I thoroughly enjoyed getting the chance to know more about Anjelica Huston's life, to read her thoughts on things as well, and cannot wait for the second installment.

While many memoirs and autobiographies often either feel stilted or completely manufactured, A Story Lately Told is genuine and well-written. I liked it so much I think I'll turn in my library copy and buy my very own! :) ( )

This book was very, very ramble-y. The name dropping didn't bother me a whole bunch (obviously there is going to be some of that, considering her father and her own career), but the lack of coherency did. I blame that more on the editing, rather than the writing. It did sort of read like she was dictating to someone, who then didn't spend much time rereading what she said. Not my favorite Hollywood memoir, but definitely not the worst. ( )

I had read so many glowing reviews for this book, and while I think she is a talented writer, I found myself not all that interested in what she had to say. That's an awful comment because this is a memoir of her life and a view into the life of her father as well, but I felt like it was a cathartic exercise for her more than a memoir for the general public. I guess most memoirs are, but I do enjoy picking a memoir up that is written by someone I admire (Huston being one of those), but this one was just okay. ( )

I usually read one celebrity bio or memoir a year. Can't say that I thought much of this one. It was just so.........nothing. I wasn't expecting dirt but it felt list after list of people, places, things. I don't feel like I know her any better or understand much more about her than I did before this.

also, I am not sure if I am supposed to feel sorry for her. There's a lot of poor little rich girl in it.

At least I don't dislike her like the way I felt after reading Frank Langella's memoir last year. Now that was a nasty book. ( )

As is often the case with memoirs written by people famous for something other than writing, this book is essentially a stream of consciousness collection of anecdotes and names. Huston mentions a lot of famous people, describes a lot of rooms, and tells a lot of brief stories. I found it sort of gently interesting, because I think she's a fascinating person, but I also skimmed the second half and didn't feel like I was missing anything. She had a childhood that is utterly unrelatable for most people, and she doesn't pretend otherwise, which is nice.