Kathy

I'm 32 yrs old so I kind of missed the whole "Brat Pack" craziness at its peak but I've been a fan of many movies these labeled actors have starred in, but Rob Lowe wasn't one of those actors I really followed. I am actually a bigger fan of his brother Chad (who in my teens was a star on the TV show Life Goes On and a accomplished director now) but after seeing Rob on Oprah I was curious about his book.

Intriguing, captivating, fascinating are some of the words I use to describe his story telling. You really feel like your at a dinner party with him as he's telling amazing story after story. He narrates the book himself and I had no idea he is so good at impersonations (his Matt Dillion, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, & Christopher Walken are dead on). He dishes a bit about the celebs he worked with and hung out with. He is honest about his perceptions of these people without ever being disrespectful. You do learn a TINY bit about Charlie Sheen and get a glimpse that the guy we know about today has always been there. In addition to the hollywood stories are some really good lessons to be learned about celebriety & notoriety as well as coming to peace with who you are and not who others perceive you as.

I am now a Rob Lowe fan!

I'm a 31 yr old female so not exactly a young adult but a fan of historical fiction. At times I like this book but there were a few times I had to turn it off because it was either so depressing I couldn't take the sadness anymore or the story took a turn where I just couldn't suspend my disbelief enough to enjoy the plot. I really found the whole french revolution story very boring did not intrigue me at all. The only thing that really kept me listening is the main narrator Emily Card. I listen to audiobooks whlie I work some narrators do not keep my attention and I drift away from the story Emily was able to keep me listening.