Been There, Done That

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Summary: WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY
Review: Don't waste your money on this book. If you have to read it, borrow it from someone that made a bad choice already. During Eddie's time, I'm sure he wasn't the only one to "rock and roll" the way he did. However, I'm very glad there aren't many more "kiss and tell" stories such as this. My sympathies go out to his kids who were fortunate to at least have had thier mother while their father was too busy to be part of their life. And, in my opinion, if his bad judgement wasn't already apparent, he chose this style of book to replenish his cash flow instead of releasing songs that his followers might want to hear. Maybe he wasn't the hit he thought he was!

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Summary: Decadence defined
Review: Eddie and Debbie, Debbie and Eddie, America's sweethearts. I'm not surprised this idyll was largely a tabloid invention. I am surprised that a mutual dislike has run as long and as deep as it has, at least according to Eddie, in this his second tell-all autobiography. No one comes off looking good, least of all, Fisher, who - in a guilt-ridden life - seems most sensitive to being a deficient father. Still, it's an odd series of revelations: drug addiction, sex addiction, faux romance, and easy money - easy come, easy go, except for Liz who really got to his elusive soul, dragging that shrunken core across the stage for all to see. Despite this potential, the up's and down's are related in the most monotonic style imaginable, facts without emotion, words without feeling. It feels to this reader like a mimicked confession. Yet I believe his facts, the name dropping. Most of all, I believe his acerbic assessment of Liz. He may not be an object of sympathy, but as a source of insight into the rich and famous, he has the experience. (I wish someone could have followed up on those two fascinating remarks about the Kennedy brothers' assassination from Jackie Kennedy and, of all people, Gen. Curtis Le May!) Fisher himself comes off as the consummate opportunist, weak-willed and directionless, parlaying a golden throat and cuddly smile into a lifetime of obsessive self-indulgence. Above all, however, the book gives us insight into the fast track of Washington and Hollywood, the money, the power, the egos, and finally and most emphatically, the decadence - sort of like an old De Mille classic on the fall of ancient Rome. For that alone, it's worth the read.

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Summary: Should rename "How Many Ways Can I Make a Fool of Myself"
Review: Eddie Fisher has dillsusions of grandeur. The things he says about the women in his life are small, petty, and not very interesting. He sould be ashamed, but I'm sure he won't be. Sorry I bought this book.

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Summary: Brutally Honest!
Review: Eddie Fisher has written a brutally honest'albeit tragic memoir of a little man "with a big voice" in a constant search for true love.If You love reading about Hollywood behind the scenes;this is the book for You!

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Summary: OOOooo Naughty, Naughty Boy
Review: First, I couldn't put the book down. It was a fascinating read. One thing I have to correct here and that is Eddie's opinion that he was bigger than Elvis. Eddie - NOBODY except God is bigger than Elvis. Eddie Fisher, according to what he reveals in his memoir, was his own worst enemy. Yes, he bedded many beautiful and famous women, but the business decisions he made were atrocious! Ye gads! this man never learned his lesson! His drug addiction was his downfall and of course, his marriage to Liz Taylor didn't help either. But, I do understand how he felt about Liz. When you fall hopelessly in love with someone and they end up cutting your heart out, you are never quite the same again. I didn't realize Debbie Reynolds was so devious. He does tell why they broke up - she was too prim and proper and needed to loosen up a bit. However, if he had stayed with her he might not have had such a sad life. Who knows. The one thing that you will get out of this book is that lots of women loved Eddie and Eddie loved Eddie too.

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Summary: That's entertainment!
Review: Fisher gives of himself and proves he's as good a performer on the page as he once was on the stage and in the recording studio. Eddie delivers! It's a blast! You'll get your money's worth.

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Summary: Disgusting and petty
Review: Fisher is a class A jerk. Don't spend even a penny on this book, unless you just particularly enjoy sordid and vindictive, self-glorifying and absurd "versions" of truth. I get the impression that Fisher was jealous of a great many of the people he smears in this book, and that he didn't have enough sense or decency to keep his mouth shut. He hurt himself more than anyone else by writing this book, and I don't see how anyose, especially his ex-wives or children could ever have ANY respect for him again---if they ever had.

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Summary: Disgusting and petty
Review: Fisher is a class A jerk. Don't spend even a penny on this book, unless you just particularly enjoy sordid and vindictive, self-glorifying and absurd "versions" of truth. I get the impression that Fisher was jealous of a great many of the people he smears in this book, and that he didn't have enough sense or decency to keep his mouth shut. He hurt himself more than anyone else by writing this book, and I don't see how anyose, especially his ex-wives or children could ever have ANY respect for him again---if they ever had.

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Summary: Disgusting and petty
Review: Fisher is a class A jerk. Don't spend even a penny on this book, unless you just particularly enjoy sordid and vindictive, self-glorifying and absurd "versions" of truth. I get the impression that Fisher was jealous of a great many of the people he smears in this book, and that he didn't have enough sense or decency to keep his mouth shut. He hurt himself more than anyone else by writing this book, and I don't see how anyose, especially his ex-wives or children could ever have ANY respect for him again---if they ever had.

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Summary: Much better than you think it's going to be!
Review: From some of the reviews I'd read I thought this book might be 400 pages of sleaze. Regardless, I decided to try it. This is a highly entertaining book, with a nice pace and lots of gossip. There are problems with typos (including the spelling of Fisher's current wife's name), odd sentence construction, disagreement of subject/verb, and use of the wrong word (such as "principle" for "principal"). It's not that the book is ultra-sloppy in this regard, but it definitely needed a final polish. Meanwhile, the content is brutally truthful. Fisher takes a lot of shots, but, ultimately, they're mostly at himself. Debbie gets the worst of it, Connie is treated lightly, and Liz is a combination of acid and gushing love. You may or may not like it, but you definitely won't be bored. By the way, the paperback version is better than the hardcover, as there's a new afterword with some good parting shots.