I mean....what a life! What was suprising was that the first part of this book tells her grandmother's story and her mother story! It was like reading two memoirs before you even began with Chers memoir. What stories! I am such a memoir junkie and this one was just amazing. I couldn't put it down and I was just so mezmerized by the range of expereinces she had in her life (and this was only part 1)! I can't wait for part 2. Some people were bothered that Cher did not narrate the entire audio book. I didn't mind it. The narrator did a good job. Yall need to realize this woman is almost 80 years old. As someone who narrated her own memoir, its EXHAUSTING! I don't blame her for not narrating the entire thing. It's a 15 hour audio book, and this was just part one! I highly reccomend the audio book because even the snippets of narration that Cher did was so fun to hear her stories in her own voice.
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After more than seventy years of fighting to live her life on her own terms, Cher finally reveals her true story in intimate detail, in a two-part memoir.
Her remarkable career is unique and unparalleled. The only woman to top Billboard charts in seven consecutive decades, she is the winner of an Academy Award, an Emmy, a Grammy, and a Cannes Film Festival Award, and an inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame who has been lauded by the Kennedy Center.
I saw that this book was a part of a 3 book series, so I checked out book 1 and boy was I happy I did! I felt like it got a bot of a slow start, there were an overwhleming amount of characters, so it took awhile to "get to know them". I found the various story lines of the various characters engaging and I got very invested in the characters, even the villians! I think a reflection of a good story writer is one that is realistic about their characters. You can love the protagonist, but also not love some things about them. Same with the villians, you find yourself routing for them in a way. And, wow, what an ending! I did not see it coming and it made me so eager to begin the 2nd book to find out what happens after a huge plot twist at the end.
"These Burning Stars pulls off one of the most brazen, gasp-inducing reveals I’ve experienced in an age." –Esquire
A dangerous cat-and-mouse quest for revenge. An empire that spans star systems, built on the bones of a genocide. A carefully hidden secret that could collapse worlds, hunted by three women with secrets of their own. This is an explosive space opera debut from one of the most powerful new voices in science fiction.
On a dusty backwater planet, occasional thief Jun Ironway has gotten her hands on the score of a lifetime: a…
This is the second book in a 3 book series. I have read books 1 and 2 in this series. The reason why I didn't list the 1st book as my favorite is because I think the second book was better than the 1st. AND, you actually don't really need to read the 1st book to enjoy the 2nd book. They can stand independently. I was suprised at how much I liked these books! There wasn't really anything unique about it, as far as a science fiction goes, but what made this book great was the character building. I found myself tearing up over the sad moments in the book and becoming extremely fond of the characters. What I liked about both of the books is the seperate story lines on each of the characters. The suprise about the second book is that you expect it to continue to follow the main characters from the 1st book. But no! It actually follows ancillary characters from the 1st book and you get a backstory and a future story of each of these anciallry characters and they become the main characters in the second book. Really brilliant. Its a fun read. And yes, more tears in the second book. But I love that came to care so much about these characters that I got emotional about them. Becky Chambers has a gift of character building.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 HUGO AWARD AND THE ARTHUR C CLARKE AWARD
'Chambers is simply an exceptional talent' Tor.com
**Winner of the 2017 Prix Julia-Verlanger**
The stand-alone sequel to the award-winning The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Lovelace was once merely a ship's artificial intelligence. When she wakes up in an new body, following a total system shut-down and reboot, she has to start over in a synthetic body, in a world where her kind are illegal. She's never felt so alone.
But she's not alone, not really. Pepper, one of the engineers who risked life and limb…
On August 8, 2020, 40-year-old Stephanie Lincoln seemingly had the perfect life. She just had the wedding of her dreams, owned a successful business, and was traveling the country in an RV with her husband, 3 cats, and 3 dogs. An innocent choice to go on a short hike in the Olympic National Forest became the catalyst for disaster. On that day, Stephanie officially became a Missing Person and the battle for her life ensued.
Steph tells the tale of her harrowing effort to survive. Told with great suspense and style, Stephanie interweaves stories of the experiences she feels prepared her for this very moment in her life. With her salty personality and sense of humor, Born to be Brave vividly captures the terrors and triumphs of one woman forging ahead against all odds on a journey that took her to the brink of despair, and ultimately healed her.
Steph’s journey, and the included perspectives from her friends and family, are an inspiring tale of persistence, resilience, and the power of belief. This book will make you consider the series of circumstances that can equip you to not only survive but thrive in a terrible life event. After reading this book, you will feel like you were too, Born to be Brave.
