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3.42 AVERAGE
3.42 AVERAGE
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
Enjoyed the stories about various actors and the anecdotes about her jobs. Enjoyed learning about her personal life.
She has some outdated ideas about drugs and kids that were not my favorite but that’s not factoring into the rating.
Overall it was fun, if not super deep or memorable. It’s enjoyable
She has some outdated ideas about drugs and kids that were not my favorite but that’s not factoring into the rating.
Overall it was fun, if not super deep or memorable. It’s enjoyable
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Drug abuse, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy
"Jeannie gossips about people she has met" should be the title of this book. Barbara Eden maybe a nice, honest person but she is not open about her life so I am not sure why she bothered with a book. mostly the book tells short stories about people she met mostly men who hit on her 'spoiler alert' every straight male she come in contact with. now the little stories she tells maybe true but I feel that she goes into details that are not her truths to tell. the few times she opens up about her self are very brief, I did laugh out loud when she spoke of a husband who was constantly name dropping and how she disliked this. considering how she name dropped thru 10 chapter, this was the funniest story she told.
for the last chapter or two she spoke of some more serious and tragic parts of her life, but the chapters where short. which I do understand why she would be unable to expand on such things.
for the last chapter or two she spoke of some more serious and tragic parts of her life, but the chapters where short. which I do understand why she would be unable to expand on such things.
This was a really great read. It was amazing to read about all the people she had rubbed shoulders with. She definitely had a lot of stories about a lot of people. It was easy to read and, to be honest, I couldn't put it down. I read it in two days. Great book. My pet peeve is once again, it was written by Barbara Eden "with" someone else. I hate that because every word is suspect. But I'd recommend it. It was a good read.
An interesting look into Barbara Eden's life and career. She has had a successful career in both television and movies. She has worked with and met many Hollywood legends. Barbara does a lot of name dropping in her life story. Hearing her tell it, almost every man in Hollywood has put the moves on her. Some I was very surprised about.
A great story about Barbara Eden. She gave details about her personal life as well as filming on the set of I dream of Jeannie.
I learned a lot about Barbara Eden in this book, as I should. She name dropped just enough to keep it interesting while sharing her thoughts about her career and opportunities. It's very optimistic outlook.
I was a huge fan of I Dream of Jeannie, but this memoir really didn’t make me a bigger fan of Barbara Eden. Some of the behind-the-scenes glimpses and name-drops are interesting (especially her interactions with Lucille Ball) but there wasn’t much emotional resonance here.
informative
medium-paced
I used to watch I Dream of Jeannie on Nick at Nite growing up and loved it, so I was interested in reading a memoir about the star, especially since it's clearly in large part about her time on the show. Ultimately though, I was disappointed. Eden has a lot of stories to tell, but the whole book was surface-level only and a lot of name dropping, which made it for a bit of a slog to get through. Even with the assistance of a co-writer, the writing was very basic and pretty repetitive. It's not the worst celebrity memoir I've read, but it's not great, either. If you've got some time and are a fan of Eden, it may be worth giving a try, but it's not one I'd recommend wholesale to everyone.
Barbara Eden, most famous for playing the role of Jeannie on the 60s tv show 'I Dream of Jeanne', comes out with this tell-all memoir.
Subjects in the memoir range from her start in Hollywood, meeting her first husband (self proclaimed love of her life) Michael Ansara, the tragedy of her miscarriage, a nervous breakdown and more.
Eden laughs and cries as she recalls her past. She laughs when she remembers that in her youth she didn't realize that Elvis Presley was flirting with her. And she cries when she discusses the immature death of her only child, Matthew. Of course, if you do not listen/read this on audio you might not get the same affect.
The part of the book that takes place after 'I Dream of Jeannie' went off the air seems like Eden is just trying to rectify to all that she's been acting nonstop all these years despite what you may think.
I have to say that I will never think of the phrase 'Jeannie-Blink' the same ever again. Eden uses the phrase to 'take you back into the past'. And she uses this device a lot.
Overall, I gave this one a B. And I would recommend this memoir to those who have a love of television and television stars from the 1960s.
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Subjects in the memoir range from her start in Hollywood, meeting her first husband (self proclaimed love of her life) Michael Ansara, the tragedy of her miscarriage, a nervous breakdown and more.
Eden laughs and cries as she recalls her past. She laughs when she remembers that in her youth she didn't realize that Elvis Presley was flirting with her. And she cries when she discusses the immature death of her only child, Matthew. Of course, if you do not listen/read this on audio you might not get the same affect.
The part of the book that takes place after 'I Dream of Jeannie' went off the air seems like Eden is just trying to rectify to all that she's been acting nonstop all these years despite what you may think.
I have to say that I will never think of the phrase 'Jeannie-Blink' the same ever again. Eden uses the phrase to 'take you back into the past'. And she uses this device a lot.
Overall, I gave this one a B. And I would recommend this memoir to those who have a love of television and television stars from the 1960s.
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