Rating: 
Summary: Highly Recommended!
Review: A very courageous book! No whining, no blaming, a painfully honest book
Rating:
Summary: Midnight Express
Review: I bought this book because I loved his movie Midnight
Express. Best movie I have ever seen. The book was
very real written, yes, it did bring tears to my eyes
The words Susan wrote flowed. The pain she went through
and the pain Brad went through. He was tough, but
reading the book you saw his soft spots. Hollywood
killed him...but in the end AIDS killed him. He is
now in a wonderful place....peace. May his daughter
know what a great actor he was and father. Even if you
did not see Midnight Express, read the book and learn
about AIDS.
Rating:
Summary: Midnight Express
Review: I bought this book because I loved his movie Midnight
Express. Best movie I have ever seen. The book was
very real written, yes, it did bring tears to my eyes
The words Susan wrote flowed. The pain she went through
and the pain Brad went through. He was tough, but
reading the book you saw his soft spots. Hollywood
killed him...but in the end AIDS killed him. He is
now in a wonderful place....peace. May his daughter
know what a great actor he was and father. Even if you
did not see Midnight Express, read the book and learn
about AIDS.
Rating:
Summary: Midnight Express
Review: I bought this book because I loved Midnight Express
One of the best movies I have seen. I had no idea what
hell Brad went through. I was shocked when I heard he
had AIDS. His wife Susan wrote a great book. Even if
you had not heard of him, its a great read. Yes, I did
have tears in my eyes at times. In the end AIDS killed
him but Hollywood killed him long before that.
May he be at peace, as well as his daughter and wife.
Rating: 
Summary: Fascinating...yet disappointing
Review: I originally bought the book because "Midnight Express" was one of my favorite movies and was the vehicle that prompted me to stop using marijuana when I was 17 years old. Brad Davis' performance in that film left me frozen in my seat and changed my life from one of "partying and getting high" to focusing on a career and educating myself.I was deeply disappointed that Susan failed to see that her husband did at times in his life have sexual relations with men. She admits it by saying he was a hustler and hustled men in New York City before he was a big star. Yet several times in the book she says "Brad was not Gay" or "I know that Brad was never Gay". He may not have been gay, but he certainly was bisexual. He had to have some desire or homosexual tendancies to have had sex with men. He had more gay friendships then most gay men I know. The underlining message of Susan's book is that she wants the stigma of AIDS to be accepted (we all do) and not have victims chastized for acquiring the virus. Well many of us want our gay lifes to be accepted as well. Just as Brad did not chose to be an AIDS victim...we did not chose our sexuality. When people start to accept people for whatever they are...be it color, religion, sexuality or misfortune of being ill with AIDS or Cancer...and we are able to accept diversity in society the world will be better place. I hope that Susan and Alexandra (Brad's daughter) continue to live well in the wake of the hell they endured through life with Brad Davis. However, they cannot and should not forget his wonderful contributions to entertainment with his roles in "Midnight Express", "RFK" and "Roots". All of these performances of Brad's are memorable ones for me. But Midnight Express was the one that changed my life forever and I owe that to Brad Davis and Billy Hayes, the character on which the story was based.
Rating: 
Summary: Annoyed
Review: I wanted to read this book because of the impact of 'Midnight Express" and was curious as to why he then had such a sparse career. Now I know. His tragically short life is sad, as it is for anyone...but I couldn't get past being annoyed by how careless he was with the people in his life and careless about his career. He was good, then he seemed to blow it with bad behavior. I know there are reasons for it, but I could only feel sorry to a point. A lot of my annoyance was the "name dropping"..Susan's reference to would-be stars "then" and informing us as to who they have become... as if we the public would not know. I have the feeling she wanted some vindication for what she went through, some acknowledgement for her perseverence...and some legacy of value for her husband. Who can blame her. So many people have died of AIDS, so many horrific stories of ordinary people who never had a voice. I guess I get annoyed that people look to Hollywood for their heroes!
Rating: 
Summary: What a pathetic waste of money...
Review: I was extremely disappointed with "After Midnight". The author, his widow, has written the book from her own life's perspective, and there is sadly little about the true Brad Davis. His homosexuality, or perhaps bisexuality, is mentioned only in passing, and anyone in New York or Hollywood that knew him will tell you that this was a huge part of his life. I guess a book written by his wife can't be expected to delve too deeply into this area, but even other interesting details - his drug addiction, his acting technique, etc. are only minimally suggested here. I wanted to put the book down after two chapters, but kept waiting for it to get interesting. I suggest the publishers retitle the book "My Life with Brad Davis - The Saga Of A Wife Kept In The Dark", or something similar, to indicate to readers that this book is about Susan Bluestein, and tells very little about Brad.
Rating:
Summary: What a pathetic waste of money...
Review: I was extremely disappointed with "After Midnight". The author, his widow, has written the book from her own life's perspective, and there is sadly little about the true Brad Davis. His homosexuality, or perhaps bisexuality, is mentioned only in passing, and anyone in New York or Hollywood that knew him will tell you that this was a huge part of his life. I guess a book written by his wife can't be expected to delve too deeply into this area, but even other interesting details - his drug addiction, his acting technique, etc. are only minimally suggested here. I wanted to put the book down after two chapters, but kept waiting for it to get interesting. I suggest the publishers retitle the book "My Life with Brad Davis - The Saga Of A Wife Kept In The Dark", or something similar, to indicate to readers that this book is about Susan Bluestein, and tells very little about Brad.
Rating:
Summary: Annoyed
Review: Susan Bluestein Davis is an amazing woman. While allowing the reader a no-holds barred account of her husband's life, she tells the story with a love and dignity that is rare in "Hollywood" stories. This book made me appreciate life a little more and made me realize how much of a struggle this couple went through and ultimately triumphed with true love.
Rating:
Summary: Heartwrenching account of a wife's devotion
Review: Susan Bluestein Davis is an amazing woman. While allowing the reader a no-holds barred account of her husband's life, she tells the story with a love and dignity that is rare in "Hollywood" stories. This book made me appreciate life a little more and made me realize how much of a struggle this couple went through and ultimately triumphed with true love.
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