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 Enjoyed it very much It is long, but I really enjoyed it. She has been a part of our lives for so very long, and has provided much enjoyment over the years. This is a good read. Editor of Michele Cozzens' award winning women's fiction A Line Between Friends Good but one thing I don't like Is revealing the old flames when those people have families that can be destroyed. Otherwise this is a fascinating book about a pioneer in television.  Way too long I've gotten into reading memoirs lately and I thought this one would be decent because of all the press it has received. Not my cup of tea. Mrs. Walters is an impressive woman, but reading about her life is not impressive. This book is just way too long (600 pages) and would have been much better if she just picked the most exciting parts of her life to write about. Some better memoirs, or at least, faster, more exciting books are COLLEGE LIFE EXTREME: Lies, Sex, Drugs and Violence and Goat: A Memoir. James Frey is good too even though the truth value of his stories have been discredited.  Some things are better left unsaid I would not go as far as to call her a "ho", as the previous reviewer did, but-come on.. forget for a moment that this is Barbara..This is a woman who was married 3 times, had an affair with a man, knowing all too well that he had a wife and children. And she did it for a period of two years! No one gets to be where she is by playing by the rules-let's face it, she's a climber, and a tough and a cruel fighter. She comes across as shallow, corny, at times caddy when she speaks about Star Jones and Rosie. Playing for sympathy today as she talks how knowingly she missed her sister's death while promoting her career in Wisconsin...Yes, I know what you'll say-No one is perfect; to err is human. But this, after all, is a person who made her career on being a "true professional". And after admitting her sins, she is readily going around every possible show of every possible network in the Universe trying to promote those very transgressions she says she's feeling a great remorse about. Just because she says she feels guilty now, does not excuse nothing..Come on, read between the lines! The only reason for this "human" sentimentality is because she expects you to pay $30 for the book... that's all! | |||||||||||||
