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thecheckoutstack

Family Family: A Novel | Laurie Frankel

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I loved this book just like I loved Laurie Frankel‘s last novel. She paints such compelling and honest portraits of families.

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Centique

Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland | Gerald Clarke

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Randomly reading this biography from 2000 with one of my favourite bookmarks and then i realised … OH! Well played bookmark gods.

I‘m interested in this period in Hollywood and the studio machinations behind the scenes - and man, Judy Garland was treated so badly. Her mother had her on amphetamines at the age of 10 😱😱 So I really enjoyed this - but it does have its flaws. ⬇️

Centique Clarke muses on Judys motivations and psychology and i think assumes too much at times. Also some of the stereotyping of women at the time is accepted at face value. He decries the fact that Judy‘s self esteem was damaged because her looks were so scrutinised but at the same time he seems to represent certain other actresses as little more than sex symbols. Its still an excellent read if youre interested in Judy Garland. 1mo

EKonrad I‘ll read any books about her. Always interesting to see different biographers takes on her life. Such a fascinating woman! 1mo

Centique @EKonrad agreed! An amazing woman 😍 1mo

Cathythoughts Bookmark gods 😊 love it. 1mo

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MemoirsForMe

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: My Life | Sophia Loren

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What a delightful #memoir from this classy, elegant & inspiring actress from Hollywood‘s Golden Age! Sophia, now 90, survived severe poverty growing up in wartime Italy & stood up to movie moguls who wanted to change her look. Not a tell-all, just sweet stories about her films, deep friendships with her leading men & her devotion to family. Loved learning she was once a lead character in an Italian magazine‘s sultry live pictorial novelization.

TheBookHippie This looks good! I love a memoir!! 1mo

MemoirsForMe @TheBookHippie Nothing beats a memoir by a Hollywood icon! 1mo

TheBookHippie @MemoirsForMe I agree! 1mo

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Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland | Gerald Clarke

I'm not really interested in Hollywood behind-the-scenes stuff but Judy Garland was in two of my favorite movies so I picked it up. It was disgusting how the movie industry treated people. I suppose it was us fans that drove it though. There's money to be made by exhibiting Judy Garland; mental health be damned. Judy grew up on stage, never had a normal life, and was never quite sane. I think she just wanted to go home but that balloon had sailed.

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mobill76

Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland | Gerald Clarke

After I saw what happened to Fable users I was really hoping that Litsy's AI would have a go at me.

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Family Family: A Novel | Laurie Frankel

Thank you @monalyisha for running #AuldLangSpine again this year! It‘s such a fun event where you share your list of favorite reads from this year with your match and you read at least one book from each other‘s lists. I‘ve discovered some epic books from this event over the years!! Tagging one of my fave reads of this year—and because Litsy is such a special family!

thecheckoutstack Ooo I loved “This is How it Always Is” by Laurie Frankel, excited to read another by her. 3mo

BennettBookworm @thecheckoutstack I def still need to read that one, thanks! 3mo

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