Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?

Here we go...yet another memoir. However, this is the biography of rock legend Steven Tyler! I somehow don't feel worthy to review this...oh well...here we go...
Title: Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?
Author: Steven Tyler
Genre: Memoir
Series: None
Summary: The thoughts and recollections of Steven Tyler from his childhood through the Aerosmith days until now.
Review:
Again, I feel rather silly criticizing a book about someone's life. Especially Steven Tyler. :) Now, one of the top-selling movie is Never Say Never, based on Justin Bieber's story. I say move over because here comes a real musician!
Like every biography, this one started off with the early years of Steven Tyler. Even as a child, he was a bit of trouble maker and I found myself chuckling at his antics. As the book progresses we see the mischievous young boy grow into a rebellious pot-smoking teen, to the rock legend we know him as.
I'm only 20 years old so I didn't experience the Aerosmith craze. However, I have a mother that has suffered various injuries from stage rushes at Aerosmith concerts from her youth. And of course, I have lived through 20 years of her blaring the CD's in the car or while she cleans. And recently, I watched him on American Idol. So I'm not completely oblivious to the awesome that is Steven Tyler.
I originally purchased this book for my mom as a Mother's Day gift. Having a book in the house about such an icon was too tempting to resist. When she wasn't looking, I snuck the book upstairs to my room and read a large chunk before she discovered it was missing. I read a few other books before returning to this one. Even without those other books, it would have taken a long time to finish. It's very long and at certain points I found myself skimming over the words just to get to an exciting part.
There's not much else to say. If you're a fan of Aerosmith, rockstars, or Steven...this is a great read for you. It's long though and doesn't skip any aspect of his life. If you're not into biographies...it may just be a nice thing to brag about owning. Readers and fans alike, this is a fine addition to your collection.
Rating out of Ten: 8

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Review: Jule and Julia

I guess I was a bit more then half way through yesterday. ;) I read a lot last night and finished the novel a little over an hour ago. So here we go...my first review. Wish me luck!

Title: Julie and Julia
Author: Julie Powell
Genre: Memoir

Author Julie Powell penned this memoir based on a blog she kept for a year where she cooked her way through Julia Child's cookbook. The memoir contains excerpts from her blog as well as how her home life and job was affected by this year-long project.
This is really going to be difficult to critque because it's a memoir, and you have to figure that most of the information is well, accurate. However, Julie even gives an introduction where she claims some things have been changed.
Julie...in my opinion...does not have the voice to carry a memoir. I mean, people read memoirs and biographies because they want to read a success story. The inspiring triumphs of someone who's made a difference...Julie does not have such a story.
For one thing, if you are going to do a blog about cooking...shouldn't you be a decent cook? I can't tell you how many pages were wasted on Julie complaining of her failure of recipe after recipe.
Another thing is Julie's attitude. She seems to whine her way through her memoir. She complains from everything from her husband, to her job, to her mother, even to her friends. Again, assuming that at least 75% of what's in this memoir is true and accurate, I can't really critique how shallow her "characters" are. Both her friends sleep around with married men and then complain about Julie's cooking. Her mother doesn't support the project and is continuously putting her down. And Julie's husband seems to always be suffering from the flu.
Overall, the book was slow and filled with complaining and bad cooking. Analogies were long and often over-used. I believe Miss Powell used this book as a way to relieve her political frustrations as well as she mentions every other page how much she hates Republicans.
In my honest opinion, save your money folks and just watch the movie. The movie portrays Julie in a more flattering light and stars the wonderful Amy Adams. I will be avoiding Julie's other novels which I believe are also memoirs.
So my first review is a negative one. I hated this book and am glad to be over and done with it. I'd rather boil a lobster, which according to Miss Powell is not easy, then read another one of her books.
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