This N That

Rating:
Summary: Not the best but OK reading
Review: Kathryn Sermak, Bette's companion at the end of her life, I think exerted too much influence over the writing of this book. While it is another interesting read on Ms. Davis' life, there are better ones out there.

Rating:
Summary: Not the best but OK reading
Review: Kathryn Sermak, Bette's companion at the end of her life, I think exerted too much influence over the writing of this book. While it is another interesting read on Ms. Davis' life, there are better ones out there.

Rating:
Summary: Impossible to put down
Review: This amazing book is not a true autobiography but a memoir-type collection of anecdotes, stories, and observations by the immortal Bette Davis. Fans of Ms. Davis, and of vintage Hollywood, will be delighted.

So many things one wonders about Ms. Davis and her time are answered. She once and for all settles the long-standing rumors about the feud between her and Joan Crawford. She reminisces about other actors, comparing their personalities at the time she knew them with their contemporary personas. She professes admiration for some, disdain for others. Priceless insight is given into all things cherished by classic film fans.

More importantly, Ms. Davis writes with such intelligence, humor, and candor that reading this book will make a fan out of any reader. I always knew she was no dummy, but her skill at writing amazed me. Perfect Yankee diction and common sense, and lots of acerbic wit blend marvelously. Her lessons learned concerning her children, her opinions of the world at the present; Bette was truly an amazing woman.

Rating:
Summary: Bette all the way!
Review: This book tells about Bette as only she herself could. She had a sense of humor, and she's honest. This was her second autobiography, the first being called "The Lonely Life." She talks about her failed marriages, the movies she hated, and her costars in various movies (i.e. Faye Dunaway.) I strongly recommend this book.