It is an honest book written by an very interesting person.
I am glad to have read it and will share with someone who I know will enjoy knowing more about this intriguing woman. ( )

This is what I was looking for, and I should definitely have read it before A Story Lately Told—even though it was published second—because I didn't know enough about Anjelica Huston to appreciate that one before this. It seems like she's had more of life than anyone I've ever heard of; not just a more interesting life, although that's true, but somehow more of it. Her life is so Hollywood, but she grew up in Ireland, was a model in New York, married a Mexican sculptor, designed her home in the southwestern aesthetic of New Mexico, and always felt like she was "returning home" when she went to Italy, where her grandparents lived. She's about as glamorous a movie star as they come, but is always surrounded by a menagerie of animals including dogs, birds, horses, and a giant "miniature" pig. And one of the things I loved most about her is that she often expresses the same insecurities and weaknesses I have. I've always liked her, and it seems she's a fascinating person off the screen as well. I feel like I could be good friends with her.

When I was younger I loved nothing better than a celebrity memoir. But I picked this one up and just couldn't feel it. Maybe it's because I'm older or maybe it's the nature of our media- and celebrity-saturated culture, but I found the stories about the antics of the rich and famous a little tiresome. Nothing against Anjelica Huston as a person, I'm sure she's a good writer and has had an interesting life, I just didn't care to read about it. I had to put it down and move on.

It helps that Huston has led an extremely interesting life. I just wish she had a happier time of things. I read this book immediately after Huston's predecessor memoir, A Story Lately Told, and I enjoyed it more in no small measure because her story telling is stronger in this book, which focuses on her adult life for which her memories are stronger. An interesting read. ( )

Awful. ( )