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mad3lime's review against another edition
4.5
first of all, this is an iconic piece of history. easy to read & so tantalising.
a couple of things though! some really weird comments about minors, as well as some people doing fucked up things & her continuing to be friends with them…. i had to check when this was first published because i was shocked at the content & the way she talked about it. made more sense seeing it was originally published in the 80s, although was still gross.
i feel torn about her story. on one hand, i resonate with her passion & desires, i think she made the most of every opportunity & has lived fully & freely, i admire her. on the other, i feel as though most of these men got away with treating her badly. & she doesn’t really talk about that, she seems to be able to not get jaded. pamela still loves so fully & may i maybe say, blindly, no matter how many times she was burned. (she has to have adhd right???)
i think she just idolised men a little too much - i wish there were more mentions of any female musicians she thought were as magical as the men.
a couple of things though! some really weird comments about minors, as well as some people doing fucked up things & her continuing to be friends with them…. i had to check when this was first published because i was shocked at the content & the way she talked about it. made more sense seeing it was originally published in the 80s, although was still gross.
i feel torn about her story. on one hand, i resonate with her passion & desires, i think she made the most of every opportunity & has lived fully & freely, i admire her. on the other, i feel as though most of these men got away with treating her badly. & she doesn’t really talk about that, she seems to be able to not get jaded. pamela still loves so fully & may i maybe say, blindly, no matter how many times she was burned. (she has to have adhd right???)
i think she just idolised men a little too much - i wish there were more mentions of any female musicians she thought were as magical as the men.
caryart's review against another edition
4.0
Reading about Music Legends when they are just Pop Stars is fun.
kikitsunes's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.25
jimmypagefan's review against another edition
4.0
Where do I begin, DOLLS? writing style is a bit all over the place but you just gotta love Pam and her glorious memoir. I really felt with her and am still dying to meet her one day.
readingissosexy's review against another edition
5.0
The escapism from reading about the life of someone so similar yet so different from me SUCKED ME IN. Miss Pamela’s book is an ode to the young female experience: ridden with emotion, earnestness, & soul-searching. It was both the most & least relatable read of my 25 year-old life. But it’s highly sexual, so stay away, mom.
The story was a time capsule into an time I’ll never see & a life I’ll never lead. Miss Pamela writes about drugs, sex, hippies, rockstars, & landlines; I was transported into a fantasy land. The best part? It’s real. Reading was a research project. I paused at nearly every paragraph to Google each new character. The fact that I could made it endlessly exciting.
The book inspired me to live, love without fear, & explore endlessly as I become. If nothing else, it inspired my introverted self to leave the house. Lastly, it’s the biggest women supporting women read! Miss Pamela loves her girls & supports them to the end, which is refreshing in a story that revolves around rockstar men.
The story was a time capsule into an time I’ll never see & a life I’ll never lead. Miss Pamela writes about drugs, sex, hippies, rockstars, & landlines; I was transported into a fantasy land. The best part? It’s real. Reading was a research project. I paused at nearly every paragraph to Google each new character. The fact that I could made it endlessly exciting.
The book inspired me to live, love without fear, & explore endlessly as I become. If nothing else, it inspired my introverted self to leave the house. Lastly, it’s the biggest women supporting women read! Miss Pamela loves her girls & supports them to the end, which is refreshing in a story that revolves around rockstar men.
hellocookie's review against another edition
5.0
One of my all-time favouite books. Love the way Miss Pamela talks about the lifestyle and the way she tells her story.
willahetu's review against another edition
4.0
fabulous recounting of the hay day of sex drugs and rock and roll.. as a fan of classic rock bands and the movie almost famous, this book and miss p’s few other books are such and eye opening experience to the highs and the lows of the groupie lifestyle. i love pamela’s diary entries from when she was a teenager the most. and of course her endearing stories of jimmy page and keith moon!