Caitlin_D reviewed this one a while back, and said that you don’t need to be a Sara Bareilles super-fan to enjoy it. Not that I don’t like her or anything, she’s just not really on my radar. But it popped up on my Overdrive dashboard last week, so I thought I’d give it a shot. It’s definitely a well-written, interesting book by a very talented woman. “You are overwhelmed and haven’t learned to be your own friend through this yet. You will. Your fear of jumping […]
Say what you wanna say, and let the words fall out
I’ll be honest with you, aside from Love Song and Brave, my knowledge of Sara Bareilles song catalog is very limited. I did know she wrote the musical Waitress but it hasn’t traveled to my city (and my husband probably wouldn’t attend it with me anyway). Despite my limited exposure her memoir, Sounds Like Me, fit my criteria for “vaguely familiar public persona but perhaps not exactly A or B list” level famous. Those are usually the best surprises so I checked out her memoir. I downloaded […]
Music connects us all
“Life is a big, long free fall, and the sooner you can embrace what is beautiful about that, the sooner you will start to enjoy the ride.” Sounds Like Me: My Life (so far) in Song – Review on KatsCannon Some important information before I dive into this review. I’m a singer, I have a degree in Music with a concentration in musical theatre, and I love Sara Bareilles’ music with my whole heart. This memoir, as Lani Diane Rich from StoryWonk would say, was […]