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book_concierge's review against another edition
3.0
Book on CD narrated by Sissy Spacek
3.5***
This autobiography takes the reader from Loretta’s birth (sometime when FDR was president – she refuses to reveal how old she really is) to stardom.
I found this very interesting. She tells her story in a forthright and honest manner, relating both the good and the bad. She doesn’t apologize for her life or her choices (she married at age thirteen and was a grandmother by the time she was 29), but allows that she may not have had the education or life experience to do things differently at the time.
There were times when I winced at her ignorance but there’s no denying her talent and hard work. This memoir was first published in 1976. I had to keep reminding myself how different life was then. The audiobook I listened to was for the 30-year anniversary edition and included a forward with some additional information.
Sissy Spacek does a marvelous job narrating the audio. She was Lynn’s hand-picked choice to portray her in the movie, and has Lynn’s voice down pat. Most of the time I completely forgot it was Spacek performing it. I have never seen the movie, but having listened to Spacek’s performance on the audio, I know want to. Brava!
3.5***
This autobiography takes the reader from Loretta’s birth (sometime when FDR was president – she refuses to reveal how old she really is) to stardom.
I found this very interesting. She tells her story in a forthright and honest manner, relating both the good and the bad. She doesn’t apologize for her life or her choices (she married at age thirteen and was a grandmother by the time she was 29), but allows that she may not have had the education or life experience to do things differently at the time.
There were times when I winced at her ignorance but there’s no denying her talent and hard work. This memoir was first published in 1976. I had to keep reminding myself how different life was then. The audiobook I listened to was for the 30-year anniversary edition and included a forward with some additional information.
Sissy Spacek does a marvelous job narrating the audio. She was Lynn’s hand-picked choice to portray her in the movie, and has Lynn’s voice down pat. Most of the time I completely forgot it was Spacek performing it. I have never seen the movie, but having listened to Spacek’s performance on the audio, I know want to. Brava!
sophiesallade's review against another edition
3.0
Really get a sense of who she is and where she’s from. The story isn’t crazy riveting, and I hate that she isn’t really for woman’s rights... but is in a way?? Seemed really true to the actual story, and made me learn so much about country music and her black influences. Was great for print background read!
olivehead's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.25
90sinmyheart's review against another edition
4.0
1976 as hell, aka lots of problematic language by today's standards. Lots of fun dirt.
cdmcc's review against another edition
1.0
Beyond disappointing. I used to love Loretta Lynn and then I read this. The whole book is ripe with racism and sexism masked under her country bumpkin "charm" and it's honestly gross to read. It was really jarring and frankly uncomfortable to read the viewpoint of a 40-year-old woman who literally speaks and acts like she was born yesterday... just because she grew up in Kentucky. That, coupled with flat-out uninteresting stories about how she decorates her house and non-stop bragging about her life turned me off completely.
blondereader's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
3.0
Very honest book, great for her fans.
19paws's review against another edition
3.0
I really can't remember why I decided to read this. But it's a quick, light read and Loretta's story-teller voice is charming.