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A review by roscoehuxley
A Natural Woman: A Memoir by Carole King
4.0
I happened on tickets to Beautiful, the musical about Carole King's life, which led me to listen to this book to know more. Interestingly, while the book went into more details in certain spots, there are some big parts of her life that the musical dealt with that the memoir did not. Of course, I have now listened to more of King's albums in the last month than I have in years!
King is not a professional voice actor, and that's obvious. However, the audio narration is so much the better for having her read it. I cannot imagine having a memoir like this read by another person (as long as the writer is alive and well!) I've heard podcasts and other interviews with King. In those, the Brooklyn accent is more pronounced. Her narration of this book is much less accented, sadly.
The audio book includes a few snippets of King singing. It's too bad she wasn't able to use (I assume copyright law prevented her from using) snips of the albums.
King is not a professional voice actor, and that's obvious. However, the audio narration is so much the better for having her read it. I cannot imagine having a memoir like this read by another person (as long as the writer is alive and well!) I've heard podcasts and other interviews with King. In those, the Brooklyn accent is more pronounced. Her narration of this book is much less accented, sadly.
The audio book includes a few snippets of King singing. It's too bad she wasn't able to use (I assume copyright law prevented her from using) snips of the albums.