Fantastic!!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and hated for it to end. The narrator was wonderful, with his “on the mark” inflection and soothing voice.
I’ve read other books on Lucy & Desi, but this one is, beyond a doubt, the best.
I highly recommend!!

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loved it!!!

As a huge I love Lucy fan , I learned a lot of both Lucille Ball's and Desi Arnaz lives that I would never imagine. I will always be a Lucille Ball fan 😘

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Have always loved Lucy

What made the experience of listening to Lucy and Desi the most enjoyable?

I have always been a huge fan of the show and they in someways remind me of my parents. So I love learning about there history there ups and downs and how they made life work for them selfs. I love learning about the show and the fact that back then work was work u didn't need to like one another but u needed to make it work.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Lucy hands down

Which character – as performed by Jim Frangione – was your favorite?

Lucy and I loved learning more about Vivian

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Oh ye many times I could feel there pain as well as there love

Any additional comments?

There is such a rich history with this iconic couple and I feel even after all these years we will never know the true depths of there connection what they truly met to one another.

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I love Lucy and Desi too!

What did you love best about Lucy and Desi?

I own every episode of the original I Love Lucy show, along with its follow up specials. I've read several biographies of Lucille Ball. This one is my favorite because it gives a decent amount of attention to Desi Arnaz's story. The book is well written, nicely paced to hold a reader's interest, and contains info I hadn't found in the previous Lucy biographies of my collection. I listened to this book at every opportunity over the course of a few days. I regretted it when the book came to its ending. I wanted the story to go on and on.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Sorry, Desi, but Lucy still comes out on top. She was fabulous. I've seen a few of the old Hollywood B movies in which Lucille Ball appeared. She was gorgeous, funny, smart and a good actress, too. I don't understand why her movie career didn't take off like a rocket back in the day. But if it had, it's likely we would never have enjoyed The Lucy Show, Desilu, Star Trek, The Untouchables and so many other TV classics. In the end, both Lucy and Desi achieved and contributed far more working in television than they would have if either had been more successful with their early show biz dreams.

Have you listened to any of Jim Frangione’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Can't say I've heard Mr. Frangione before, but he certainly was perfect for this Audible book.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Love hurts, and yet endures.

Any additional comments?

Lucy, Rickie, Ethel and Fred were among my first babysitters. My harried parents would position my playpen in front of their 1952 model cabinet TV, so that the Ricardos and Mertzes could entertain me (and keep me quiet) as I watched I Love Lucy through the playpen's wooden slats. As I grew older, Lucy and company were always there for me through reruns. They lived in New York apartments nearly identical to those inhabited by my grandparents and great aunts, so even the sets and props were familiar and very real to me. But my parents and other relatives certainly did not have as much fun in their lives as did irrepressible Lucy, Rickie, Fred, and Ethel. I am eternally grateful to Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, and the fabulous writers of the I Love Lucy show. I am also grateful that Mr. Harris wrote this compassionate, respectful book about the Lucille/Desi story. Despite their flaws, those two shared a love that underscored their lives till the end. I am in awe of them.

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We still love Lucy and Desi!

This was my second bio of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez. Much of the information was a repeat for me, but I never tire of listening or reading about this dynamic couple. What I really liked about this book is that in spite of them not being able to stay married and though they married other people, you could sense that they both loved each other until the end. Despite Desi's behavior, I believed he really loved Lucy but just couldn't help himself. So sad. But we still have films of them making us laugh and that's a good thing.

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I Love Lucy!

I Love Lucy has been a part of my life since I was born. I loved this book and it's focus not only on Lucy and Desi as a couple but their lives apart from each other. Would definitely recommend!

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Very thorough and well written

This is a very thorough and well written story very interesting and shocking. The narrator also did a splendid job With his performance.

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Lucy you have some splainin’ to do!!

An excellent biography of both Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Highly recommended. The full story of both of their lives with stringent detail. A great book.

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AWESOME!

I loved this book so much and learned a lot about their impact on the television industry as a whole. Highly recommended!

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Well researched

I never knew all these facts about these two TV icons. Desi as and Lucy were Ricky and Lucy and will remain so forever to anyone who enjoys I LOVE LUCY

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