Pieces of My Heart (Abridged): A Life Audiobook

" A very readable and entertaining book that takes us on a journey through Wagner's life as a young up and coming Hollywood heartthrob, eventual heartbreak and loss (including two marriages to Natalie Wood) and redemption through loyal friendships and mentors and a fourth marriage to Jill St. John. "

" I have always liked Robert Wagner's acting and saw him on Jay Leno when he was discussing his new book. I enjoyed reading about his take on "old Hollywood" and the mega stars plus how the studios ran their lives. Very interesting! "

" Mr. Wagner's candid autobiography was very absorbing and interesting. "

" I hoped to learn more about what REALLY happened the night Natalie Wood died. I didn't and I still think we haven't heard the whole story. "

" I got this for free. It's pretty close to what you want from a celeb memoir--plenty of juicy stories about other famous people--who's a jerk (Lesley Ann Down), who the author slept with (Joan Crawford, Barbara Stanwyck, Yvonne De Carlo), etc. He didn't really shed any light on Natalie Wood's death, other than to say he and Christopher Walken were arguing about acting and one's commitment level to it, and much wine had been consumed. I don't think Walken and Wood were having an affair, and I doubt (ok, not completely, I'll admit) that Wood walked in on Walken and Wagner going at it, but...Maybe I'm reading between the lines too much, but I wonder if old RJ here is keeping some things in the closet, if you know what I'm saying. He had lifelong friendships with Fred Astaire and David Niven, both married men, I know, but both a little "effete" shall we say. He rebuffed advances from Noel Coward and Tennessee Williams, and many other men (so he says), he was ridonkulously good looking, and let's face it, Natalie Wood seems like the kind of drama generator that would fall in love with a gay man. She had a posse of gay friends (who also became Wagner's friends, natch), including the guy who wrote The Boys in the Band, for crying out loud! And Joan and Barbara, much older women, and he was devoted to his mother...it's all circumstantial, but it piles up. Eh, who cares? If he's gay, so what? He seems to have led an eventful, mostly magical life. Good for him. "

" Really enjoyed this book. So nice to read positive things about famous stars. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole story of Robert Wagners life so far. "

" Very well-written, well-organized & engrossing memoir. Better-written than 99% of the celebrity-movie-star memoirs I have read -- and I have read a lot of them! I was laughing out loud in some parts, blinking back tears in others. "

" It was interesting to get a glimpse of a Hollywood kid who grew up into a major celebrity. I thought he did a good job of telling his story while keeping ego out. "

" I love Robert Wagner so when I saw this at the library I had to read it. I'm a huge fan of Natalie Wood also was another reason I wanted to read it. So far so good. "

" I had to stop reading at one point, because I was tired of reading about his numerous sexual conquests. He comes off as a B-List actor desperately trying to be A-List. I was really disappointed. "

" This is a really good one, especially of you are interested in old hollywood. "

" Robert Wagner was one of the last Hollywood stars of the studio era. He gives us an interesting look into some of the old guard of the movies and a pretty straightforward account of his life and marriage to Natalie Wood. "

" I recently read a book about Natalie Wood's death which led me to this book. Upon completion of both books I am convinced of two things: 1) Robert Wagner definitely killed Natalie Wood and 2) No one loves Robert Wagner more than Robert Wagner. "

" He's older than my generation so I hadn't heard of many of the people he was in show business with but was most interested in reading about when his wife, Natalie Wood, died on their boat, very tragic! "

" Even though Robert is not a fantastic author, I enjoyed reading his memior. "

" What a player this guy was . . . still can't decide if he killed Natalie Wood or not. "

" Good bio- like being at a cocktail party with old movie stars. "

" I was lucky enough to have Mr. Wagner sign my book... He is even more handsome and charming in person than you could imagine. This is a wonderful story/history of Hollywood from a real gentleman. "

" I actually decided to read this book more because of the co-writer Scott Eyman than the subject. (Eyman is simply the best film biographer out there.) I'm glad I did because Wagner has a fascinating story to tell and he's a class act. Well worth the time spent. "

" He was a player with the ladies and is a class guy and did the Demi/Ashton thing with Barbara Stanwyck but with discretion. He loved Catalina Island until the death of his soulmate and has never been back there. Liked him just as much if not more after reading this tell all. "

" Entertaining, although some aspects of Robert Wagner's life I didn't need to know. "

" Smooth memoir. As expected there are lots of big names & Hollywood mentions, but the sections describing his experiences as husband to Natalie Wood are the most interesting. "

" I have to be honest, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Was there excessve name-dropping? yes... but isn't that the point of a Hollywood memoir? There were parts that were sad and there were parts that were hilarious. Great summer read. "