Emily Herbert
Autor(a) de Robin Williams: When the Laughter Stops 1951–2014
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Robbie Williams Uma Vida Extraordinária 1 exemplar
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Este livro revela o que até aqui é a história de uma performer que usou seu talento também para aproveitar as ondas da mídia em torno de suas extravagancias, de sua ambígua sexualidade e a sua defesa militante dos direitos dos gays.
Impossível ficar indiferente diante de um fenômeno que bate recordes de vendas de álbuns musicais, downloads e acessos e videoclipes na internet. (...)
Impossível ficar indiferente diante de um fenômeno que bate recordes de vendas de álbuns musicais, downloads e acessos e videoclipes na internet. (...)
It was okay, well written, but sparse in areas. It seemed to play off the "needy" aspect quite strongly at first, to the point that I almost put it down, then let up as it got more into his career. It wasn't nearly as comprehensive as the other biography I read by Dave Itzkoff. I think this was written as quickly as possible after Robin Williams passed away, it makes no mention of his misdiagnosis of Parkinson's disease. The impression I got is the material was sourced via the media, which isn't a problem, but seemed to lack a personal touch. It did contain one aspect that was missing from Dave Itzkoff's biography and that was Robin's love of video games. If you want a quick rundown, then this book is fine. If you want a more in-depth look, then Itzkoff's book is the way to go.… (mais)
Fascinating subject matter - hence my eagerness to read.
However, although I learned some things I hadn’t known before I didn’t feel the author was particularly qualified to give me any great insights into the man behind the image. In fact, I came away feeling the whole thing had been rushed out in the wake of his death, and that given enough time and internet searching I could have produced as much myself. [Especially the pages of Twitter tributes and eulogies at the beginning and the list of his jokes at the end - valid inclusions yes, but not exactly hard to come by]
There was a lot of other ‘filler’ information throughout, such as synopses of movies and reviews.
The style was annoying - a lot of phrase repetition, sometimes even within the same page.
Even given all this, it was an interesting read.… (mais)
However, although I learned some things I hadn’t known before I didn’t feel the author was particularly qualified to give me any great insights into the man behind the image. In fact, I came away feeling the whole thing had been rushed out in the wake of his death, and that given enough time and internet searching I could have produced as much myself. [Especially the pages of Twitter tributes and eulogies at the beginning and the list of his jokes at the end - valid inclusions yes, but not exactly hard to come by]
There was a lot of other ‘filler’ information throughout, such as synopses of movies and reviews.
The style was annoying - a lot of phrase repetition, sometimes even within the same page.
Even given all this, it was an interesting read.… (mais)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 33
- Membros
- 227
- Popularidade
- #99,086
- Avaliação
- 3.2
- Críticas
- 4
- ISBN
- 96
- Línguas
- 10
Emily Herbert specialises in celebrity biographies and this is not one of her top rated works on Goodreads or LibraryThing. (For the record, her top-rated works are her biographies of Robin Williams and Lady Gaga.) She does a decent job of making bricks out of straw here, and explains the history of Doctor Who rather well to a target audience whose interest may be less than obsessive. But the really interesting biography (or autobiography) of Matt Smith will be written a couple of decades from now.… (mais)