Little Girl Blue Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Randy L. Schmidt & Dionne Warwick
SCORE
4.5
TOTAL RATINGS
98

Little Girl Blue by Randy L. Schmidt & Dionne Warwick Book Summary

Little Girl Blue is an intimate profile of Karen Carpenter, a girl from a modest Connecticut upbringing who became a Southern California superstar.

            Karen was the instantly recognizable lead singer of the Carpenters. The top-selling American musical act of the 1970s, they delivered the love songs that defined a generation. Karen's velvety voice on a string of 16 consecutive Top 20 hits from 1970 to 1976—including “Close to You,” “We've Only Just Begun,” “Rainy Days and Mondays,” “Superstar,” and “Hurting Each Other”—propelled the duo to worldwide stardom and record sales of more than 100 million. During their short musical career, the Carpenters released ten studio albums, toured more than 200 days a year, taped five television specials, and won three Grammys and an American Music Award.

            But that's only a part of Karen's story. Little Girl Blue reveals Karen's heartbreaking struggles with her mother, brother, and husband; the intimate disclosures she made to her closest friends; her love for playing drums and her frustrated quest for solo stardom; and the ups and downs of her treatment for anorexia nervosa. After her shocking death at 32 years of age in 1983, she became the proverbial poster child for that disorder; but the other causes of her decline are laid bare for the first time in this moving account.

            Little Girl Blue is Karen Carpenter's definitive biography, based on exclusive interviews with her innermost circle of girlfriends and nearly 100 others, including professional associates, childhood friends, and lovers. It tells a story as touching, warm, and involving as any of Karen's greatest songs.

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Book Name Little Girl Blue
Genre Biographies & Memoirs
Published
Language English
E-Book Size 11.25 MB

Little Girl Blue (Randy L. Schmidt & Dionne Warwick) Book Reviews 2024

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Really compelling!. I found this book to be eye opening, to say the least! This book brings to life the struggles of a beautifully talented and sad woman, who would probably been alive today had she received the highest honor -- being loved and supported by her family. Her death opened up many untruths regarding how she died, and I am relived, yet also saddened as to how she died. This book is worth reading and I applaud the author for all his work in making a very honest book of her and her family.

So sad. I remember when Karen died. Now (fortunately or unfortunately) there are many more resources for anorexics. It's a complicated disease and with little to no resources, she almost didn't stand a chance. I wish Karen had kept a diary.

Little Girl Blue The life of Karen Carpenter. Wow ? This is a very heartbreaking story about her life and also about struggling with the slimming disease Anorexia Nervosa. I found it difficult to read the whole book from cover to cover without my eyes tearing up. To me her voice was blessed by an Angel. She is with all those other great singers in that angelic choir up in heaven.All those songs. We've Only Just Begun. They long to be (Close to you) and so many others are in my I pod library.Her talent was amazing .May she rest in peace. Signed lover of Carpenters music

Exceptional!. As a young girl in the early- to mid-eighties, my love for The Carpenters' music was evident. Although Karen was already gone, my parents had records and 8-tracks and eventually my twin and I were hooked. We laid in our basement for hours on the floor listening and singing along. Eventually over the next 15 years, we managed to acquire all albums released by the Carpenters, even those after Karen's death. We watched the movie that was on ABC, etc. However, it wasn't until I read this book that I learned what really happened to Karen. Wow.. It was like having access to Karen's diary with intimate accounts of her life told by her most trusted confidants. I am glad they told her story so that we all could really see what she went through in her short life. Honestly, one of the best books I have read, let alone the best account of Karen's life I have come to hear. Job well done.

Little girl blue. Great read. Karen Carpenters death was tragic. Her music will live on thru the ages.

Loved it!. I couldn't put this book down! I have been a fan of the Carpenters since 1973! I have notes written by karen & richard, & pix they sent me! I have a note from them dated: 12-11-73. I wish i could share these with the author. Im 56 yrs old, & i still love the Carpenters music!!

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Sad story. Very sad story. What a loss. Well told. Thanks

Little Girl Blue. Took a while to get into, but good read, interesting story

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Summary of Little Girl Blue by Randy L. Schmidt & Dionne Warwick

The Little Girl Blue book written by Randy L. Schmidt & Dionne Warwick was published on 17 May 2010, Monday in the Biographies & Memoirs category. A total of 98 readers of the book gave the book 4.5 points out of 5.

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