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coffeeneur's review against another edition
inspiring
medium-paced
3.5
Audiobook was so well done. Alicia Keys narrating, people in her circle providing narrative/perspective, Keys playing piano and singing lines at different times in the book - those elements were so cool and Keys is an engaging narrator. Toward the latter part of the book it felt like a list of accomplishments and I had a harder time engaging but Keys is a creative force and I enjoyed her story.
erkane's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
I really enjoyed this book. I don’t listen to a lot of her music, but I might start now that I have a small understanding of what she was experiencing whiling writing her albums.
ingread27's review against another edition
3.0
Listening to this audiobook was a real treasure for many reasons. Alicia Keys’ voice was such a pleasure to listen to as she told her story. And there were introductions to each section by important people in her life in their own voices and that was really special.
The book is the story of her life, and naturally scattered throughout are various lessons she learned. I have such great respect for Alicia, what she stands for, and her genuine nature. But I have to say this book felt a little on the light side with regards to insights. I guess I thought it would go deeper.
However, as I said, it was a great book to listen to you and interesting to see the perspective of someone coming up in the music industry. Enjoyable.
The book is the story of her life, and naturally scattered throughout are various lessons she learned. I have such great respect for Alicia, what she stands for, and her genuine nature. But I have to say this book felt a little on the light side with regards to insights. I guess I thought it would go deeper.
However, as I said, it was a great book to listen to you and interesting to see the perspective of someone coming up in the music industry. Enjoyable.
mtzbookworm64's review against another edition
5.0
Beautiful insight into the life of Alicia Keys. She is a wonderful humanitarian and activist and has worked with many great people on other projects to help uplift the community.
marinaemoore's review against another edition
2.0
I like Alicia Keys and was very excited to read her memoir, but this one ultimately fell flat for me.
This book lacks depth. All of the stories gloss over the majority of the unpleasant moments or don’t dive very deeply into them, which makes the book seem inauthentic.
Additionally, I personally felt like there was a ton of name dropping in this book. Because she was mentioning people and not telling very relevant or in-depth stories, it felt more showy than important to the story.
This book lacks depth. All of the stories gloss over the majority of the unpleasant moments or don’t dive very deeply into them, which makes the book seem inauthentic.
Additionally, I personally felt like there was a ton of name dropping in this book. Because she was mentioning people and not telling very relevant or in-depth stories, it felt more showy than important to the story.