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Summary: Melissa paints and open, honest, brave&crazy self-portrait
Review: Often times in life we hide our truths to place others in a comfort zone. We hide our pain through smiles, our fears through laughter. Although we are essentially individual human beings, the feelings that we have and hide are universal, unbiased to money, fame, mediocrity, latitude and longitude...etc. I bought this book expecting another typical biography/autobiography which tells half truths...enough of a bite to keep you interested but guarded as to not offend, to not shock, to hide the essential person. I have admired Melissa Etheridge for her honesty in her sexuality and her wonderful raspy voiced, from the heart musical gift. So I bought the autobiography. Let's face it, would you expect this to be anything other than a Norman Rockwell Painting? Melissa is an open, accepted lesbian woman, she had a long-time partner(whose breakup with shocked the hell out of me), 2 beautiful children, and the career she chose(or chose her)had rocketed her to stardom. Was this going to be page after page of "don't you wish you could be me" and "isn't my life wonderful?" I read this book in a little over an evening...I could not put it down. Her book was actually...honest. From her emotionally disconnected family, her resentful older sister who abused her, her careless sexual relations, her music dreams and aspirations, and her relationships which held a lot of pain masked by smiles, to the point she is at with her children...she was honest. Brutally, at times. This book brought the lesbian mega-rock star down from Goddess to human. She shares the same emotionally draining problems that we all do. She shares of her desire for a monogamous relationship(which in the lesbian world seems to be hard to come by..at least I've found it to be). She talks skimmingly about Julie's displeasure with her weight and her clothing selection(which frankly...huh? who could belittle anything physical about her..but anyway). It is just a very candid book that will surely be appreciated by her fans...or anyone needing to feel their feelings aren't unusual. Money and fame can't buy you love, or happiness, or self-validation. Maybe this book was a form of therapy for her and because of her honesty, her frankness about herself, the book itself massages the feelings of alone and although doubtfully intended, is a form of therapy for the reader. I highly recommend this book to her fans, her admirers, and anyone just wanting to hear a saddly missed art...honesty. When Melissa came out to the world, I just wanted to run up hug her and say thank you for making me feel like I'm ok, after reading the book I want to run up and hug her and say, "you're human...and you're ok."
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Summary: Yesterday the Radio, Today the Bookstore..Tomorrow the World
Review: If you've ever seen this woman in concert, you know her power. Now, within Melissa Etheridge's (with Laura Morton) new book, The Truth Is...:My Life in Love and Music, the power transforms from music into words. Although her story has been told before in other, unofficial biographies, Melissa decides to take the mic and tell The Truth about her trials of love, infront of and behind the stage. From her stories about her young desires (with music and love), memories about her devoted father and #1 fan, the march down the road to success, the behind the scenes look at a beloved relationship that shatters without her control and the desire to find her new SKIN - the reader will be entranced.Anyone who reads this book, and it should be you, will be amazed by her heartbreak and devotion. As Melissa tells her story your heart will smile, laugh, sink, weep and rejoice. I only wish I could give her this review myself, and thank her for releasing - The Truth.
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Summary: Melissa's Truth...a glimps into her heart & soul!
Review: Melissa Etheridge is not only someone to admire, and commend for her song writing and vocal talent, but also someone to look up to and praise for her honesty, for putting everything on the table for the whole world to talk about and judge as they wish. If when listening to her music you are overcome with emotion, feel her pain, sadness, love, joy whatever the song thrives on, you will be deeply touched and mesmerized with the way Melissa writes her life story. She honestly opens herself up, and lets you into her deepest most private thoughts, feelings and relationships. I thought Melissa was tastefully raw, heart wrenching emotional, extremely talented and for the most part honest in her music, then I read this book and I realized....the music is just a part of the beautiful, emotional, truthful woman we know as Melissa Etheridge. Thank you Melissa for giving me an even bigger glimpse into your soul. I hope you find what you are searching for!
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Summary: Melissa's truth brings insight into her music to her fans
Review: A very good read. Melissa has had her share of ups and downs, and she shares them with her audience. I liked reading about her songs, why she wrote them, what they mean to her, and having the lyrics included in the book. Melissa is very open about her past, her affairs, and the end of her 12 year relationship with Julie (the love of her life). Melissa shares her life lessons in this memoir and I would recommend this book to others. I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars.
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Summary: Absolutely Wonderful
Review: I rarely read a book in two days, but I did this one. I was a fan of Melissa's before I read the book, but now I have a much deeper appreciation for her and her music. It was a very easy read, and honestly once I started reading, I couldn't stop. She expressed herself very well pretty much laid her life out like an open book. I highly recommend this book!
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Summary: Searingly honest...the life behind her songs
Review: A refreshingly frank and honest autobiography by Melissa Etheridge. The reader can learn about the life behind her songs; her body of work is auto-biographical on its own, but this book offers a more detailed look. Melissa tells of her past loves and how those women and other people influenced her music. Simply told, this book is an great read for anybody interested in Etheridge's music and the creative force behind it.
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Summary: Brave and insightful look at Melissa Etheridge
Review: I was on the fence about reading this book. I wasn't sure if it would interest me. I have somewhat enjoyed some of Melissa's music in the past. I was never a die hard fan. I must say that this book was well worth reading. This book gave me a detailed idea of what it was like growing up being Melissa Etheridge. The book also talked about her relationships with others. The book also contains some of her songs and her reasons for writing them. I found this to be very interesting. At times it was slightly painful to read, but definitely well worth it.
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