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I must admit that I gave in to my curiosity for his life story, specially after he announced he was gay. From the first page, he makes it pretty clear that if wanting to know juicy details about his homosexual life style was the reason to read his book, one might as well close it and walk away. That caught my attention. If that's not what's in it...what is? I mean, there's only so much that can be said about Menudo and Living la vida loca, right? Right. Although it becomes apparent that he is
I found the book very interesting. The real reason I bought this book was cause of Oprah's positive feedback. In all honesty, I don't think the book met my expectations 100%, but that's just my assumptions made. I was not looking for the true Hollywood story with all the names and gory detail and Ricky did honor this in a very noble way. My problem was that some of the last chapters of the book kinda went off the rail for me. Very good things this man is doing for the world, but I did not
The editing is the worst part of the book, with many redundant and/or useless phrases repated throughout: "Needless to say" being one of the most ironic and unintentionally humorous after the 5th or 6th time. I got the sense from this book that Martin is still someone trying very hard to please others, only this time he's fallen into the hands of a new age guru instead of the clutches of a marketing executive. What he claims to have finally achieved reads more like new scripts he has learned,
This was a good read, illuminating aspects of the rock-star's life that have not previously been known because he was closeted. Though some of what he writes seems self-congratulatory (for example the description of his charity work), I found myself respecting Ricky quite a bit -- which I am sure is precisely what he was after.
I read this on E-book, so I'm not sure how much of this narrative is actually Martin's own words, or has been developed by a ghost writer. However, given the flow of the book, I would say that it feels like much of it was probably dictated, and copied word for word later. While I wasn't a big fan of the writing style, per se, I think that this was a good look into the life of a man very few people have the opportunity to see. Although the book has a preface with a warning stating that many names
Ricky Martin
Hardcover | Pages: 292 pages Rating: 3.55 | 2317 Users | 342 Reviews
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Title | : | Me |
Author | : | Ricky Martin |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 292 pages |
Published | : | November 2nd 2010 by Celebra (first published January 1st 2010) |
Categories | : | Biography. Nonfiction. Autobiography. Memoir. Music. LGBT |
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International superstar, Ricky Martin, who has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide, opens up for the first time about memories of his early childhood, experiences in the famed boy band Menudo, struggles with his identity during the Livin' la Vida Loca phenomenon, reflections on coming to terms with his sexuality, relationships that allowed him to embrace love, and life-changing decisions like devoting himself to helping children around the world and becoming a father. Me is an intimate memoir about the very liberating and spiritual journey of one of the most iconic pop-stars of our time.Be Specific About Books Supposing Me
ISBN: | 0451234154 (ISBN13: 9780451234155) |
Edition Language: | English |
Characters: | Ricky Martin |
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Ratings: 3.55 From 2317 Users | 342 ReviewsWrite-Up About Books Me
Me by Ricky Martin was a great book, a good book about his personal growth as a person. This was not a gossip book, a tell-all about his sexual exploits, or celebrity magazine. I know some did not like this book because it failed in not telling enough about himself. I think they wanted more of the above. This was about Ricky, the real Ricky. He even tells what his family and friends really call him but I had a audible version and I can't spell it. It wasn't Ricky. It goes into what makes him,I must admit that I gave in to my curiosity for his life story, specially after he announced he was gay. From the first page, he makes it pretty clear that if wanting to know juicy details about his homosexual life style was the reason to read his book, one might as well close it and walk away. That caught my attention. If that's not what's in it...what is? I mean, there's only so much that can be said about Menudo and Living la vida loca, right? Right. Although it becomes apparent that he is
I found the book very interesting. The real reason I bought this book was cause of Oprah's positive feedback. In all honesty, I don't think the book met my expectations 100%, but that's just my assumptions made. I was not looking for the true Hollywood story with all the names and gory detail and Ricky did honor this in a very noble way. My problem was that some of the last chapters of the book kinda went off the rail for me. Very good things this man is doing for the world, but I did not
The editing is the worst part of the book, with many redundant and/or useless phrases repated throughout: "Needless to say" being one of the most ironic and unintentionally humorous after the 5th or 6th time. I got the sense from this book that Martin is still someone trying very hard to please others, only this time he's fallen into the hands of a new age guru instead of the clutches of a marketing executive. What he claims to have finally achieved reads more like new scripts he has learned,
This was a good read, illuminating aspects of the rock-star's life that have not previously been known because he was closeted. Though some of what he writes seems self-congratulatory (for example the description of his charity work), I found myself respecting Ricky quite a bit -- which I am sure is precisely what he was after.
I read this on E-book, so I'm not sure how much of this narrative is actually Martin's own words, or has been developed by a ghost writer. However, given the flow of the book, I would say that it feels like much of it was probably dictated, and copied word for word later. While I wasn't a big fan of the writing style, per se, I think that this was a good look into the life of a man very few people have the opportunity to see. Although the book has a preface with a warning stating that many names
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