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A review by 13thpanther
Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplin by Myra Friedman
5.0
A definite slow read. I liked how the author allowed us to experience her memories of what the 60s were like. She also allowed us to see what she saw of Janis.
Janis seemed to have likened herself to Bessie Smith but she reminded me more of a May West. Janis Joplin was brilliant in so many ways but her stunted emotions led her to use drugs. I think she may have been bi-polar. She had extreme highs and lows. I felt for her. There were not many real people around her and those that did really care for her, she dismissed, largely due to her drinking and inability to believe she was worth caring for. I believe she committed suicide by heroin. Her preparations days before her death, leave me to believe it was so. Eventually, her drinking would have killed her. Sad.
Janis seemed to have likened herself to Bessie Smith but she reminded me more of a May West. Janis Joplin was brilliant in so many ways but her stunted emotions led her to use drugs. I think she may have been bi-polar. She had extreme highs and lows. I felt for her. There were not many real people around her and those that did really care for her, she dismissed, largely due to her drinking and inability to believe she was worth caring for. I believe she committed suicide by heroin. Her preparations days before her death, leave me to believe it was so. Eventually, her drinking would have killed her. Sad.