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A review by janetll
A Natural Woman: A Memoir by Carole King
3.0
An unflattering memoir? Maybe she gets points for being honest?
I like Carole King's music, but her, not so much after reading this book. Four husbands and two long term relationships. Four children she sent to live elsewhere while she stayed purposefully snowed in, unable to be reached in an emergency. A host of people she willingly supported in their quest to do nothing. A list of wonderful things she's done (enumerated by herself), and a very tedious lawsuit that I didn't need to know so very much about.
The beginning of the book is interesting, telling her ancestor's immigration stories and how she started supporting herself and her family by writing music. The story of how she suffered domestic violence is wonderful and brave in the telling. The rest of it is kind of dreadful.
I like Carole King's music, but her, not so much after reading this book. Four husbands and two long term relationships. Four children she sent to live elsewhere while she stayed purposefully snowed in, unable to be reached in an emergency. A host of people she willingly supported in their quest to do nothing. A list of wonderful things she's done (enumerated by herself), and a very tedious lawsuit that I didn't need to know so very much about.
The beginning of the book is interesting, telling her ancestor's immigration stories and how she started supporting herself and her family by writing music. The story of how she suffered domestic violence is wonderful and brave in the telling. The rest of it is kind of dreadful.