Love, Lucy by Lucille Ball Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Love, Lucy
Book Review: Couldn't put this book down!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is great. It really captured Lucy's spirit and independence. I just wish she could have continued writing it until her death.Book Review: Delightful from start to finish
Summary: 5 Stars
Thank goodness this little treasure was found and released for all to read! This was such a delightful and interesting read and I was terribly disappointed when I encountered the last page.
Just as her daughter remarked in the introduction of the book, Lucy's stories are truly written as if she's right there telling them. You can tell that the material on her tapes was very thoughtfully and thoroughly preserved in the translation to print. It covers her life up to 1964 (it's truly a shame that she didn't give her story more credit and continue it beyond that point, as it would have been wonderful to read more). There are so many things I didn't know about this remarkable woman and it was a great joy to get the chance to learn about her life and her thoughts in such a charming fashion. I highly recommend this book!
Book Review: Excellent book
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this book with moderate expectations and wound up being unable to put it down. Hearing this amazing woman tell the story of her own life was compelling. While she does allude to the drama with Desi, it was obvious that she was mindful of the fact that her children would one day be reading this. I think she does a great job of navigating that tightrope of providing the reader with insight into her experiences while, at the same time, being careful not to compromise the privacy of her family. I would have loved more juicy details, however, I am willing to forego those details in exchange for preserving my memory of her as the class act who we believed her to be. The only part about this book which I did not like was that it ended far too soon!Book Review: Excellent for those I love Lucy fans.
Summary: 5 Stars
excellent book for those that love everything about I Love Lucy, the Lucy Show and the Lucy Comedy Hour. You really get to know the real Lucy and how some of her shows had a meaning from her real life.Book Review: Finally, the comic genius in her OWN words
Summary: 5 Stars
and not in the twisted, fabricated words of someone else. This is the ONLY autobiography Lucille Ball ever wrote, so it is a real treasure.From the minute you open the book till the time you close it, you hear Lucy's voice guiding you through her life. When you start to read it, after a few moments, your voice just sort of drowns out and Lucy's voice takes over. Relive with her her happiness and heartache, her loves and hates, her triumphs and failures. I actually felt her love for her kids and Desi. It just came shining through. The hardest part of reading this book is putting it down after you're done and realizing that that the voice you just heard is truly silent forever. But you can hear that wonderful voice anytime you please simply by just opening this heartfelt, extremely moving and touching look at Lucy's life as she saw it. She doesn't give very many details, simply for fear of hurting certain people who were still alive and whom she still cared for, but she gives enough to paint you a really good picture. I can see why Lucy would've wanted to abandon this great book, because she didn't want to hurt anyone, but I'm so glad it was finally found. Even though Lucy's body isn't here any more, you can see her in her prime whenever you feel like a laugh just by turning on the TV, and reading her own words and feelings in this book. Finally, here is a book about her without all the lies and gossip. This is the total truth, but she was never cruel or mean. She was tactful in her choice of words. This book is a must read, if not must have, for any Lucy fan.