Coal Miner's Daughter
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New York Times
bestselling author and Nashville legend Loretta Lynn tells the story of her rise from deep poverty in Butcher Holler， Kentucky， to the top of the male-dominated country music industry。
Reissued for the 40th Anniversary of the Oscar-winning， Sissy Spacek-starring film of the same name， Coal Miner's Daughter recounts Loretta Lynn's astonishing journey to become one of the original queens of country music。 Loretta grew up dirt poor in the mountains of Kentucky， she was married at thirteen years old， and became a mother soon after。 At the age of twenty-four， her husband， Doo， gave her a guitar as an anniversary present。
Soon， she began penning songs and singing in front of honky-tonk audiences， and， through years of hard work， talent， and true grit， eventually made her way to Nashville， the Grand Ole Opry， eventually securing her place in country music history。 Loretta's prolific and influential songwriting made her the first woman to receive a gold record in country music， and got her named the first female Entertainer of the Year by the Country Music Association。 This riveting memoir introduces readers to all the highs and lows on her road to success and the tough， smart， funny， and fascinating woman behind the legend。
Reissued for the 40th Anniversary of the Oscar-winning， Sissy Spacek-starring film of the same name， Coal Miner's Daughter recounts Loretta Lynn's astonishing journey to become one of the original queens of country music。 Loretta grew up dirt poor in the mountains of Kentucky， she was married at thirteen years old， and became a mother soon after。 At the age of twenty-four， her husband， Doo， gave her a guitar as an anniversary present。
Soon， she began penning songs and singing in front of honky-tonk audiences， and， through years of hard work， talent， and true grit， eventually made her way to Nashville， the Grand Ole Opry， eventually securing her place in country music history。 Loretta's prolific and influential songwriting made her the first woman to receive a gold record in country music， and got her named the first female Entertainer of the Year by the Country Music Association。 This riveting memoir introduces readers to all the highs and lows on her road to success and the tough， smart， funny， and fascinating woman behind the legend。
Reviews
Rosie
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Hard to believe this book is more than 40 years old。 She needs a sequel！
Jalyn Henton
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About 15 chapters too long。 Movie definitely better than the book。 Read the first half， and then last 2 chapters。
Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader
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I hadn’t read this book before or watched the movie， but I had definitely heard of both。 What an impressive life after a rough start。Loretta Lynn was so strong and determined and born into extreme poverty。 Some of her determination to find more in her life reminded me of my maternal grandmother。She married at 13 and found her way to the top of the country music charts。 This is a fun and inspiring book， and I was hooked！Now I’d like to watch the movie and listen to the audiobook narrated by Sissy I hadn’t read this book before or watched the movie， but I had definitely heard of both。 What an impressive life after a rough start。Loretta Lynn was so strong and determined and born into extreme poverty。 Some of her determination to find more in her life reminded me of my maternal grandmother。She married at 13 and found her way to the top of the country music charts。 This is a fun and inspiring book， and I was hooked！Now I’d like to watch the movie and listen to the audiobook narrated by Sissy Spacek！I received a gifted copy。Many of my reviews can also be found on my blog: www。jennifertarheelreader。com and instagram: www。instagram。com/tarheelreader 。。。more
Charles
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She always reminds me of my mother。
Sue
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I had never read this book but decided to read it as it was rereleased for the 40th anniversary with a preface by Loretta Lynn。 Her childhood was very difficult and it helped to shape her。 She has been married to her husband since her teens and though there were some tumultuous years， they are still together。 Her rise in an industry that did not recognize women & the obstacles she overcame are pretty inspiring。 At some parts， I just could not believe what she was writing but realized it was writ I had never read this book but decided to read it as it was rereleased for the 40th anniversary with a preface by Loretta Lynn。 Her childhood was very difficult and it helped to shape her。 She has been married to her husband since her teens and though there were some tumultuous years， they are still together。 Her rise in an industry that did not recognize women & the obstacles she overcame are pretty inspiring。 At some parts， I just could not believe what she was writing but realized it was written in the 70s。。。 。。。more
Emily May
