Girls Like Us

Girls Like Us - Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon and the Journey of a Generation, by Sheila Weller, is a fun and interesting read, if not warmly written. The author's writing style feels vaguely distant, as if she's reporting the stories behind these women's lives rather than striving to draw us in.

Stephanie Zacharek, a senior writer for Salon, says in a New York Times book review she's weary of "old hippies gassing on," but finds a few enlightening moments in the book and gives Carole King the most credit for changing her generation.

And the photos are a hoot, including a nude shot of King giving her dog a bath.