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There aren't many facts that have not been already covered by other books on the subject of Elizabeth Taylor. Taraborrelli focuses more on events in Taylor's life that have already been big news such as, Francis, Taylor's downtrodden father, her movies, her scandals, overdoses, surgeries and the reason for some of her divorces. Unfortunately, there is nothing really new here. One thing Taraborrelli practically left out was her first four husbands. He briefly skims over them. I would have liked to read more about Taylor and Mike Todd, her first husband and soulmate. There are glowing descriptions of Richard Burton with Taylor and their two weddings and divorces. I was surprised that her husband John Warner (have we forgotten?).....was barely mentioned. There should have been many more pictures then there were, which were mostly Taylor with her husbands, but I would have liked to have seen pics from her younger years in the movies. She is so photogenic that I am sure there are thousands of photos that have not been seen yet. I know Mr. Taraborrelli meant to write the best bio on a top celeb that he could, but I felt he missed the mark and did not show us something really different that has not been done before on Elizabeth.Read full review
taraborrelli achieves the impossible. he manages to make the life of liz boring. i liked the early books by this author, i expected to like this. i did not. it has misinformation, glances over and ignores important issues. and, worst of all, taraborrelli completely ignores taylors sense of humor, she comes off as a bore. cant even get monty clifts car accident right. i think taraborrelli needs to slow down and pay attention to his subject. there was no love for this subject. only love for the money he could make.
it was purchased for a friend ,they love the the author,and enjoyed the book very much. it was an easy read they finished it in about a week. learned many things about her childhood that helped to understand how she is the woman she is today.
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