Pre-Owned Reckless : My Life As a Pretender (Hardcover) 9780385540612

from LongDogMom

At first I really enjoyed this book. The writing was engaging and easy to relate to, but after a whlie it all became kind of tiresome. I had expected that this book would cover her life from before The Pretenders until now, but it really mostly covers her life before The Pretenders and stops shor...

from flourgirl49

"Reckless" is indeed a good name for Chrissie Hynde's memoir, as she is frankly lucky to be alive after her drug-and-alcohol-addled younger life. Unfortunately, she tells her story with very little introspection, and it seems to be mainly a catalog of her various moves from Ohio to London to Pari...

from LARA335

Interesting rememberances of being at the start of the punk scene and a desire to get a band together. In the first part Chrissie writes in the first part plural: 'we were against the Vietnam war...', 'we felt this..' which was a bit weird. Early adult life dominated by excessive drink and drugs,...

from dele2451

I grew up listening to the The Pretenders, but never knew much about Chrissie Hynde or her band. As with her music, she just lays it all bare out there and lets her audience decide, Part inspiring and part cautionary tale of the perils of rock and roll--I grimaced a LOT--but worth the read. Her l...

from lizchris

Honest, unaffected memories of growing up, coming to London and getting into a band. I enjoyed this memoir, especially the early years in London as she established herself as a face in the city. It is wholly event-driven, there is very little introspection. If you are interested in the history of...