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Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon---And the Journey of a Generation | 
 enlarge | Author: Sheila Weller
Creator: Susan Ericksen
Publisher: Tantor Media
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Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 1400156491
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.421640922
EAN: 9781400156498
ASIN: 1400156491
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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Product Description
Girls Like Us is an epic treatment of Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Carly Simon, midcentury women who dared to break tradition and become what none had been before them---confessors in song, rock superstars, and adventurers of heart and soul.
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 Before It's Too Late August 17, 2008
As if a Freedom of Information Act request had been fulfilled, author Sheila Weller has now revealed everything you ever wanted to know about Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon, James Taylor, David Crosby and the entire neighborhood of singer-songwriters of this genre. Her book, Girls Like Us, feels like a miraculous detailed dream of full-access to the longest rock tour of your life. You are surrounded by all the talent you could ever find in the 60s and 70s. Better still, you know everything about them: their lovers, their passions, their emotions and their struggles with artistic competition. This is an amazing book.
Ms. Weller would make an exceptional private investigator. Her book is filled with meticulous and inquisitive research leaving no stone unturned. She interviewed every personality, every friend and acquaintance and every passerby. She painted her story with the detail of a Where's Waldo? portrait. Not a soul was missed! Everyone is there and the stories are addictive. This is not a casual showbiz biography or the mere tale of three women who defined the music of their age. It is snapshot of an entire era perfectly capturing how life felt before, during and after the Summer of Love.
Sheila really knows how to tell a story. Open her book and begin a 600 page real-life mystery. New revelations abound! (Her vocabulary alone is inspiring.) Curious about Carly's romantic fling in France? Joni's days as a budding fashion model? Carole's teenage days at the Brill Building? It's all here! This book is more fun than a carnival ride that never ends. Trust me! I often felt like a little kid crying "Tell me more! Tell me more!" How I wish every book was like this.
Completely involved in this masterwork, I ordered a copy of Carole King's recently released Tapestry- Legacy Edition two CD set. One disc is her classic album now with full digital clarity. The bonus disc contains the entire album (except for Way Over Yonder) recorded live at concerts in 1973 and 1976 including the Central Park happening. Listening to this live CD brought me full-circle. I had stepped back in time more aware than I could ever imagine. 37 years later, Tapestry is still fresh and delightful.
Sheila Weller leaves no hanging threads! Her coverage of the lives of Carly, Carole and Joni continues to present day. Girls Like Us is only the start. For those who want to travel further, Sheila shares her journal detailing the creation of each chapter and provides an endless bibliography for your use. This book is entertaining, a great source of reference and a keeper. Pick up a copy before it's too late!
 Too Disjointed, No Flow August 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was SO excited to get this book and took it on vacation to have a great read. WHAT a disappointment! The book is written in sections each dealing with the three women, but worse in each section there is a flood of somewhat related information that just simply gets in the way. While it is impressive that the author knew the backstory, she didn't really need to share it with the reader. I wanted the story of these women and how their lives shaped the music world and what it meant to women. The story is probably there somewhere, it was just too much work to find it.
Not a Boomer but definitely a fan... August 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I couldn't put this book down. I'm a 29-year-old who has been a Joni Mitchell fan since early high school when one of my mom's friends turned me onto her. My life was never quite the same, of course, and I'm not sure I'd like to know who I might be without the influence of her music, poetry, and general lifestyle.
A good friend recommended this book. I had seen it reviewed somewhere, but honestly wasn't that interested in reading about Carly Simon or Carole King. I could understand Carole King's importance in the music industry, but Carly? She just wasn't on my radar.
I certainly got an education. Reading about the lives of these women and their journeys in music was thrilling and often painful. I feel like I understand much better the decades that were the 60s and 70s in regard to women's issues. I also learned about Carly Simon's serious contributions to pop music, Carole King's astounding body of work, and, of course, I got loads of fabulous insight into Joni Mitchell.
I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in an in-depth, thought-provoking look at three formidable female musicians who "plowed the road" for the likes of singer-songwriters such as Tori Amos, P.J. Harvey, and a host of other women in the music business that owe much to their elders.
Impossible to put down August 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
You didn't have to grow up when Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon dominated the airwaves to appreciate this compelling book. Sheila Weller has done an incredible job of weaving together the stories of these influential and talented women into not only a highly readable history of their lives and music, but into an emotional and penetrating portrait of an era and a generation that is as welcoming and inclusive and resonant as the music itself. A labor of love that is truly more than the sum of its parts. Play their albums while you read for the complete 3D experience!
Sadly disappointing August 1, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have never written a "bad" review on Amazon-when I write a review I do so both to acknowledge the author's accomplishment and to alert other readers to a potentially enjoyable book.
So I debated quite a bit before writing this but I would hate to see others spend their money for this book without being forewarned.
What a great concept for a book!!!! For those of us who grew up in that era, a book about Joni, Carole and Carly is such a captivating subject. And the author clearly had done significant research not just in uncovering so much detail about the three singer songwriters but also truly capturing the era both from the perspective of the music scene and the changing role of women at that time in history.
Two factors, however, made this book the most difficult, unenjoyable reading experience that I have had in recent memory. First of all, the organization of the book was incredibly confusing and difficult to follow. Chapters jumped from person to person in the loosest of chronological order making following each women's story near impossible. I was constantly shifting back and forth trying to piece the information together in some logical pattern. Worse than the structure, though, was the actual writing. Sentences went on forever. Thoughts, references and opinions were jumbled together randomly with no apparent connection. Rather than finding the footnotes helpful, I found them distracting and incomplete. Where were the editors for this book? It is hard to imagine that this book was allowed to be released without someone questioning the convoluted, heavy writing and structure.
I brought this book on vacation so had several hours at a time to read. Frankly, it unfortunately became a chore rather than a pleasure but I was determined to finish and can report that not only did the book not improve, but the author rushed through the later years so quickly that I did not feel a sense of closure.
Truly a disappointment.
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