Out of Sync: A Memoir

If you were a fan of *NSYNC and loved Lance, you'll love this book. It is very well written and it isn't what you'd call a "sappy" memoir. It is an emotional rollercoaster right from the beginning. The 180 pages were not enough, by the time I finished the book I was begging for more. I would recommend it to anyone.

I've always liked Lance so I was excited to hear about this book. It was a good, fast, easy read. I enjoyed it!

OUT OF SYNC by Lance Bass is a thoughtful, honest piece of work from Lance Bass. The book is short and provides some definite insights into the man he is. Lance is 27 and has lived thru a lot during those years. He is also gay and with his innocent religious upbringing this was difficult for him to express. Growing up he knew 100% that it was true but he didn't even consider having the right to come out.

His childhood is described mostly in regards to his history with and development of his singing. NSYNC and their journey take up a great portion of the book. Reading the history of the group is very interesting.

I give this book 4 stars not because it is a huge literary achievement or because it is filled with immense soul searching revelations. Let me change thange. For Lance they are life changing, soul searching revelations. Why I give this book 4 stars is because it is truly the written word of Lance Bass. It is not toyed with to great extent by a publisher to make it more intense. It actually reads like a diary in the sense of it being the real Lance Bass. You experience his wonder, joys, pains and revelations.

You also get the impression that Lance Bass has a huge heart. He is still innocent at 27 but has a good head on his shoulders and is well prepared to face his future. He wraps the book up with some deep insights and they are honest and touching.

The media was prepared to attack him with the knowledge of his being gay. He had great respect for his family and how they may be affected. He handled the situation responsibly and did what he needed to do for himself. Writing this book I'm sure was cathartic for him but it also is for the reader. I thank him for sharing a part of his life journey openly and holding nothing back.

His being gay is a part of him the same as anything else - he is still Lance Bass and by sharing his story I'm sure he will help other people, young and old, deal with their sexuality.

Lance was always my favorite back in the day when I loved NSync. I was really excited to find out he had written a book. I still remember the day in the Orlando airport I saw the magazine cover of him coming out. I ran right out to get this book. It is a very quick read at a mere 180 pages. I have to say, as much as I love Lance, I didn't really care for the book. I was disappointed in the length, lack of depth, and overall tone. I didn't expect lurid details, nor did I want them, but it just all seemed so superficial and fake. I wouldn't say Lance sold out, but the book does not really represent him very well. I loved the background stories of his family, growing up...but the rest of the book pretty much pertained to the troubles with their manager and the cosmonaut training. I just felt that it was overkill. The major events in Lance's life (besides Nsync and NASA) were brushed over in a paragraph or two...probably due to the short number of pages. I just didn't feel that I got to "know" Lance any better after reading this. I was just disappointed with it and glad I finished it in a day. I highly recommend that you save your money and borrow it from the library. I wish Lance the best of luck in all his future endeavors, but I would have to tell him not to hold his breath for an Nsync reunion. Trust in your self and your faith will take you far. After all, hard things are put in our way, not to stop us, but to call out our courage and strength.

If you read the review titled "Good Little Read" from October 2007, that pretty much says exactly what I would. Short book, didn't say a lot, kept it clean, didn't provide a lot of details, etc.

I was surprised how short the book is. I got it out of the library Friday evening and finished it in a one and a half days-probably could have finished it less if I hadn't of been working. I thought that this book shouldn't have even been a hardbound, it should have been a supermarket paperback sold at the checkstand. Geez, anybody who pays $25 for this is spending a lot.

I hope he uses his money well, as he will most likely fade into the past and find a second occupation as SO many stars have since the Golden Age of Hollywood and the Big Band era. No different now, except this generation seems to get screwed up easier. Hopefully Lance won't fall into that pit.