Not the Girl Next Door: Joan Crawford, a Personal Biography Audiobook

" Blah, blah. Why do I keep wasting my money? "

" An O K book. I would have liked it better if it was a book with more depth. "

" A somewhat interesting read about the life of Hollywood actress Joan Crawford. It is mostly composed of quotes from Crawford and several other people who knew or where married to her. It is a very positive portrayal of her so contrasts with her daughter's Mommie Dearest biography. "

" This book is wonderful! Especially for those who only know her from "Mommie Dearest" infamy. You get to know the real Joan Crawford and what a strong, amazing woman she actually was and not the monster her adopted daughter invented. "

" Not so much a biography as summaries of the plots of all her movies. "

" Okay but very surface. I don't think this book tells the whole story. This book was obviously written by a fan but not by a great biographer. "

" This book tells the other side of the story as compared to Mommie Dearest. Interviews/stories from Joan Crawford,Douglas Fairbanks Jr and others give a more balanced view of who Joan Crawford was. "

" A good book in that details Joan's work thoroughly. I would have liked more details about her personal life which I felt was glossed over. "

" It was a difficult read for me. I couldnt get into it because it shifted too much from quotes to narrative. I also found the movie plots very distracting and often skipped them. "

" The only redeeming thing about this book was the list of Joan Crawford's work. What I was hoping to be a revealing look at her life was more like a sickly sweet love letter to the image of Joan Crawford and not the person. "

" This book doesn't contain the finest writing -- it's a bit choppy in places -- but it's a fun read. (The author is an obvious fan, but seems to try to be even-handed in her treatment of things like "Mommie Dearest.") "

" An interesting review of another famous icon. Little known facts humanizes someone most of us (thanks to Mommy Dearest) have preconceived notions of. "

" This book was disappointing and dull in comparison to Chandler's novel about Bette Davis. The summaries of Crawford's movies are distracting throughout the text and poorly written. "

" It was OK. There are better and more comprehensive biographies of this great star. "

" A bit dull, especially given the subject. Was interesting to hear the other side of the Mommie Dearest tale, though (this author interviewed the other children and many friends). I liked reading interviews with her ex-husbands as well. "

" This book was disappointing and dull in comparison to Chandler's novel about Bette Davis. The summaries of Crawford's movies are distracting throughout the text and poorly written. "

" The only redeeming thing about this book was the list of Joan Crawford's work. What I was hoping to be a revealing look at her life was more like a sickly sweet love letter to the image of Joan Crawford and not the person. "

" It was a difficult read for me. I couldnt get into it because it shifted too much from quotes to narrative. I also found the movie plots very distracting and often skipped them. "

" It was OK. There are better and more comprehensive biographies of this great star. "

" This book doesn't contain the finest writing -- it's a bit choppy in places -- but it's a fun read. (The author is an obvious fan, but seems to try to be even-handed in her treatment of things like "Mommie Dearest.") "

" An interesting review of another famous icon. Little known facts humanizes someone most of us (thanks to Mommy Dearest) have preconceived notions of. "

" A bit dull, especially given the subject. Was interesting to hear the other side of the Mommie Dearest tale, though (this author interviewed the other children and many friends). I liked reading interviews with her ex-husbands as well. "