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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:  121 reviews
Sales Rank: 2493
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:
 A Book I Couldn't Put Down May 2, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I didn't live through the sixties (though I wish I had), so I wasn't
sure how much I would like this book. But I always loved the three
women it's about, so I figured I'd get it. Well, not only did I learn
things about these women that I had never known and could not have
imagined (Carole King living in the mountains, for one thing), but from
all the atmosphere and reporting I felt I was right there with Carole,
Joni and Carly, living their lives along with them as if I was the
friend on the other end of the phone at night. And I felt I was
immersed in the times. Now when people talk about the sixties, I know
what they mean, because of this book. I bought it to take on a
vacation, and I was just going to dip my toe into it before the
vacation but really save it for the trip itself. Well, I ended up
reading almost all of it before the vacation, because I just kept
carrying it around in my briefcase and opening it up when I had a free
few minutes here and there. I wish it was longer, so I could have
something to read on the beach.
Insight into a generation May 11, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this book needing a good airplane read...well, I got a whole lot more! This book is much more than a prurient look into the lives of three women song writers/singers--it is not prurient at all...but incredibly insightful about a generation in huge transition. I couldn't put it down...and yes, I did read it on the plane from the West Coast to the Gulf...and even better than being really engaging, interesting, well written, etc., it almost made air travel tolerable...well, almost. Occasionally I did get interrupted to be offered 11 g.d. pretzels! I recommend this to anyone who wants a penetrating look into a generation, a decade and a really interesting time.
 I'd Have Lunch with Carole May 20, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
unless you know nothing about this motley crew, i'd skip the sections on mitchell and simon as basically its a rehash of info we've heard ad nauseam. But the sections on king i found to be most interesting, even if i didn't get a real fix or grasp on her. Unlike simon and mitchell, carole is something of an enigma due to the lack of media buzz around her over the years. She may not cut as glamorous or savoury a figure as mitchell and simon, who both come off as neurotic and self-absorbed; but i found king's core values, especially as a mother, to be admirable, especially considering what she accomplished professionally. If I could have lunch with one of these women, it would for sure be Carole.
Great book written in an extremely annoying style June 7, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed this book for many of the same reasons that other reviewers have listed. However, this author is badly in need of an editor. The book is filled with long sentences filled with parenthetical asides and unrelated side comments. It took me twice as long to read because I had to read sentences two or three times to completely comprehend the message.
I am also left the observation that each of these women possess amazing talent and have enjoyed great success. None of them has been able to sustain constructive, satisfying relationships. I suppose that's part of the point.
overwritten July 6, 2008
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
Despite the fascinating subject matter, the author has has succumbed to self indulgence. It is a combination of her personal cliched analysis of women's sexual liberation and a wikipedia type entry of a litany of names. In doing this the narrative, the basic story telling suffers.
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