I knew I had no interest in this story, but one benefit of a book club is to be introduced to books you wouldn't choose yourself. I listened to the CDs read by the author and was glad I did. I found their story to be really interesting, especially hearing it directly from Patti Smith. I'm glad I stuck it out with the CDs; discovering they are unabridged was almost a deal breaker and there's no way I would have read the whole book.