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melissa_who_reads's review against another edition
5.0
Really enjoyed Cash's description of her life: it would have been so easy for this to be a gossipy little memoir, given how famous her family continues to be -- but instead it comes across as a very charming memoir of her life, with just enough of her family to seem accurate, but without seeming overly intrusive. Made me want to listen to her albums, and go see her in concert -- she's a really interesting person and her descriptions of her journey to learn the craft of song writing were tremendous. It's a fast read, but well worth it.
annemariep68's review against another edition
4.0
Audiobook: this memoir came into my life at the right time. Rosanne Cash reads her words and transports you to moments in her life. It isn’t a linear story but told in a way that you would recount a story while sitting with friends. I have loved her music for a number of years and understanding what was behind some of the albums - the work and the inspiration- made me appreciate her craft of songwriting even more. She clearly loves language and this book would be lovely to read. The death of her father was heartbreaking and meaningful to me as my own father goes through his own health struggles. She made my daily trips into town to see him in hospital a little less worrisome and lonely. Definitely a book to discover if you are interested in music, writing, or just the story of a human finding her way in the world.
buffstbookslisa's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this far more than I expected to. She really is a very good writer.
k80bowman's review against another edition
2.0
I actually didn't finish this one. I don't know if it wasn't the right book in the right moment or what, but I found myself a bit bored by it. Other people (whose opinions I trust) have said it was excellent, but it was a dud for me, which is too bad. I really wanted to like it.
kymme's review against another edition
2.0
I had never heard of Rosanne Cash, and certainly had no idea she was remotely famous as a musician; my in-house librarian just brought it home thinking my fondness for Johnny Cash might spill over to her life and this book. I did enjoy learning a bit more about Johnny and his family. (With apologies to Rosanne, I'm afraid I didn't stay all that interested in *her* life, which is her cross to bear, I suppose.) For the first 75 pages or so I had no idea why anyone was reading this book and praising it, but it sorta grew on me in the 10 pages at a time I devoted to it. What to me initially felt a bit like excessive namedropping and random bragging I came to realize is just her odd celebrity-filled musician's life, but her need to fill me in on the life outcome of every person she's ever known was excessive. And I know it's a memoir, but even so it often felt solipsistic. The book has compelling moments and a few lovely phrases, but I didn't find the writing to be as amazing or lyrical as other reviewers seem to. The memoir's organization is a bit choppy--as I wrote this it reminded me of waves, crashing with stories, back and forward in time again and again, so maybe she intended that as the ocean is, for her, something of a totem. But to this landlubber, the stories often felt disjointed, and not in a cool postmodern way. She includes the eulogies she wrote for several relatives' funerals, and somehow that was my favorite part of the book.
albledsoe's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
DNF - got to 55% in the audiobook. Was just way too slow for me.
bas1007's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0