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When I was younger， I would often stay with my great aunt on a weekend and she would play the oldies on this crackly little radio in her kitchen。 Jim Reeves， Eddy Arnold， Nat King Cole， Patsy Cline， and， of course， Loretta Lynn。I was always fascinated with Lynn。 The fact that she was married at 14 （！） and that she clawed herself up from rural poverty。 She could not read or write very well， so she just picked up a guitar and started singing her songs， learned them by heart。 When I first heard “Th When I was younger， I would often stay with my great aunt on a weekend and she would play the oldies on this crackly little radio in her kitchen。 Jim Reeves， Eddy Arnold， Nat King Cole， Patsy Cline， and， of course， Loretta Lynn。I was always fascinated with Lynn。 The fact that she was married at 14 （！） and that she clawed herself up from rural poverty。 She could not read or write very well， so she just picked up a guitar and started singing her songs， learned them by heart。 When I first heard “The Pill” and pictured this 5’2 southern housewife singing about her sexual freedom， divorce， and faking orgasms to a very conservative 1970s bible belt， I thought she was a hero。I learned a more nuanced picture over the years。 Some of her beliefs are strongly feminist， while others are quite jarringly dated。 More recently， to my dismay， she’s been an outspoken Trump supporter。 I know I don't get to be surprised that a country singer from rural Kentucky supported Trump， but I can still be disappointed。 Still， her life is quite unbelievable。 Because she couldn’t read or write well， she recorded this book on tapes， and George Vecsey transcribed it， leaving in a lot of her vernacular。 It feels like Lynn is talking directly to you， which is probably why some others found it badly-written。 I really enjoyed the style， though。 It added a unique flair that was all Lynn。This memoir was hard to put down， and it helps a lot that Lynn has just had a very eventful life。 Married so young， having six kids， losing her best friend Patsy Cline in a plane crash， and being a seemingly down-to-earth person thrust into the chaos of fame。 She had a lot of radical views for the time and place she was performing in。 Some of her views country singers would not dare voice even today。 Take this: I don’t think I could have an abortion。 It would be wrong for me。 But I’m thinking of all the poor girls who get pregnant when they don’t want to be， and how they should have a choice instead of leaving it up to some politician or doctor who don’t have to raise the baby。 I believe they should be able to have an abortion。 She wrote a lot about women and what it's like to have to deal with shitty husbands who cheat and come home drunk。 Still， though， she does defend her own husband， Doolittle， a lot in this book， and I'm not sure he deserves it。 I know it was a whole different time， but I found it harder to forgive him。Lynn also spoke out against women who would drag each other down to get to the top。 She believed women should work together and make space for each other， instead of treating each other as enemies: I can remember Patsy Cline and Kitty Wells standing up for me when I came along。 So Olivia Newton-John， when you come to Nashville， you give me a call， and I’ll help you any way I can。 There’s room for all of us， honey。 I've been meaning to read this book for years， and I'm glad I finally did it。 A fascinating portrait of a very fascinating artist。 。。。more
Zoe
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Honest， fascinating， and inspiring！Coal Miner’s Daughter is the candid， informative story of Loretta Lynn’s personal and professional successes， hardships， struggles， and accomplishments as a daughter， wife， mother， and famous country music star。The writing is sincere and insightful。 The characters are funny， focused， and humble。 And the novel is an intriguing， introspective， entertaining tale of one woman’s life from her poverty-stricken Kentucky mountain roots to the lights， glamour， and fame Honest， fascinating， and inspiring！Coal Miner’s Daughter is the candid， informative story of Loretta Lynn’s personal and professional successes， hardships， struggles， and accomplishments as a daughter， wife， mother， and famous country music star。The writing is sincere and insightful。 The characters are funny， focused， and humble。 And the novel is an intriguing， introspective， entertaining tale of one woman’s life from her poverty-stricken Kentucky mountain roots to the lights， glamour， and fame of Nashville。You know how sometimes people will ask what is one book that totally exceeded your expectations。 Well in 2021， one of those books for me will be Coal Miner’s Daughter。 Honestly， I’m not a huge country music fan， but this novel is such a forthright， absorbing， captivating tale about one woman’s ability to conquer a male-dominated industry through hard work， determination， integrity， loyalty， and grit that it’s hard to not love it。 。。。more
Danni
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good book。
Kayo
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I read this book many many years ago， and it felt like comfort。 Lovely book。Thanks to author， publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book。 While I got the book for free， it had no bearing on the rating I gave it。
Tina
