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WOW!

Revisado: 09-14-24

WOW! What an amazing read! This was everything a good celebrity bio should be - quick, well-edited, funny, and thought-provoking. I was so entertained while listening to this, and I walked away feeling better than I had been going into this. Even if you're not a fan of Kathleen, this is still a great read! My friend, who didn't know who she was, listened to this in the car with me and also gave this a big thumbs up!

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just ok

Revisado: 09-14-24

As someone who believed that Leslie should have been paroled years ago, I was excited to read this book finally. However, I don't think there's enough new ground or enough about her life in prison to make for an exciting read. I already knew about everything here from reading other books. What I found the most interesting were the times she talked about tutoring the girls immediately after they were sentenced. I wish she had spent more time explaining what they thought and said during class because her few examples are fascinating.

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so much information!

Revisado: 09-14-24

I feel secure in saying that, after this, I'll never need to read another book on Warhol because this covered it all. I loved learning so much about such a complicated man, who many people had lots to say about over the years.

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just ok

Revisado: 09-14-24

This reminded me of a Goosebumps book for adults. It was pretty formulaic, and the concept seemed neater than the execution. This will be a good book if you need something super light, like for an airplane, or if you're doing chores - basically, anything where you don't need to concentrate on the plot.

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fantastic love letter

Revisado: 09-14-24

The author has written an incredibly detailed, deeply moving warts and all love letter to their friend. By the end of this book, I was in tears. I'm so happy I gave this one a chance - I'd never known anything about the artist before picking this up, but I was intrigued after reading the author's book on Candy Darling.

As many others have noted, the narrator seems to struggle with pronouncing things - to an embarrassing degree. She said Frida Kahlo's name like KAY-lo and pronounced "zines" (as in, underground pamplets made and handed out in the art scene) as ZAInes. How chronically uncool and under-educated about the subject you're narrating do you have to be to make such simple mistakes?

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such a sad book

Revisado: 08-19-24

A really wonderful, if sad, book. She does a great job at building the early years of their relationship and the painful cycle many people find themselves in when trying to break away. I'd recommend this book not just to true crime fans, but to anyone who loves memoirs and books set in the 70s and 80s.

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fantastic!

Revisado: 08-19-24

This will probably be the only book you'll ever need to read on Lou Reed.

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a story that needs to be told

Revisado: 08-19-24

People giving this low rating are cracking me up. It seems like an attitude that's both hyperbolic and prudish, but more importantly, it seems to completely sidestep the heart of this book, which is a story that should be told. I can understand nostalgia running deep, and I appreciate that the author took the time to acknowledge the positive impact this book had on so many lives. But families suffered real-world consequences for Sparks' charlatanism, and the fact that she could not claim ignorance of this is chilling.

That being said, I AM knocking this down a star because, hyperbolic ratings aside, I do agree that the book is too conversational at points - to the detriment of the writing. In the back half of the book, Emerson says he was once employed as a shock jock, and it shows. Other than that, I would wholeheartedly recommend this book.

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Very Good

Revisado: 05-23-24

Just a few thoughts.

1. This audiobook performance is great. It's a pleasure to have a competent narrator, and Shreiber has a wonderful grasp of the text.

2. This book is surprisingly funny! There were moments when I was laughing so hard I had to stop what I was listening to and repeat it to my partner. I also enjoyed how so much humor was woven around Patrick's character that he was utterly oblivious to.

3. While I've heard the criticism that there are too many descriptions of clothes, as someone who loves fashion and fashion history, I must admit I loved every minute detail of clothing and designers.

4. While the violent scenes were brutal, there weren't many. If you wanted, you could have skipped all of them and not lost anything in the story.

5. Ellis is a great writer, and this book made me want to listen to his other books. It's a testament to his skill that he wrote a character who does such awful things, yet I found myself cringing in sympathy with him so many times.

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So great!

Revisado: 08-30-19

At first I was disappointed when I saw how short this was, but after having finished it I can honestly say it was the perfect length. I’ve seen a lot of people comparing this book to We Have Always Lived in the Castle, and honestly? They’re not wrong. A lot of the same themes are present in both stories. But MStSK is a lot more deadpan and funny in its delivery. I had so much fun listening to this. My only regret is that I didn’t pick this one up sooner!

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