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From:Christopher Ciccone , Wendy Leigh , Simon Spotlight Entertainment ,
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1 of 1 customers found the following review helpful:
 eh... this book was OK., 2008-08-29
I wasn't crazy about this book. I can't put my finger on why I didn't like it that much. I don't know a whole lot about Madonna, and that didn't change after reading the book. What her brother did mention were things that I assumed she would do anyway..just from what I have read about her already. Not much surprised me in this book which is what I was looking for... some good dirt.
1 of 1 customers found the following review helpful:
 Not what you think, 2008-08-29
This is a book that is not rich in the real details of their relationship. It skims over most of it and concentrates on denial of his past or maybe present drug use and what his sister thinks of it. Her husband comes accross as a homophobic. Wait to get it from a friend to read, don't waste your money
1 of 1 customers found the following review helpful:
 A Brother's Perspective on Madonna, 2008-08-29
Famous Sister Madonna is chronicled in this latest edition of the singers life. Ciccone writes about the simple pleasures of growing up in a busy family household. He appears to have had a close relationship with his big sister early on in her career, however today this seems somewhat frayed and disjointed. He gives some personal insights and writes from the heart with some obvious help from Wendy Leigh. Would recommend to anybody who has an interest in Madonna.It will certainly pass a couple of hours by the fire this winter.
1 of 2 customers found the following review helpful:
Still reading. . ., 2008-08-29
I get this "I love my sister, but she did me wrong" attitude. It is an interesting look at MaDonna's life. She is one crazy b@#$h.
3 of 3 customers found the following review helpful:
 Must Read, 2008-08-28
What's with the negative reviews? Let me guess they were left by diehard Madonna fans.. not by people who took the time to dispassionately review the book or people who actually read the book. This is indeed a very compeling read. There were few things in the book that surprised me. Christopher portrays Madonna as we've always known her: ruthlessly ambitious, yet calculating, manipulative, and at times b*tchy. There were things, however, which I did not know.. The fact that he did not land in Manhattan with no money.. She did have money and plenty of right contacts in place.. Her proclivity to invent stories... Her outing of her brother in the Advocate for publicity reasons... Her love with the media.. I remember reading how she told Christopher to purchase 3 paintings, worth over $60,000, and then she flatly refused to pay for them, saying she didn't want them anymore; she didn't even care if her brother would be able to resell them... There were so many other interesting bits. I've known my whole life that Madonna is who she is today due to her ability to manipulate and take advantage of people. Because of that, I have little respect for her..
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