Audition: A Memoir

I've never been a great fan of Barbara, but this book made me one. Loved her view of the past 40 years of encounters. Her determination made a difference for women.
Extremely well written; couldn't put it down.

I absolutely adored this book!

I wasn't aware that Barbara Walters played such a "ground breaking" role for women in the communications industry! Not to mention all of the diplomats, celebrities and real people she interviewed. What a resume!

It was extremely interesting to me to hear about "the story" behind the interview. As well as how she worked extremely hard to get where she is today.

I would highly recommend this book!

If you like Barbara Walters and want to continue to like her; DO NOT READ this book. If I could have selected zero stars, I would have. I am totally turned off to someone I thought was a wonderful journalist and a powerful woman in her field. I cannot imagine what she was thinking when she wrote this book. First of all, it is not written well at all. It follows no chronological order what-so-ever and it is often very difficult to determine if we are talking about something that happened last year or in 1972. I found myself constantly re-reading and revisiting earlier chapters to determine what period in time I was reading about. I know you can't really know someone from a written account but by her own words, she lost any respect I might have had for her. Her affairs with married men, her arrogance at her abilities, her lack of parenting that caused her daughter many years of hardship, her selfishness with regard to her parents and her mentally challenged sister... it all disgusts me. I found myself actually getting angry at her cold heartedness and lack of humanity. Since I really can't find a single nice thing to say about this book and I don't want to give away any of the daunting details for anyone who might be looking for an awful book to read, I'll leave it as that.

I don't have the patience to wade through this book...too much information and too little interest. For those who love "tell all" books, it is a decent read...for those who have better things to do, it is a "skim it and put it on the shelf" tome.

Reading Barbara's words was like listening to her conversations. Such an enjoyable read. I hated putting the book down and was always anxious to get back to some quiet time to enjoy more. Fascinating woman and life. Made me realize just how humble and private she has been for so many years. My respect for the person is heartfelt.