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A review by jenbsbooks
Broken Horses by Brandi Carlile
4.25
I picked up this book used at a thrift store (LFL shopping) and saw it had good reviews. I think it was also mentioned in a Facebook group. I'm not a big Brandi Carlile fan. I know the song The Story. I thought it was used in a tv series (I had the Spin City finale in my head, but checked and it wasn't listed as being used there. Covered in the Grey's Anatomy musical episode). But I came away from the book with an appreciation for her story, her music, a little more insight into some of the LGTBQ issues I may not have been as aware of. While I had the physical book, I also grabbed the audiobook and Kindle copy from the library. Each format has their advantages. I went primarily with audio, and would recommend that for the author's own narration and the included music.
The writing of her life story, the music scene, kept my interest. I'd also recently listened to the audiobook by Dave Grohl, so there was a little compare/contrast for me. I seem to recall him joking that he'd like to include some of the music/sing the songs, but couldn't afford it. Apparently NOT a problem for Brandi, as she sings one or two songs at the end of almost every chapter. As mentioned, I really only knew "The Story" but a some of these other songs, lines/lyrics really hit me (I was in a mood).
There were 21 chapters - with chapter headings (I like that, to glance over the TOC). Basic 1st person, past tense.
I really liked a final statement ... “Write your life. No matter how young or old, even if you feel like you're not interesting enough, do it. Believe me, you are. Your life is in fact twisted, and beautiful. And you'll find that as you peel back the layers, the unexpected side effect is that it feels wonderful to beknown, even if it's just by you.” My family is big into family history/genealogy, and I am lucky that so many of my forebears took the time to write up autobiographies. A college class had that as an assignment, so I do have a personal life history written up to my 20s ... I need to update it.
I liked the title tie-in.
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The writing of her life story, the music scene, kept my interest. I'd also recently listened to the audiobook by Dave Grohl, so there was a little compare/contrast for me. I seem to recall him joking that he'd like to include some of the music/sing the songs, but couldn't afford it. Apparently NOT a problem for Brandi, as she sings one or two songs at the end of almost every chapter. As mentioned, I really only knew "The Story" but a some of these other songs, lines/lyrics really hit me (I was in a mood).
There were 21 chapters - with chapter headings (I like that, to glance over the TOC). Basic 1st person, past tense.
I really liked a final statement ... “Write your life. No matter how young or old, even if you feel like you're not interesting enough, do it. Believe me, you are. Your life is in fact twisted, and beautiful. And you'll find that as you peel back the layers, the unexpected side effect is that it feels wonderful to beknown, even if it's just by you.” My family is big into family history/genealogy, and I am lucky that so many of my forebears took the time to write up autobiographies. A college class had that as an assignment, so I do have a personal life history written up to my 20s ... I need to update it.
I liked the title tie-in.
proFanity x25