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Summary: Great Job Agnetha!
Review: I think that Agnetha did a wonderful job when she wrote this book. I just received it for Christmas and I have already read it! I learned more about her than I did when I first started to like ABBA. Agnetha covers what she needed to cover and added even more to that. I think that the book would have been boring if she would have told us about every little thing in her life. So once again I recommend this book to any ABBA fan ,young or old ,because it tells enough about Agnetha; but it still leaves a certain mystery about her. Other authors who have told all have spoiled the book where Agnetha did not. This is one of the greatest books that I have ever read. Thanks Agnetha for writing a book that kept me satisfied the whole time I was reading it.
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Summary: interesting
Review: I was not really a crazy 'ABBA fan', but they were part of my teen-ager period (and Agnetha was famous at this time), as the Bee-Gees were, for exemple. This book, although really decent and discreet, gives many informations about her personality, how she suffered from press (and fans') harassing. However, as some readers already said, it's difficult to struggle to be a star and to decide all of a sudden that you want to become again anonymous.Also, I would have expected more details on the ABBA period.
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Summary: Would have been nice to have learned something
Review: It was actually too good to be true that one of the Abba members was coming forth in an autobiography. There is nothing here that couldn't be gleaned (in terms of both pictures and text) from the liner notes in the Greatest Hits Vol.2 album. The book is maddeningly aloof and there is nothing new about the band. Maybe Bjorn and Benny will write one, detailing how they wrote all those great songs. That really would be too good to be true.
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Summary: Great for fans or the curious, but otherwise rather mild
Review: Reportedly written in response to negative and innaccurate rumors surrounding her life during and after ABBA, blonde singer Agnetha Faltskog offers her take on her life and career. As a diehard ABBA fan, it's interesting to read her side of the story, but if you're looking for scandal or shocking revelations, look elsewhere. It's all pretty mild, although the last two chapters work best at getting to the heart of a woman who feels mistreated by the press over the past 25 years. Chock full of pictures, it's best for fans.
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Summary: Nothing New here....
Review: Since I am a big ABBA Fan, it would be a surprise if there was anything new to be found in this book. It has some pictures that I have not seen before,but nothing really new in the information department. If I was not such a big ABBA fan..I would not have added this to my collection. For the new ABBA fan....the ones just discovering this great 70s group..it has a fair amount of information.
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Summary: Agnetha evens the score...sorta
Review: The problem with this book is you almost know less about Agnetha when you finish it than when you started. This is a book that tries to even personal scores without really doing it, that promises to tell us something about Agnetha but never quite delivers. Agnetha feels she's been mistreated by the press -- which seems more a function of her getting bad advice on dealing with being a public person with a private life. The most insightful thing was that after Abba she didn't listen to music for a decade (there are people who'd say Abba had that effect on millions, but they are wrong). So, in the end what we have is a woman who was perfectly happy to make millions as a pop star, but really wanted to be a mom and eventually gave it all up to be one. At that point, she seems to think public interest in her should have stopped and is upset that by hiding she intensified it.
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Summary: Is there less to Agnetha than meets the eye?
Review: There's a fascinating story in the saga of Abba, but the beautiful, warm, seductive and gloriously voiced Agnetha isn't telling it, for some reason. Though some of the photos are very enjoyable (Agnetha, you've aged more than gracefully), the book itself is aggravatingly superficial. I felt cheated, frankly. Perhaps Frida can step to the plate and tell the real story - not about the love affairs (as I agree with Agnetha that it's none of our business), but about the music and the business behind the scenes. Brilliant music - astonishing success - truly great live act - how did it all happen? What was it like? C'mon Frida, give it a go.....
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Summary: Oh dear: what a boring life
Review: This book could only possibly appeal to diehard ABBA fans who still want to know what made Annifrid, Benny, Bjorn and Agnetha tick. At the very least there should be some explanation for the costumes. But what Agnetha has dished is the least revealing autobiography in living memory. She retraces events familiar to any self respecting fan and ignores questions of personality, musical preference...well, just about everything that makes one want to read someone else's story. I read the book in one sitting (very easy) and haven't touched it since, despite there being some excellent photos of her and the rest of the group. If you'd like something at least a little racy I'd recommend the (probably mostly fictional) biography "The Name Of The Game", but as for "As I Am" best get on with your (probably more interesting) life.
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Summary: Oh dear: what a boring life
Review: This book could only possibly appeal to diehard ABBA fans who still want to know what made Annifrid, Benny, Bjorn and Agnetha tick. At the very least there should be some explanation for the costumes. But what Agnetha has dished is the least revealing autobiography in living memory. She retraces events familiar to any self respecting fan and ignores questions of personality, musical preference...well, just about everything that makes one want to read someone else's story. I read the book in one sitting (very easy) and haven't touched it since, despite there being some excellent photos of her and the rest of the group. If you'd like something at least a little racy I'd recommend the (probably mostly fictional) biography "The Name Of The Game", but as for "As I Am" best get on with your (probably more interesting) life.
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Summary: A moving view into Agnethas life
Review: This book gives an incredible view at Agnetha as she is. I think that she is one of the greatest singers of all time and that it is terrible how she was corrupted by the media in such a vile way. Even though the translations are occasionally a little bit shaky you still get an amazing insight into Agnethas career. This is a very moving book and is one of my prized posessions. Anybody who loves Abba would really enjoy this book from start to end. Reading about how she survived two divorces and the death of both parents and still emerging strong at the end is really quite incredible. This is a terrible cliche I know, but,Agnetha, THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC!
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