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I have watched the film more times than I care to remember， so I finally got around to the book。 Loretta came from poverty。 It is amazing to think she rose from that to become such an icon。 She worked hard to get there。 This is a breeze to read。 It is folksy， I almost felt like she was sitting beside me， telling her story。 I don't always agree with her social perspectives， but I respect that she is from a different generation。 She apparently was more forthcoming about her marriage in a later boo I have watched the film more times than I care to remember， so I finally got around to the book。 Loretta came from poverty。 It is amazing to think she rose from that to become such an icon。 She worked hard to get there。 This is a breeze to read。 It is folksy， I almost felt like she was sitting beside me， telling her story。 I don't always agree with her social perspectives， but I respect that she is from a different generation。 She apparently was more forthcoming about her marriage in a later book， but I think she approaches her life and career in an honest way。 It was a pleasure to read， I was particularly taken in by her early years in Butcher Hollow。 。。。more
Lissa
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4。5 stars。 I did not know at all what to expect of this book， even though this is a re-release and it was initially published decades ago。 I started reading it late yesterday afternoon and kept reading until it was finished the next morning。 I was completely riveted by Loretta Lynn's story but mostly by her voice and authenticity。 I was reading a digital copy but I could clearly hear her voice （or what I imagine her voice sounds like） in my mind the entire time。 This was just a completely enjoya 4。5 stars。 I did not know at all what to expect of this book， even though this is a re-release and it was initially published decades ago。 I started reading it late yesterday afternoon and kept reading until it was finished the next morning。 I was completely riveted by Loretta Lynn's story but mostly by her voice and authenticity。 I was reading a digital copy but I could clearly hear her voice （or what I imagine her voice sounds like） in my mind the entire time。 This was just a completely enjoyable reading experience。 Received through NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Dianne
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tThis book is a reprint of the 1976 original autobiography of Loretta Lynn。 There is additional new information at the back of the book。 It also shows that there were a lot of differences between the movie （at least what I can remember of it） and what indeed occurred。I must admit that I didn't really know anything about this artist until I watched the movie back in the 1980's。 I have always love "Coal Miner's Daughter" and the movie， so I took a chance with this book。 I'm so glad I did because i tThis book is a reprint of the 1976 original autobiography of Loretta Lynn。 There is additional new information at the back of the book。 It also shows that there were a lot of differences between the movie （at least what I can remember of it） and what indeed occurred。I must admit that I didn't really know anything about this artist until I watched the movie back in the 1980's。 I have always love "Coal Miner's Daughter" and the movie， so I took a chance with this book。 I'm so glad I did because it shows a deeper side of Loretta， her music， and her relationship with Doolittle。 I can't always s get behind Loretta's outlook on marriage， but then again， I'm not an 88-year-old woman who was born before the depression and married at 13！I love looking at the lives of the people in the hollers， how they survived， and how they Loretta dealt with them as she rose in the record industry。I recommend this book to anyone who loves that intense country music， who wants to learn more about the industry at that time， or wants to know more about some other artists that Loretta adored。。。or even liked the movie！*ARC supplied by the publisher， author， and NetGalley。 Thank you。 。。。more
Margaret Boyd
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I liked this book。 It’s different from what I normally read but I enjoyed reading it and chuckled in a few spots
britt_brooke
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Lynn has a conversational style which feels very genuine and honest。 I like that in a memoir。 This was published back in 1976 near the height of her fame。 She grew up in the Kentucky hills， married at age 13， had lots of babies， and with the urging of her sometimes wayward husband “Doolittle” Lynn， she ultimately succeeded in becoming one of the biggest stars in country music。 Some of the language is dated， but it’s obvs she meant well。
Angie
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This was a nice little autobiography， but it did meander a lot。 There was a lot of information about her childhood， the start of her career， her family life， and her views on various things。 The first half or so of the book was really strong， but the last bit went on more than I'd have liked。 This was a nice little autobiography， but it did meander a lot。 There was a lot of information about her childhood， the start of her career， her family life， and her views on various things。 The first half or so of the book was really strong， but the last bit went on more than I'd have liked。 。。。more
