A review by offbalance80
A Natural Woman: A Memoir by Carole King

3.0

An exhaustive look back on the life and times of Carole King. A lot of great anecdotes, but she does tend to ramble a lot. I'd say she needed an editor, but I fear that this is the highly edited version, based on the style. While I appreciated her putting every year of her life into the larger historical context, it honestly dragged things down. King's writing is at its best when she's talking about the music, and close to its best when she's talking about her experiences. Things slow when she's trying to wrap it all in some kind of large, historical ribbon. Still, this was very engrossing in spots, and was a great vacation read.