Some of Me

I don't usually run up and get a book autographed by the author. But person at the luncheon was mesmerizing. I sat there and thought about her mother Ingrid Bergman, her trials and tribulations, her remarkable beauty, her astonishing talent, and her warmth and genuineness. It was a wonderful and heartwarming 2 hours. I think everyone felt they had met a friend. The book? It covers the waterfront, written in crisp, clear, engaging style. Honest, memorable, including her unforgettable encounters with Anna Magnani, Katharine Hepburn, Martin Scorsese (ex-husband), Gary Oldman. Film, modeling, Television, businesswoman, human being. "Is being remembered a kind of antidote to death? Is fame a sor of eternity? A remedy to the sadness of the end? Does having a famous mother, whoisstill seen every day on TV smiling, crying, walking, talkin, maker her death different, less definitive than other deaths?" This book will last!

My mom and I have this barometer of how personable a celebrity seems. If they seem like someone we'd get along with, we say he/she could "live on our street". I liked Isabella so much, she could be my next-door neighbour! (I'm even pretty sure she wouldn't mind that I just called her by her first name!) I loved this book! It's funny and real, and Ms. Rossellini comes across so charmingly, flaws and all. It's not a linear autobiography--it skips about from her childhood to early adulthood willy-nilly, and doesn't strictly stick to reporting things that happened in her life. She gives a lot of insight into her own personal philosophy that somehow gives the book a much more friendly, conversational tone than the typical memoir. If I had to have a complaint, I'd wish that she were a little more gossipy about her famous husbands/boyfriends, but that's just not her style.

Going through the pages of this book, one gets to know several of the aspects of Isabella Rossellini's life in a candid way, yet she is only revealing what she intends to and not a single fact more... thus, she shares and keeps and does it in a wonderful way.After reading it feels as if one has had a long, warm, affectionate conversation with her, feeling that, perhaps even if for the duration of the reading, she is a dear, most valued friend.

Isabella Rosselini really is a beauty icon. SOME OF ME not only reveals her vulnerability, but also her point of view on life. It's simply listed as the best book I bought this year. Her way of telling the story is so amazing yet delicate. This book is a must for all Rosselini's fans. One has never thought that she too can be so revealing about her life beautifully

As engaging and revealing as a midnight conversation with your best friend. Some expected, some surprising disclosures from the Italian beauty, actress and single mother, Isabella Rossellini. From her famous parents to her eclectic loves, Isabella shares with us the extrodinary and the commom with the down to earth demeaner that has always made her so delightful