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3.42 AVERAGE
3.42 AVERAGE
One of the things I like the most about Valerie Bertinelli, is that she seems very approachable. In an industry that is based on looks and weight, she shares her unique story of fame, dieting, and family life. I admire her courage, honesty, and humor in the face of personal and professional challenges (including a rocky 20 year marriage to guitarist Eddie Van Halen). A very enjoyable and candid autobiography.
I really enjoyed this book. Yes, it was the typical memoir, but BOY do you find out just how little you knew about Valerie Bertinelli. I laughed, I cried, I nodded my head in agreement. Even with all her fame and Hollywood/Rock-n-Roll lifestyle, she still makes you feel like she is the girl-next-door; albeit with a much more colorful past than I could possibly imagined.
I had to read this after reading Mackenzie Phillips' book last year. I loved Bertinelli as a kid, and loved that Eddie Van Halen married someone worthy. I don't know if I am glad or disturbed that Bertinelli had her own issues, but at least she fesses up.
My main quibble is when she goes on and on about her weight--calling herself names at weights I would like to be.
My main quibble is when she goes on and on about her weight--calling herself names at weights I would like to be.
This book is exactly what it claims to be and that's why it's getting 4 stars. Loved reading it, still love her.
I think what I appreciated the most about Valerie's "tell-all" is that she revealed her insecurities about herself, her body, her marriage, and her relationship with food. I could totally relate to her stories about emotional eating and constant obsession with her weight. I also was interested in her stories about life as a rock-star wife and as a mother of a boy and only child. It's an easy read, but when you delve below the surface, deep issues rise up. She's very inspirational. And she's my new role model for my weight-loss journey on Jenny Craig. I have no doubt she'll keep the weight off, unlike her fellow spokeswoman Kirstie Alley.
This was a very easy and quick read. Not an amazing work, but I enjoyed it and did find it interesting.
Things aren't always what they seem....who knew that the girl next door and would have a few secrets up her sleeve? I appreciate Bertinelli's honesty and candor. She's a lot like you and me....revealing insecurities, fears, successes , especially those concerning her weight and marriage. Very real.
This actually wasn't terrible, but Valerie should stick with acting, not writing. I enjoyed the story line that included her initial fame, her life and struggles with Eddie, and so on. But her writing wasn't very polished and the book seemed sorta like entries in a journal. Also, her weight loss journey didn't figure in much at all which was unexpected.
I have Finding It too, but have had no real desire to pick it up, at least not right now.
I have Finding It too, but have had no real desire to pick it up, at least not right now.
Valerie Bertinelli is only a couple years older than me and I have always loved watching her on TV. She's always seemed like a more approachable, average citizen kind of celebrity. I found it very enjoyable hearing about her life struggles and eventually coming to a place of more peace in her life. I know a lot of people hate how she based so much on "I'm fat" but I believe she was torn between the Hollywood struggle of needing to maintain a certain appearance, loving to eat (me too!) and wanting to live a normal (non-celebrity) existence. If you want to focus on being judgmental then don't read this book. Heck don't read any book by a celebrity. If you are interested in hearing, what I felt, is a honest depiction of her life and able to just let yourself enjoy it then give it a go.
