for standing by him, though one wonders why. Rick better keep his boys from reading this, that's all I have to say! And I wonder how many other children he has out there.
Review Date: 10/11/2011
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Captain Scott's journals of his last expedition and its tragic ending, which was needless and preventable. There were so many reasons why it ended so dismally, and any one of them could have made a difference between life and death for the five brave men involved. After finishing this book, I was driven to read the book of a surviving member of the expedition, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, "The Worst Journey in the World," which answered a lot of questions and gave me a different perspective. Cherry grew to blame himself for not saving the starving men with his team of dogs, but under the circumstances, it was not his fault. It would have meant him defying orders on an uncertain outcome. I highly recommend reading both of these books. They will remain with the reader for a long time.
Review Date: 9/27/2013
This is such an engrossing tale of hardships endured by the early settlers of the western territories and, specifically, Libbie Custer and her valiant husband, Autie, otherwise known as General George Armstrong Custer in 1867 Louisiana, Texas, and Kansas. The narrative is so descriptive that you feel you are right there with them on the Plains with the ever-present danger of Indian attacks, bad food, and weather vagaries to survive. A real page-turner that will leave a deep impression on your mind.
Review Date: 3/24/2013
"Unbearable Lightness" is an intimate, honest, raw, powerful portrait of a successful Hollywood actress who almost killed herself in her obsessive quest for physival perfection to fit into our society's mold of what a young pretty woman should look like. At first simply wishing to fit into wardrobe sample sizes without embarrassment, Portia severely restricted her caloric intake, then was caught in cycles of binging and purging until, weighing merely 82 lbs, she could no longer function without debilitating joint pain. Diagnosed with lupus, she realized how close she was to dying and bravely chose to live. As she closely self-examined her motivation and saw how unattainable, unnecessary, and exhausting her need to be skinny was, she strove to replace her well-established, time-consuming destructive habits with a new way of life, which included counseling and medication, plus physical activities such as horse riding, walking, and learning to fly, but never again regimented exercise and calorie-counting dieting. Finally unafraid to be her natural lesbian self after making peace with her very private mother and dead father, Portia found happiness and fulfillment with her loving wife Ellen.
Review Date: 6/26/2011
Although I am not a fan of fiction or murder mysteries, I was interested in reading "A Weekend at Blenheim," because I had visited the palace in Woodstock, England, and wanted to read more about it. In that respect, this book was wonderful, since it gave very detailed descriptions of the gorgeous building, inside and out. It was easy to imagine oneself in Blenheim during the time that the dazzling Duchess Consuelo lived there. The only reason I didn't give the book 5 stars is that the storyline was a bit convoluted, not really explaining what was happening until the very end, but I guess that's what murder mysteries are supposed to do, keep you guessing; so if you like that, then you'll enjoy this book.
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