Life with My Sister Madonna
Simon Spotlight Entertainment - Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Release date: 2008-07-14
Hardcover
Author: Wendy Leigh
Biography & Autobiography, Biography / Autobiography, Biography/Autobiography, Biography & Autobiography / Composers & Musicians, Biography & Autobiography / General, Biography & Autobiography / Rich & Famous, Composers & Musicians - Pop, Personal Memoirs, Composers & Musicians - General, Rich & Famous, Biography, Brothers and sisters, Ciccone, Christopher, Singers, United States
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Life with My Sister Madonna
Date undefinedI really enjoyed reading this book book very much. It's funny, interesting, but I expected that because of the topic. Granted I am not a fan of Madonna's music or her as a person, I don't know her but with this book I feel like I have an idea of what she's like.
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Life with My Sister Madonna
Date undefinedI eventually got around to reading this book as I was quite intrigued by it. I've been a long time fan of Madonna and always found her to be quite a character throughout her career.
So this book gave me the chance to go behind the scenes with someone who was genuinely close to her. I always ignored the other unauthorized biographies. But I was careful at first when I approached Ciccone's book simply because from the outside it all looks like he has done all this from a bitter perspective.
In the end, I found the book to be bitter but fair nonetheless. He has given Madonna credit where credit is due but has called her out on things that are unacceptable no matter how rich and famous you may be. And there were certain parts when I wondered if he was thinking with his five senses. Like when he accuses Madonna of outing him without his permission when she did that interview for The Advocate in the early 90's. I'll give Madonna the benefit of the doubt on that one. I mean he went as far as saying that she needed to reconnect with her gay fans since she was becoming too heterosexually mainstream at that time and used him by outing him in such a public manner to prove that she was still with the gays. Quite honestly, I don't think that was the case. Madonna was still rolling with the Justify my love controversy and her big hit Vogue was only a few years prior! And you just don't get any gayer than that!
I also found it interesting how he skipped over certain parts in her life that must've been vital like the abortions that she herself admitted to having in several interviews. What about the Dennis Rodman love affair?? I was quite perplexed by that and would've loved his take on that.
All in all, it's a good entertaining read! If you're a hardcore Madonna fan then i'd suggest to let your guard down a little and approach this with an open mind and an open heart. Madonna is great artist but like all of us, she isn't perfect and has many faults. This is the chance for you to get an idea of what she must be like in real life. And if nothing is new to you in this book, then consider it a simple and valid confirmation from someone who would've given her an arm and a leg which probably was his only mistake in life.
Life with My Sister Madonna
Date undefinedPredictably, her brother trashes Madonna's selfish side, her greed and the way he claims she mistreated him over the years, despite all the things he did for her such as decorate her mansions, design her look, dress her at her concerts and all but manage her early tours, not to mention her early days as a club singer in New York. But he evades the question of whether or not he was a drug addict and alcoholic, denying it throughout the book until the end when he becomes more than a bit ambiguous about this. He says Madonna always claimed he was sick. We'll not learn the truth from this. Still, the book is a juicy tell-all from the ultimate insider. It neglects the music for tidbits about the woman. Of course, the music is what will really matter in the long run. You won't be able to resist this once you start reading.