Julia Evaskis
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 2。5 stars rounded up。 Some parts I liked， some parts I didn't， but I can at least say that these hill people are really made of a tougher mettle than I。 Not just physically， like with miners， but also emotionally。 They can be so mean to each other and then they just move on。 :/ It just made me kind of sad sometimes 2。5 stars rounded up。 Some parts I liked， some parts I didn't， but I can at least say that these hill people are really made of a tougher mettle than I。 Not just physically， like with miners， but also emotionally。 They can be so mean to each other and then they just move on。 :/ It just made me kind of sad sometimes 。。。more
DORIS
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LOVE THIS LADY SHE IS THE QUEEN OF COUNTRY YESS。 MY GIRL DOLLY PARTON BUT I CHOOSE LORETTA LYNN。 THANKS。
Mary
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This is an easy book to read。 Loretta Lynn tells her own story in her own words—and it shows。 The language is colloquial andthe timeline is a bit disjointed， both of which add to the authenticity of the book。 While telling the story of her life， Ms。 Lynn also shows us a way of life that most Americans can’t even imagine。 First， the abject poverty and sheer grittiness of life in the hills， then the grind of trying to make a successful career in Country music， then dealing with the success。 Lorett This is an easy book to read。 Loretta Lynn tells her own story in her own words—and it shows。 The language is colloquial andthe timeline is a bit disjointed， both of which add to the authenticity of the book。 While telling the story of her life， Ms。 Lynn also shows us a way of life that most Americans can’t even imagine。 First， the abject poverty and sheer grittiness of life in the hills， then the grind of trying to make a successful career in Country music， then dealing with the success。 Loretta Lynn is one tough lady。 。。。more
LibraryCin
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3。75 starsOriginally published in 1976， this is country music star Loretta Lynn’s autobiography。 She’s pretty old-fashioned， but of course that could also just be that she’s a product of her time。 I loved her “storytelling” style – it read like chatting with a friend as she tells stories of her life。 I was not as interested in the other celebrity stories， and was more interested in her home life。 Some interesting celebrity tidbits， though: I didn’t know Chrystal Gayle was her sister; she and Pat 3。75 starsOriginally published in 1976， this is country music star Loretta Lynn’s autobiography。 She’s pretty old-fashioned， but of course that could also just be that she’s a product of her time。 I loved her “storytelling” style – it read like chatting with a friend as she tells stories of her life。 I was not as interested in the other celebrity stories， and was more interested in her home life。 Some interesting celebrity tidbits， though: I didn’t know Chrystal Gayle was her sister; she and Patsy Cline were friends; she felt badly for Olivia Newton John when people were “against” her winning country music awards because she wasn’t from Nashville。 I liked the first half of the book much better， as it focused more on her home life – growing up poor， her father working in a coal mine; marrying at 14-years old。。。 Sissy Spacek was perfect to narrate the audio！ So， overall， I’m rating it good （3。5 stars） with an extra quarter star for Sissy Spacek。 。。。more
Book Concierge
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Book on CD narrated by Sissy Spacek3。5*** This autobiography takes the reader from Loretta’s birth （sometime when FDR was president – she refuses to reveal how old she really is） to stardom。 I found this very interesting。 She tells her story in a forthright and honest manner， relating both the good and the bad。 She doesn’t apologize for her life or her choices （she married at age thirteen and was a grandmother by the time she was 29）， but allows that she may not have had the education or life ex Book on CD narrated by Sissy Spacek3。5*** This autobiography takes the reader from Loretta’s birth （sometime when FDR was president – she refuses to reveal how old she really is） to stardom。 I found this very interesting。 She tells her story in a forthright and honest manner， relating both the good and the bad。 She doesn’t apologize for her life or her choices （she married at age thirteen and was a grandmother by the time she was 29）， but allows that she may not have had the education or life experience to do things differently at the time。 There were times when I winced at her ignorance but there’s no denying her talent and hard work。 This memoir was first published in 1976。 I had to keep reminding myself how different life was then。 The audiobook I listened to was for the 30-year anniversary edition and included a forward with some additional information。Sissy Spacek does a marvelous job narrating the audio。 She was Lynn’s hand-picked choice to portray her in the movie， and has Lynn’s voice down pat。 Most of the time I completely forgot it was Spacek performing it。 I have never seen the movie， but having listened to Spacek’s performance on the audio， I know want to。 Brava！ 。。。more
Doughgirl5562
