Worth reading, though uneven

I have very mixed feelings about this book. There were some very interesting parts about her early days struggling to make it in New York and her fascinating trips to India, Africa, Italy, etc. But there were also some Spiritual Growth and Philosophy of Life sections which were really dull, and which I skipped over. Also I was disappointed that she doesn't delve deeply into so many things that could have been interesting; she hardly discusses many of her films, and mentions her kids, husbands, lovers and co-stars only very quickly and superficially. It's like she'd signed confidentiality agreements with everyone connected with her, or at least was bound and determined to be totally nice and not upset anyone by revealing anything personal about them. You gotta admire her for being classy and not catty, but it makes the book rather unsatisfying. Also, the photographs are sort of randomly inserted into the book and don't correspond to the text at all; for example, when Goldie was going on and on about her sister and their wonderful trip to Italy together, I hunted and hunted for pix of her sister and finally gave up -- but then I came across them much later in the book. On the whole, I liked Jane Fonda's memoir a lot more.

Cute is as Cute Does

Goldie Hawn is cute. She is physically cute. She talks cute. And she writes cute. What she writes about is her attitude on life - which is cute. "A Lotus Grows in the Mud" is a darn cute book and makes for fun reading. It's flowery and lovely without being cheesy. It's not at all what I would have expected, and yet it somehow doesn't surprise me at all. I definitely recommend "A Lotus Grows in the Mud." I also recommend "My Life So Far", "My Fractured Life", and "A Paper Life."

Excellent!!!

Goldie Hawn is not the person you think you know.

this is an interesting book from an interesting person.

Great read!