Sheila Weller's Girls Like Us

Words: 944
Pages: 4

Girls Like Us by Sheila Weller goes in depth into three women and their career in the music industry. In a time where music was diving into a golden era, these women were at the forefront. Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon go on their own paths, mainly hovering around their talent filled careers and the many key players in their individual stories. Over time, they intertwine in each others path. King’s story goes over her success while participating in the balancing game that is raising children. Mitchell rises up from conflict with whether or not she wants her child and her struggling career as a folk singer from Canada. Simon rounds it off as what neither of the previous two are, a well off, shy, but rather rambunctious star in …show more content…
Instead, it was heavy, in what felt very show-off like, trying to stuff as much detail as possible. The author has tremendous dedication, correct, but it felt like overkill when barely touching on part 2 on the piece. That being said, the introduction was quirky and drew me in instantly. I wished it was more relaxed as it was in this section. Other parts felt too heavy on random musical celebrities and music terms that my sad, utterly youthful mind could not comprehend. This only furthered my personal analysis that this book was simply not geared to catch my attention. Thus, this made this an endless piece to get through when I wasn’t briefly …show more content…
When Weller introduces Simon, I instantly understood where Carly was going. Her introduction of how she was afraid of pursuing her dream if it meant disastrous scary moments as such. It reminded me of my younger years where I aspired to be famous. As time moved along, I found myself distancing the stage had been so fond of due to fear. The bibliography touched a soft part immediately. On top of that, Simon was raised in a relatively wealthy manner, making her mannerisms mirror some of my own. In fact, at times when I was reading Simon’s dedicated parts, is when I felt the most