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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
The only bit that would have made this book better, is if Tina would have narrated it herself.
This woman is seemingly unbreakable - and I've admired her for the most part of my life, growing up with her music.
The bad part about this book is that the first half of it is simply a recap of her first memoir [b:I, Tina|568429|I, Tina|Tina Turner|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387748133s/568429.jpg|2329558], so nothing new there for previous readers or fans. And the gushing over how Phil Spector changed her life since... you know... we all know what happened after that.
But! She's a true inspiration for whenever life gives you a real shitty hand, and I'm so genuinely happy that she broke through so many barriers, found her soulmate and pulled through so many bad times.
The bad part about this book is that the first half of it is simply a recap of her first memoir [b:I, Tina|568429|I, Tina|Tina Turner|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387748133s/568429.jpg|2329558], so nothing new there for previous readers or fans. And the gushing over how Phil Spector changed her life since... you know... we all know what happened after that.
But! She's a true inspiration for whenever life gives you a real shitty hand, and I'm so genuinely happy that she broke through so many barriers, found her soulmate and pulled through so many bad times.
emotional
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informative
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inspiring
reflective
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I had been meaning to download this audiobook for a while and eventually got round to it after Tina recently passed away. I downloaded via my library app and listened to it in the space of a week or so.
It was an interesting insight into her life, but it came across as a bit disingenuous and self righteous.
It was obviously ghost written and some parts were repeated - more editing was needed.
It was good to hear about Tina’s life before and after fame, and her declining health in her latter years.
A legend - RIP Tina!
It was an interesting insight into her life, but it came across as a bit disingenuous and self righteous.
It was obviously ghost written and some parts were repeated - more editing was needed.
It was good to hear about Tina’s life before and after fame, and her declining health in her latter years.
A legend - RIP Tina!
Another book I listened to on audio, Tina Turner's memoir begins with her wedding to the love of her life in Switzerland...and then three weeks after this highly awaited day, she suffered a massive stroke and had to learn how to do everything all over again. She looks back on her life, beginning with her birth as Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush, Tennessee, and describes her awful existence with the abusive Ike. In her later years she has had to stop touring because of extensive health challenges...but I read that she's publishing another book this year. Tina Turner is a rock star in more ways than one...she has endured horrible hardships in her life, including the suicide of her beloved son a few years ago, yet she still remains hopeful and resilient at age 80.
It's so lovely to see such a tragic story get such a happy ending.
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced