What do You think about Madonna (2001)?
The beginning few chapters are slow cause it talks about her italian family ancestors and how her parents met. When Madonna was born the chapters were most interesting. This is written by hear-say and by people she knew so not sure how much is really true. From all the documentaries I've read about Madonna they all seem to be the same about her character as a hard, street smart, star driven no matter how many people she used and hurt in the business to get noticed. I've always been a big fan of hers and see why she's always been a strong driven woman that did it all by doing it herself to become famous. The book goes thru out her life up to being married to Guy Ritchie. The last few chapters gets slow again when she is married to Guy Ritchie and her Kabalah lifestyle.
—Kitt-e-kat
Absolutely dreadful. He gets good stories from people who once knew Madonna, but blows any shred of credibility by getting simple facts wrong. One such glaring error is Morton repeatedly referring to the movie Shanghai Surprise as Shanghai Express. Shanghai Express is a Marlene Dietrich movie from 1932, 26 years before Madonna was even born. These aren't obscure facts, they can very easily be found on any fan-run Madonna website. As interesting as some of the stories are, any book that has quite obviously not had even the slightest bit of fact checking simply is not credible. 20 minutes on Google would have saved this book.
—Angela
Not a well written biography. The chronology was difficult to follow with the author reaching ahead in time to draw a connection - I prefer reaching back and reminding me of pertinent connections. I disagree with some who felt the author was too infatuated with Madonna to tell it like it is. In fact, he's quite critical of her hypocrisy and other fallibilities (most notably her acting). I enjoyed learning about Madonna's psychological make-up and some of the stories behind her songs, as well as how hard she worked to become a star.
—Tory
