Audition: A Memoir

I suppose I bought Walters' book because we are of the same generation, and I knew it would be full of stories about people I've encountered many times in the news. I wasn't disappointed...I found it to be very entertaining and readable. It's to her credit that she revealed so much of her personal life at this time; how ironic, though, that with all the fame and fortune she's achieved, she's still, at heart, a little Jewish girl who is crying out to be accepted. This makes her very real and very human. I'm still a fan.

It took me a while to read the book, but I thoroughly enjoyed it...I remember most of the interviews she talked about it and remember getting really excited when one of her Specials was coming on tv....Passed it on to a dear friend who I am sure will also enjoy it

I have not received this book. The last promised date has past for almost one week. What is happening. I can not obviously review this item.

Barbara herself should be on her list of top 10 most fascinating people. Those people who gave her a bad review fail to see the impact she's made for the next generation of working women and especially in television journalism. It's almost impossible to balance work and home these days, let alone being the first woman having to deal with all those male chauvinistic tactics and prejudices at work. I'm not saying what she did in regards to her daughter and family is right or wrong, but those are her choices and they're never easy to make. Its easy to judge from the outside looking in.

I especially enjoyed the parts of her childhood and adolescence. It was hard to put it down!

A woman I have admired for many a year. A woman who let it go to her head. This was one of the most monotonous books I have ever read. I kept reading because I thought it had to start get interesting at some point. No, didn't happen. I just felt sadder and sadder besides being totally shocked that she felt she "had" to write this book.

Her portrayal of herself as a caring daughter, sister, mother - laughable. Her attempts to justify herself don't work. She revealed herself as nothing more than selfish, & egotisical. The lonliness and abandonment her adopted daughter must have felt. I have two adopted children - I would never have dreamed of leaving them for such long periods of time. The fact that she had a governess means nothing. How much of this time was spent away with her married lover? An unnecessary and tasteless revelation. Also, how many "dear & closest friends" can one person have? Laughable!

She should not have written this book but her ego forced her to. How sad she had to end her brilliant career in such a manner. Sad, sad, sad.