pickA sweet, nostalgic coming-of-age with ‘Almost Famous‘ meets ‘Dirty Dancing‘ vibes. A 14 yr old from a conservative family, becomes the summer nanny to the little girl of a bohemian couple in the suburbs in the 70s. There just happens to be a rock star and his famous girlfriend staying with them too. Her eyes are opened, world is rocked and she‘ll never be the same. So much joy, music and love in this. Could be too sweet for some but I loved it! 💕
pickOh, I adored this and I‘m so sad it ended! It was fab on audio too.
14 year old Mary Jane becomes the summer nanny for the Cone family, in the summer of 1975. Mary Jane‘s family are very strait-laced, and rather prejudiced even bigoted. They certainly don‘t show any affection for each other.
Dr Cone is treating a famous rock star for various addictions and Mary Jane gets drawn into their tumultuous lifestyle, which ends up changing her life.
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pickFirst things first, this was *not* Daisy Jones, as on the blurb. In fact, I nearly bailed a couple of times in the first half and would have probably done so if it wasn‘t for #pop22 #abookwithaconstellationinthetitle.
The first 20 pages introduced nearly 30 characters, as well as scattering around well-known names.
However, at almost exactly 50% I suddenly became more invested and interested and the second half was *much* better.
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pickAt just under 11 hours I wasn‘t aware this was an abridged audio version of the Beatles Biography. I found it richly detailed and quite informative. As I listened, I realized I knew very little about the four lads from Liverpool. Wow, they were young when Beatlemania was at an all time high. This book gives a definitive look at the rise of the Beatles and shares the stories behind some of their more famous songs & albums. It also bares some 👇🏼
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pickThis ended up on my radar after reading a best audiobooks of 2021 list. I enjoyed listening to this, but I‘m not sure what made it so special that it merited a place on that list. Perhaps if I were better versed in musical canon I‘d see more of the connections made between the songs he listed and the history he brought up, but as someone who isn‘t I was hoping this would be more of a multimedia experience with some of the more important songs 👇🏼
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