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When I think classic country music， I think the country music of the 1990's - George Straight， Reba McEntire， Garth Brooks， etc。 Although I know Loretta Lynn's most popular hits and a little about her life - that knowledge was gained by osmosis through popular culture。 I've never even seen the movie made from this book， which came out in 1980。The first part of this memoir is about Loretta's childhood in the Appalachian mountains - Butcher Hollow， KY。 Her family was the very definition of dirt po When I think classic country music， I think the country music of the 1990's - George Straight， Reba McEntire， Garth Brooks， etc。 Although I know Loretta Lynn's most popular hits and a little about her life - that knowledge was gained by osmosis through popular culture。 I've never even seen the movie made from this book， which came out in 1980。The first part of this memoir is about Loretta's childhood in the Appalachian mountains - Butcher Hollow， KY。 Her family was the very definition of dirt poor。 The stories she tells about that time are both entertaining and frightening。 She married young at age thirteen （although she says that she had a womanly body and didn't look thirteen， so I wonder。） to Doolittle Lynn。 For a while she and her husband lived in Washington state， but moved back to the south when her music career started。 The rest of the book follows her through her music career up until 1976 when she wrote this book - talking about the concerts， her early and best fans， the bad/scary fans， the music she wrote and her band， etc。 She doesn't shy away from personal issues like her marriage and her health either。I'm left with mixed feelings about Loretta Lynn。 She was and is undoubtedly a talented singer and songwriter。 I feel a little sorry for her。 Her husband cheated on her - multiple times， but she just gave him hell for it and left it at that。 Also， once her music career started， it pretty much took over her life with over 200 appearances a year。 She had migraines and lost weight throughout the year as she toured。 She talks about having definite viewpoints on some things （was not fond of women's liberation）， but also seems to have led a sheltered life when it comes to news outside of her own world。 For example， later in the book she went on a tour in Germany and they went to a concentration camp where she learned that Jews were killed in gas chambers。 She didn't know about that before then？ WWII ended thirty years earlier。I'm curious about her life after this book was written。 I hope she found some peace and was able to travel as she desired to Israel and other places。 She did write another memoir， but I'm probably going to Wiki instead of reading it。 。。。more
Shannon
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I have always been a fan of the Coal Miner's Daughter。 On some levels， I could always relate to her and her story， and other ways not at all。 But， the thing is， Loretta Lynn seems like she could be a life-long kindred spirit。 I have tried on multiple occasions to see her in concert， and each time it was cancelled for this， that， or another reason。 It seems like now that I'll never get to fulfill that bucket-list dream。The film that shares the same title is one of my very favorite， I know the scr I have always been a fan of the Coal Miner's Daughter。 On some levels， I could always relate to her and her story， and other ways not at all。 But， the thing is， Loretta Lynn seems like she could be a life-long kindred spirit。 I have tried on multiple occasions to see her in concert， and each time it was cancelled for this， that， or another reason。 It seems like now that I'll never get to fulfill that bucket-list dream。The film that shares the same title is one of my very favorite， I know the script almost verbatim。 The book just delves a little deeper than the film， but isn't that always the way？ In some ways， the book was like reading her diary， or perhaps more like having a conversation with Loretta。 I can hear her voice telling her story。 She grew up in the hills of Kentucky in coal country， I grew up in the hills of Pennsylvania in what is commonly known at the rust belt。 The more I learn about my grandparents and those before， our histories share a lot of similarities。 Back then， there was something to be said about having a family and being a family。。。some of that seems lost now。。。sadly。 。。。more
Erin Pollard
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Loretta Lynn is one of a kind and so is her classic memoir。 You can hear her Southern twang and Appalachian colloquialisms on every page。
Carolyn
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This was hard to read at times - references to sexual assault and animal cruelty， and general patriarchy -- but at the same time I realize many of the things she says - the pill， etc - were groundbreaking for their time。 I had the feeling the whole time that Lynn was in control of the book， and I'm grateful to the assistant writer for that。 This was hard to read at times - references to sexual assault and animal cruelty， and general patriarchy -- but at the same time I realize many of the things she says - the pill， etc - were groundbreaking for their time。 I had the feeling the whole time that Lynn was in control of the book， and I'm grateful to the assistant writer for that。 。。。more
