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I have spent the last couple of weeks listening to celebrity autobiographies. We Were Dreamers by Simu Liu and Cher‘s Part One. Both authors had parents who survived difficult childhood experiences. I enjoyed listening to their family histories and the terrible struggles to overcome poverty. One family in China the other in the United States but both authors ending up in Hollywood. Cher is an icon and she seems to know everyone 👍👍. Simu 👍👍

LOVED this book!! Part One runs from her childhood till a solo Vegas show 1979-1982….Take Me Home. Really fun memoir! Can‘t wait for parte deux!

So good! Well written and great on #audio with both Cher and her long time friend reading it. Loved hearing about her backstory and the difficult lives of both her and her mom. I knew she had experienced a difficult upbringing but her mother‘s history was truly shocking.

Loved this part one memoir of Cher. If you grew up watching the Sonny and Cher show then you will love this! Of course I‘ll be reading part two…let‘s also be a movie star! There is no other diva than Cher! I would suggest listening to it on audible!:)

While I enjoyed this book, I feel it could've been edited better, to cut out some of the mundane details. I also felt a bit like she's her biggest fan. All of that aside, it held my interest and I enjoyed learning about her childhood, and how she became a star.
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Longwinded but pretty good. Part one takes you through her childhood and to about age 30. It was pretty cool to hear about all the young artists crossing paths in L.A. before they were the household names they are today. And all the colorful relationships with men in her life. Cher has dyslexia, so for the audiobook Cher reads part of each chapter and the rest is narrated by Stephanie Block, the actress who won a Tony for playing Cher on Broadway.

Cher's memoir, Cher, is a triumphant, intimate, and utterly captivating journey through the extraordinary life of a true icon. This book is so much more than just a celebrity memoir; it's a raw and honest account of a woman who defied expectations, broke down barriers, and constantly reinvented herself throughout her decades-long career.

The full Deep Dive review of this book can be watched from our YouTube channel...
https://youtu.be/ze63PWI22Tg

In 1999, I was watching Cher's episode of Behind the Music. During that interview, she was asked about why she dates younger men. She responded, "If I was a man, we wouldn't even have this conversation. And that sucks out loud." In that moment, I realized the power of women when they don't give a f*** and speak their minds. From that moment on, I was obsessed.