RaveNPR[Carey\'s] long-awaited memoir (written with Michaela Angela Davis) promises the chronicling of her life\'s ups and downs \'unfiltered,\' and indeed she demonstrates a painstaking commitment to specificity throughout as she recounts a complicated childhood, challenging relationships and her career ... Many of Carey\'s best songs have showcased her ability to be playful, joyful, cutting, straight-to-the point and vulnerable with a pen. Meaning only crystallizes how her talents reach far beyond catchy melodies, that signature range and a flair for the dramatic, dah-ling. The woman knows how to craft a narrative.