Vincent Andersen
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She's always been vastly underrated as a singer （she's tremendous） and she's written a handful of real country classics。 Not just good songs， CLASSICS。 Lynn is about as country as a human can be。。。。not Nashville country， but hillbilly， backwoods country。 I found her story charming and her honesty refreshing。 If you'd prefer a glossier presentation of Loretta's story， I'd suggest the incredible "Coal Miners Daughter" starring Sissy Spacek in an Oscar winning turn。 She's always been vastly underrated as a singer （she's tremendous） and she's written a handful of real country classics。 Not just good songs， CLASSICS。 Lynn is about as country as a human can be。。。。not Nashville country， but hillbilly， backwoods country。 I found her story charming and her honesty refreshing。 If you'd prefer a glossier presentation of Loretta's story， I'd suggest the incredible "Coal Miners Daughter" starring Sissy Spacek in an Oscar winning turn。 。。。more
Lauren Patton
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A nice， quick read。 Rather short and I'd love to see one about her life since 1976， but still a fascinating telling of her life until then in her own words。 A nice， quick read。 Rather short and I'd love to see one about her life since 1976， but still a fascinating telling of her life until then in her own words。 。。。more
Julie
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Reading Road Trip 2020Current location: KentuckyYeah， I'm proud to be a'finished with this memoir'cause， holy shit， it took so long to read。Loretta Lynn is full a'contradictionsand there's plenty a'what I hate here: name dropping。Yeah， I'm proud to be a'finished with this memoirof this woman who was simultaneouslyin love with her damned scoundrel of a husbandand overlooked his wicked tendencies。Yeah， I'm proud to be a'finished with this memoirof Butcher's Holler and lies about her age。Just tell Reading Road Trip 2020Current location: KentuckyYeah， I'm proud to be a'finished with this memoir'cause， holy shit， it took so long to read。Loretta Lynn is full a'contradictionsand there's plenty a'what I hate here: name dropping。Yeah， I'm proud to be a'finished with this memoirof this woman who was simultaneouslyin love with her damned scoundrel of a husbandand overlooked his wicked tendencies。Yeah， I'm proud to be a'finished with this memoirof Butcher's Holler and lies about her age。Just tell the truth， babe， you weren't a child bride（But damn were you obsessed with fat and weight）。Yeah， I'm proud to be a'finished with this memoir'cause I've hated country music all my life。It's gross to overlook your cheating husband and sell the world on high necked collars for wives。 。。。more
Ellen
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This is the story of Loretta Lynn the coal minter's daughter who rose from extreme poverty in rural Kentucky to be one of the most celebrated women in country music。 The audio is supremely well done by the talented Cissy Spacek who really captures the true Loretta。 I admire Ms。 Lynn for her accomplishments and there are many。 The first woman to be selected as Entertainer of the Year by the Country Music Association was groundbreaking。 Her songs， many of which she wrote herself seem to speak to w This is the story of Loretta Lynn the coal minter's daughter who rose from extreme poverty in rural Kentucky to be one of the most celebrated women in country music。 The audio is supremely well done by the talented Cissy Spacek who really captures the true Loretta。 I admire Ms。 Lynn for her accomplishments and there are many。 The first woman to be selected as Entertainer of the Year by the Country Music Association was groundbreaking。 Her songs， many of which she wrote herself seem to speak to what it is to be a woman。 At first I was charmed by her story and thoroughly enjoyed her subtle self put-downs about her lack of education and her naivete。 However， after awhile it just didn't ring true for me anymore。 I realize she was very young when she was married， 14 I believe， and that she did not know much about the real world。 But being the 2nd oldest of 6 kids should have taught her what the word 'pregnant' meant when she was told she was expecting。 I have a hard time swallowing that one。 She is part Cherokee which she is rightly proud of but don't say that she doesn't drink because 'you know what happens when Indians drink'。 That's pretty insensitive。 So， all in all it was interesting but I just don't buy the whole 'I'm so dumb' persona。 No one that dumb is as successful as she is。 。。。more
TRISHA
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MARVELOUSAbsolutely a beautiful story。 A wonderful life。 First Woman of Country。 Many people look up to her and admire this Legend。。
Annie Booker
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I've always loved Loretta Lynn and this autobiography of hers （thoughwritten with the help of a professional writer） is pure Loretta - funny， moving and honest like the woman herself。 I've always loved Loretta Lynn and this autobiography of hers （thoughwritten with the help of a professional writer） is pure Loretta - funny， moving and honest like the woman herself。 。。。more
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