Official Review: Becoming Rosie: Memoir of a Groupie

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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Becoming Rosie: Memoir of a Groupie" by Christine Fowler.]

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1 out of 4 stars

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Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen, Stephen Stills, The Rolling Stones…if you recognize these names, Becoming Rosie: Memoir of a Groupie by Christine Fowler might interest you. Rosie is Christine Fowler’s rock and roll moniker. With this memoir, Christine, an ardent groupie, will take you to the rock and roll music scene of the 1970s and 1980s in Detroit.

While growing up, Christine always wanted to break the traditionalist restrictions set by her parents. After some traumatic experiences, Christine found freedom among the hippies. Rock and roll music became her soul and identity.

Pine knob was an amphitheater where every musician came to play during summer on their tours. Christine was a famous groupie among the Detroit rock and roll circles. So, she got invited to all performances by someone or the other. Also, her job as a waitress at a famous restaurant gave her more access to celebrities. Hence, the reader will get to read what goes behind the scenes of a music concert, backstage parties, and personal antic dotes about some famous personalities. Along with being a groupie, Christine is a single mom with two girls. She also divulges in this book how she raised her kids while maintaining her lifestyle.

Christine’s buoyancy and talent for sewing clothes at the drop of a hat were astonishing. Her first-hand account of meeting famous personalities is what kept the story going. I cannot think of any other positives to say about this book.

Even though this is my first groupie book, I wasn’t shocked by the amount of alcohol, drugs, and flings. But Christine’s promiscuous tone was off-putting. Her behavior towards famous personalities reminded me of the fox and the grapes story. I picked this book because I was simply curious about the groupie lifestyle. My curiosity was the only reason I was able to finish this book. This book was full of spelling mistakes, unnecessary spaces, tense problems, and so on. Hence, I can say this book is not edited professionally. And to top it off, there are redacted paragraphs in the last two pages! Was the text intentionally blacked out for its content or just a design choice- I do not know! After reading this lengthy 291-page book, I didn’t even get a satisfactory ending.

For the above-mentioned reasons, I will rate this book 1 out of 4 stars. If Christine had bothered to spellcheck her work, let alone get professionally edited, I would have increased my rating. This book is not for young readers for its content. If the errors are corrected, I will recommend this book to readers interested in reading groupie memoirs or rock and roll music fans.

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Becoming Rosie: Memoir of a Groupie
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[Kennedy NC]

Rock and Roll music has never really been my thing and neither have memoirs. Would most likely not enjoy reading this book. Great review though.

[TheMazeRunner]

Memoirs are not my cup of tea. Great job with the review!

[Becca Olsson]

It's unfortunate that the author fell so short for what has the potential to be an incredibly interesting story!

[Raluca_Mihaila]

It seems like the book failed to deliver, but maybe the author can bring some improvement with the editing. Thank you for your honest review!