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| Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon--And the Journey of a Generation | 
 enlarge | Author: Sheila Weller
Publisher: Atria
Category: Book
List Price: $27.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  119 reviews
Sales Rank: 1618
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 592
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 6.2 x 2
ISBN: 0743491475
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.421640922
EAN: 9780743491471
ASIN: 0743491475
Publication Date: April 8, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 I'd read it all over again July 28, 2008
I couldnt get enough of this book! I thought it looked too long to read in a weekend, but, I did. The beginning was a little slow, because three childhoods are a little more childhood than you would necessarily desire to know Except that by the time I got to the middle, everything about the childhoods made sense. But the reason I could not put the book down was that there were so many things in here that I did not know and I consider myself someone who is a fan. The author went to people I hadnt heard about, not even people in the music business per se. Carly's best friends. People Carole knew in Idaho (and I had no idea she had that life in Idaho). And while I consider myself someone who basically listened to almost every Joni record she made including Shine, there was much revealed for the first time. I am definitely waiting for these women to write their own biographies, and maybe they will tell a different story, who knows. But in the mean time, this is for sure a front row seat. Also it is sympathetic even though theres a lot of gossip.
Bogs down due to its format August 20, 2008
I was really in a state of ANTICIPATION, since, as a boomer, I grew up with these ladies and their music. However, by the book's midpoint, it becomes unwieldy due to combining the lives of these 3 women plus James Taylor as well as some minor players of that era. You really should read it in one sitting or weekend since there are just so many friends/lovers/albums/players to keep track of. Finally, I just read it from the middle on by each singer and skipped the tangential blend of the others. Much easier and far more lucid and rewarding. An ambitious work it should be noted.
 Author doesn't match her subjects for gift of the written word September 14, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I just finished the introduction, which is 28 pages long, and was greatly frustrated. For the most part, the author refers to various songs written by the songwriters without stating the titles. I would have appreciated knowing what she was talking about so I could give the songs a listen, but no luck. Even when she alluded to You're So Vain by Carly Simon, she didn't mention the title; I just happened to be able to read between the lines and figure it out. Weller may have done considerable research for this book, but, hey, if we don't need her to say which songs she's referring to, why do we need her book? What a shame - I was looking forward to reading this. Maybe it will get better.
A walk down memory lane September 30, 2008
The most wonderful part of this book was the opportunity I had to relive some of my youth. As I turned each page, memories of days gone by would come back to me. Perhaps because of the written word, the reference to a particular song, place or event. It was a joy but alas, I have no desire to relive again.
 Giftee very disappointed October 6, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I sent this as a gift to a young woman of the appropriate generation who always adored the very girls like them. She was extremely disappointed and felt that the author was not at all a girl like them and didn't begin to understand either the music or the entire generation.
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