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Summary: Not Bad
Review: Although I have read more thorough biographies on Ms. Bankhead, this one still had merrit and was rather interesting in that it explores her lesbian side a little more than most. Overall, I found it to be an accurate and fair account of her life.
Rating: 
Summary: Absolutely wretched
Review: Factual, but maybe the most poorly written thing Ive read since proofing essays for high school kids. She played off of a really cool life story, trying her damndest to turn it into a triumph for gay lifestyles in the 1920s and a promo for Dykes (her word) in the 21st century. The only reason I finished it was sheer horrific fascination and an attempt to get my moneys worth. It doesn't get better. There are also several derogatory remarks about Southerners that I found to be in poor taste.
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Summary: Third grade reading level
Review: Factual, but maybe the most poorly written thing Ive read since proofing essays for high school kids. She played off of a really cool life story, trying her damndest to turn it into a triumph for gay lifestyles in the 1920s and a promo for Dykes (her word) in the 21st century. The only reason I finished it was sheer horrific fascination and an attempt to get my moneys worth. It doesn't get better. There are also several derogatory remarks about Southerners that I found to be in poor taste.
Rating:
Summary: Absolutely wretched
Review: IF I had BOUGHT this abysmal book; I would contemplate felony charges! Personally passionate about biography, I found this thing to be an insult to the genre in addition to Miss Bankhead. The 'Tallulah' persona would have roared with laughter -- not at the cloying assertions of, OH! God forbid, Lesbianism! -- but at the sheer lack of taste, style, originality, AND talent. Tallulah had all these things; this misguided 'writer,' none. The best use for this book would be inclusion in a basic primer in a creative writing class 101, under the chapter: "Don't Let This Happen To You!"
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